The portrayal of Batou in Mamoru Oshii's films is very different from the depiction in the anime series. "Ghost in the Shell" and ' depict a Batou who is much more subdued, even to the point of brusqueness. His appearance consists of a white crew-cut (similar to the manga) in the first film, while in the second film he has a short ponytail. Batou is voiced by Akio Ōtsuka in Japanese and Richard Epcar in English in all "Ghost in the Shell" media with the exception of "The Laughing Man" and "Individual Eleven" OVAs where he is voiced by David Kaye in English, and ', where he is voiced by Kenichirou Matsuda and Christopher Sabat respectively.