Stray Dog of Anime

Upon its U.S. release in the mid 1990s Ghost in the Shell , directed by Mamoru Oshii, quickly became one of the most popular Japanese animated films, or anime, in the country. Despite these accolades, Oshii is known as a contrarian within anime, a self-proclaimed ''stray dog'', avoiding the limelight in favour of his own personal cinematic vision. He cannot be pigeon-holed, working in both live-ac...