Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex poster

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

(2002)

Overview

In 2030 AD, even if the intention to run around as light and electrons is concentrated in one direction as the computerization becomes generalized and the information network becomes more sophisticated, by the time the "lonely person" becomes an "individual" as a complex. Is an era when it is not computerized. It depicts the activities of the "Public Security Section 9" (commonly known as "Ghost in the Shell"), which was established as an independent counterintelligence unit under the direct co…

Cast

Atsuko Tanaka as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka

as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Akio Otsuka as Batou (voice)
Akio Otsuka

as Batou (voice)

Koichi Yamadera as Togusa (voice)  / Ruth Baby (voice)
Koichi Yamadera

as Togusa (voice) / Ruth Baby (voice)

Osamu Saka as Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Osamu Saka

as Daisuke Aramaki (voice)

Taimei Suzuki as Kubota (voice)
Taimei Suzuki

as Kubota (voice)

Takashi Onozuka as Paz (voice)
Takashi Onozuka

as Paz (voice)

Taro Yamaguchi as Borma (voice)
Taro Yamaguchi

as Borma (voice)

Toru Okawa as Saito (voice)
Toru Okawa

as Saito (voice)

Yuko Sumitomo as Nasami Kurta (voice)
Yuko Sumitomo

as Nasami Kurta (voice)

Yutaka Nakano as Ishikawa (voice)
Yutaka Nakano

as Ishikawa (voice)

Youji Matsuda as MacLachlan Marshall (voice)
Youji Matsuda

as MacLachlan Marshall (voice)

Miyu Tsuzurahara as Moe (voice)
Miyu Tsuzurahara

as Moe (voice)

Toshihiko Miki as Niimi (voice)
Toshihiko Miki

as Niimi (voice)

Kaho Kouda as Phoebe (voice)
Kaho Kouda

as Phoebe (voice)

Gotou Atsushi as Suzuki Satou (voice)
Gotou Atsushi

as Suzuki Satou (voice)

Mitsuaki Hoshino as Abe (voice) / Sakakibara (voice)
Mitsuaki Hoshino

as Abe (voice) / Sakakibara (voice)

Eiji Sekiguchi as Akafuku (voice)
Eiji Sekiguchi

as Akafuku (voice)

Daisuke Gori as Amoretti Marco (voice)
Daisuke Gori

as Amoretti Marco (voice)

Mitsuki Yayoi as Bosyeltnov Cruzkowa (voice)
Mitsuki Yayoi

as Bosyeltnov Cruzkowa (voice)

Sukekiyo Kameyama as Churnow (voice)
Sukekiyo Kameyama

as Churnow (voice)

Daisuke Egawa as Commander (voice)
Daisuke Egawa

as Commander (voice)

Ryo Kamon as Daido (voice)
Ryo Kamon

as Daido (voice)

Ken Narita as Ei Nanao (voice)
Ken Narita

as Ei Nanao (voice)

Yumi Kakazu as Eka's Daughter (voice)
Yumi Kakazu

as Eka's Daughter (voice)

Yuka Imai as Fem (voice)
Yuka Imai

as Fem (voice)

Hiroshi Yanaka as Fukami (voice)
Hiroshi Yanaka

as Fukami (voice)

Tōru Shinagawa as Imakurusu Hisashi (voice)
Tōru Shinagawa

as Imakurusu Hisashi (voice)

Ryūji Saikachi as Kannazuki Wataru (voice)
Ryūji Saikachi

as Kannazuki Wataru (voice)

Takehiro Koyama as Kanzaki Shuuzou (voice)
Takehiro Koyama

as Kanzaki Shuuzou (voice)

Arisa Ogasawara as Kanzaki Reiko (voice)
Arisa Ogasawara

as Kanzaki Reiko (voice)

Minami Takayama as Kuroha (voice)
Minami Takayama

as Kuroha (voice)

Hiroshi Ito as Litton (voice)
Hiroshi Ito

as Litton (voice)

Ako Mayama as Marta (voice)
Ako Mayama

as Marta (voice)

Akiko Yajima as Miki (voice)
Akiko Yajima

as Miki (voice)

Shihori Niwa as Miyahara (voice)
Shihori Niwa

as Miyahara (voice)

Yuzuru Fujimoto as Nibu Kunihiko (voice)
Yuzuru Fujimoto

as Nibu Kunihiko (voice)

Yousuke Naka as Nogi (voice)
Yousuke Naka

as Nogi (voice)

Koichi Kitamura as Old Man (voice)
Koichi Kitamura

as Old Man (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki as Ooba Toshio (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki

as Ooba Toshio (voice)

Eri Oono as Operator (voice)
Eri Oono

as Operator (voice)

Yûji Mikimoto as Police Chief (voice)
Yûji Mikimoto

as Police Chief (voice)

Ayako Ito as Ran (voice)
Ayako Ito

as Ran (voice)

Ai Orikasa as Sano (voice)
Ai Orikasa

as Sano (voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima as Serano Ernest (voice)
Toshihiko Nakajima

as Serano Ernest (voice)

Gara Takashima as Seymour (voice)
Gara Takashima

as Seymour (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki as Spy Leader (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki

as Spy Leader (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama as Sugi (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama

as Sugi (voice)

Katsumi Cho as Takekawa (voice)
Katsumi Cho

as Takekawa (voice)

Mitsuru Ogata as Tanaka Watanabe (voice)
Mitsuru Ogata

as Tanaka Watanabe (voice)

Makoto Ishii as Tsujisaki Yuu (voice)
Makoto Ishii

as Tsujisaki Yuu (voice)

Akiko Hiramatsu as Tsujisaki Saori (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu

as Tsujisaki Saori (voice)

