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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
“Get out of the Network!”
7.7 / 10• 2005• 2h 40m•PG-13• Japanese
Science FictionAnimationActionCrimeMystery
Storyline
The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as Section 9 enters the hunt for a suspect capable of unfathomable actions in this compilation of Stand Alone Complex content.
Cast & Crew
Atsuko Tanaka
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Lead
Osamu Saka
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Ishikawa (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Togusa/The Laughing Man (voice)
Toru Okawa
Saito (voice)
Taro Yamaguchi
Borma (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Tachikoma (voice)
RD
Ross Douglas
Daido (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kenji Kamiyama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
