The official website for Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, and Production I.G.’s The Ghost in the Shell anime has announced the anime’s Japanese voice cast.
The Japanese voice cast for The Ghost in the Shell includes:
- Maaya Sakamoto as Motoko Kusanagi
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Daisuke Aramaki
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Batou
- Yūichi Nakamura as Togusa
- Kōsuke Gotō as Ishikawa
- Tōru Nara as Saito
- Marie Ōi as Operator
- Tomoko Kaneda as Fuchikoma
- Chafūrin as Minister of Home Affairs
- Naomi Kusumi as Volgarena Representative
- Hiroshi Yanaka as Vice Minister Ito
- Tomoko Miyadera as Union Leader
King Gnu performs the opening theme song “Go Ghost,” and MILLENNIUM PARADE performs the ending theme song “Blue feat. Saya Gray and Daniel Caesar.”
The Ghost in the Shell premiered on July 7 on Amazon Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions worldwide, excluding mainland China, Russia, and Vietnam. The anime will air on Kansai TV and Fuji TV during the “Ka-Anival!!” programming block on Tuesdays at 11:00 p.m. JST.
The English dub cast of The Ghost in the Shell includes:
- Suzie Yeung as Motoko Kusanagi
- SungWon Cho as Daisuke Aramaki
- Bill Butts as Batou
- Nick Apostolides as Togusa
- John Bentley as Ishikawa
- Tony Weaver Jr. as Saito
- Xanthe Huynh as Operator
- Lizzie Freeman as Fuchikoma
- Aaron LaPlante as Minister of Internal Affairs
- Jason Marnocha as Volgarena Rep
- Keith Silverstein as Ito
- Cassie Ewulu as Executive of the Union/School-Master
- Additional Voices: Chris Tergliafera, Craig Lee Thomas, Emi Lo, Erica Mendez, Frank Todaro, Lucien Dodge, Rebecca Wang, Rich Brown, Todd Haberkorn
DAN DA DAN key animator Moko-chan will direct the anime at Science SARU. Toh Enjoe is writing and overseeing the series scrips, Shūhei Handa is the character designer and chief animation director of The Ghost in the Shell. Taisei Iwasaki is the music director and composer, alongside Ryō Konishi and Yuki Kanesaka. Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, and Production I.G. are involved with the project on the production committee.
Additional staff members include:
- Art Director: Emi Katanosaka
- Art Supervision: Osamu Masuyama
- Color Design: Satoshi Hashimoto
- Director of Photography: Hikari Itō
- Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Sound Director: Yuji Tange
- Sound Effects: Shota Yaso
- Recording: Yasuaki Ōta
- Music Production: Flying Dog