Ikkyu Juku as Wang (voice)
Ikkyu Juku

as Wang (voice)

Hiroyuki Kinoshita as Yamaguchi (voice)
Hiroyuki Kinoshita

as Yamaguchi (voice)

Michiko Neya as Yamaguchi's Wife (voice)
Michiko Neya

as Yamaguchi's Wife (voice)

Mitsutaka Tachikawa as Yasuoka Gayle (voice)
Mitsutaka Tachikawa

as Yasuoka Gayle (voice)

Naomi Kusumi as Zaitsev Pavlo (voice)
Naomi Kusumi

as Zaitsev Pavlo (voice)

Tsuzuki Kayako as Zaitsev's Wife (voice)
Tsuzuki Kayako

as Zaitsev's Wife (voice)

Koichi Yamadera as Togusa (voice)
Koichi Yamadera

as Togusa (voice)

Sakiko Tamagawa as Tachikoma (voice) / Togusa's Wife (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa

as Tachikoma (voice) / Togusa's Wife (voice)

Shirou Saitou as Gondou Kanekichi (voice)
Shirou Saitou

as Gondou Kanekichi (voice)

Episodes

SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9 poster

SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9 7.1

October 1, 2002

Public Security Section 9 is an elite special ops unit that works directly under the control of the Prime Minister. The…

SA:  Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION poster

SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION 7.8

October 1, 2002

Kenbishi Heavy Industries has built a state-of-the-art multiped tank. There's only one problem–it's gone haywire and st…

SA:  A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I poster

SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I 6.7

November 1, 2002

A certain type of android, the GA07_JL, nicknamed Jeri by its users, has been affected by a virus. Recently, all Jeri m…

C:  The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER poster

C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER 7.2

November 1, 2002

While working late, Togusa gets a call from one of his colleagues from his days on the police force. It seems that he's…

C:  The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY poster

C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY 6.9

December 1, 2002

The Laughing Man, having returned after a six-year absence, threatens to assassinate the Superintendent-General of the …

C:  The Copycat will Dance; MEME poster

C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME 7.4

December 1, 2002

As Togusa and Bato track down Nanao, Motoko and Paz are attempting to protect the Superintendent-General at a press con…

SA:  Idolatry; IDOLATOR poster

SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR 6.7

January 1, 2003

Section 9 is on the trail of Marcelo Jarti, a South American revolutionary hero who has arrived in Japan. However, Jart…

SA:  The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS poster

SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS 6.9

January 1, 2003

Motoko's friend Courtin asks her to come to the hospital where she works. It seems a little girl just received a heart …

C:  The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT! poster

C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT! 6.8

February 1, 2003

Motoko enters into an online chat room devoted to the Laughing Man to see if she can find any new information on him. W…

SA:  A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE poster

SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE 7.7

February 1, 2003

Marco Amoretti, a former Navy Petty Officer from the American Empire, has come to Japan and is committing heinous acts …

C:  Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ poster

C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ 7.2

March 1, 2003

Togusa goes undercover at a hospital for patients with Closed Cyberbrain Syndrome, a hospital completely cut off from c…

SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM poster

SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM 6.8

March 1, 2003

One of the Tachikomas decides to take a little stroll through the city. It meets a little girl, Miki, who is searching …

SA:  Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL poster

SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL 6.6

April 1, 2003

In a briefing, Aramaki shows a photo of a girl who looks like Eka Tokura, the daughter of Tokura Electronics, who was k…

SA:  Automated Capitalism; ¥€$ poster

SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$ 6.9

April 1, 2003

The Chinese government contacts Section 9 to let them know that an assassin may have entered Japan to kill a famous rec…

SA:  Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES poster

SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES 6.8

May 1, 2003

The Major has become worried about the Tachikomas. It appears that their AIs have developed much more quickly and in wa…

SA:  Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O poster

SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O 7.1

May 1, 2003

Batou goes undercover on a military base to shadow one of his former heroes, a man named Zaitsev who was an Olympic sil…

SA:  The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE poster

SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE 6.9

June 1, 2003

While at an international police conference in London, Aramaki drops by to visit an old flame who's now in the wine bro…

SA:  Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE poster

SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE 6.7

June 1, 2003

Aramaki attends the funeral of an old war buddy, and is greeted by his departed friend's daughter. Later, Section 9 is …

SA:  Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED poster

SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED 6.4

July 1, 2003

Section 9's next case is a rash of mass-kidnappings. Rumor has it that a crime syndicate is harvesting organs and selli…

C:  Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW poster

C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW 7.4

July 1, 2003

Togusa is on the trail of the Laughing Man again, and this time, his investigations lead him towards both a leading mic…

C:  Left-Behind Trace; ERASER poster

C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER 7.9

August 1, 2003

After being shot, Togusa's in the hospital and about to go into surgery, but he is desperate to pass on what he's learn…

C:  Corporate Graft; SCANDAL poster

C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL 7.0

August 1, 2003

Motoko is about to be fitted for her new prosthetic body. But when the doctor arrives and begins the procedure, it's cl…

C:  The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX poster

C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX 6.8

September 1, 2003

The Laughing Man returns! And, just as he did six years ago, he kidnaps the president of Serano Genomics without being …

C:  Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION poster

C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION 7.9

September 1, 2003

The government orders Section 9 disbanded. Aramaki is taken away, and Togusa is arrested. Motoko assembles the remainin…

C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE poster

C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE 8.0

October 1, 2003

Despite their best efforts, the remaining members of Section 9 are rounded up one by one by the government forces; only…

C:  Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX poster

C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX 7.1

October 1, 2003

Togusa has been released from jail and he's given papers showing the dissolution of Section 9. Out of work and depresse…