Ghost in the Shell 2 had ‘Old’ Inspiration

I was convinced about the outcome of this film when I visited a museum in New York, the International Center of Photography.  They exhibit the dolls made by Hans Bellmer, and those are the dolls depicted in the movie. Those dolls were made by [Bellmer] about 50 years ago, and [they] are famous for the balls they have for [arm and leg] joints. I based the idea of the gynoids [pleasure robots] on them.

‘Innocence’ follows Batou (voiced by Akio Ohtsuka) who, after surviving the dramatic finale of the last movie, continues to hunt criminals for Section 9.  Oshii mentioned that he found much inspiration in detective stories while expanding on Batou’s character.

The Long Goodbye was actually my origin for the film, and Chinatown, by Roman Polanski.  I'm also aware of the hard-boiled movies, and I think those hard-boiled elements are just essential. I cannot make a film without those [elements].

‘Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence’ opens Today (Sept. 17^th) nation wide.

Source: SciFi Wire