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who plays kuze in ghost in the shell
In the 2017 live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, Kuze is played by Michael Pitt.
Was Kuze from 2017's Ghost in the Shell the same as in the anime?
2017's Ghost in the Shell Kuze has no link whatsoever with cranes, and does not unite people into an objective point, instead destroying properties and society alike.

Question: is the character someone else in a previous life
Self-contained rewrite: Is Kuze from 2017's Ghost in the Shell someone else in a previous life?