Rating: R
Genre: Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 01/20/2001(Japan)
Release Date: 12/16/2003
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD
Run Time: 107 Minutes
Flags: Violence
Distributor/Studio: Miramax

Following up on his cult anime masterpieces Patlabor 2 and Ghost in the Shell, Mamoru Oshii makes his live-action debut with this virtual reality thriller set in a near-future cyberpunk wasteland, in which the youth of an unnamed central European nation are enthralled with violent and illegal virtual reality computer games. Ash (Malgorzata Foremniak) is a ruthless "Class A" fighter and reigning queen of the games. She's itching to move to the next level of playing. Aside from her gaming, she lives a loner's life with her pampered dog. She learns from a former team member, Stunner (Bartek Swiderski), that former game master Murphy (Jerzy Gudejko) was crippled after entering the game's most rarified level, "Special A." The level is only accessible under the right set of unusual circumstances. Once admitted, there is only one way out -- to win. Ash can't wait to prove herself and conquer the game. This film was screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Malgorzata Foremniak - Ash
Wladyslaw Kowalski - Games Master
Jerzy Gudejko - Murphy
Dariusz Biskupski - Bishop
Katarzyna Bargielowska - The Ghost

Production:
Mamoru Oshii - Director
Kenji Kawai - Composer
Kazunori Ito - Screen Writer
Barbara Nowak - Art Director
Grzegorz Kedzierski - Cinematographer
Magdalena Teslawska - Costume Designer
Shigeru Watanabe - Executive Producer
Tetsu Kayama - Executive Producer
Shuji Inoue - Sound/Sound Designer
Hiroyuki Hayashi - Digital Effects

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