 If you liked
Koukaku Kidoutai
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 ...then you might like
Perfect Blue
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Ok, so there's not much in common as far as stories go but they do share similar moods and a rather serious style to their respective storytelling. They both also deal with and contemplate the nature of the human psyche. I recommend Perfect Blue mostly because I watched the two almost back to back and while I personally think Perfect Blue is the better film it's quite a bit darker than Ghost in the Shell. I enjoyed them both immensely and I feel you will too. So in summary, both films while lacking in obvious similarities are close in their story telling styles and the
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Recommended by OrangeCakeJam
Both are very dark, grimy and don't shy away from showing violence and naked human flesh.
And both have realistic design.
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Recommended by BabeMagnet69
Both include a female lead who looses their sense of identity and dissociates themselves from their reality.
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