A string of murders perpetrated by a prototype android model has drawn the attention of Public Security Section 9, a unit specializing in counter cyber-terrorism. With none of the victims' families pressing charges, suspicions arise regarding the nature of the androids and their production company. In the course of the investigation, the almost entirely cyber-bodied agent Batou, and his still human partner Togusa embark on a journey through a technological dystopia, taking on ferocious Yakuza thugs, devious hackers, government bureaucrats, and corporate criminals to uncover the shocking truth behind the crime.
Director Mizuho Nishikubo and Mamoru Oshii, writers Shirow Masamune and Kazunori Itô.
Acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii pushes further into the world and concepts first developed in his groundbreaking film Ghost in the Shell, considered one of the most important and iconic anime films ever made. With its thought-provoking speculations on artificial intelligence, which have only become more relevant in our present world.
Cast Akio Ôtsuka (Batou - voice), Atsuko Tanaka (Major Motoko Kusanagi - voice), Tamio Ôki (Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki - voice), Kôichi Yamadera (Togusa - voice), Yutaka Nakano (Ishikawa - voice), Naoto Takenaka (Kim - voice), Gou Aoba, Eisuke Asakura, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Emiko Fuku, Masao Harada, Minoru Hirano, Hiroaki Hirata, Hiroaki Hirata (Koga - voice), Katsunosuke Hori, Sukekiyo Kameyama, Eriko Kigawa, Hiroyuki Kinosha, Shuji Kishida.
