

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War
2021-12-21 · 118 min · ★ 6.8
In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Synchronized Global Default, rapid developments in AI propelled the world to enter a state of "Sustainable War". However, the public is not aware of the threat that AI has towards the human race. A compilation film with newly added footage.
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- Directors
- Michihito Fujii, Shinji Aramaki, Kenji Kamiyama
- Production companies
- FlyingDog, Production I.G, Sola Digital Arts
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Atsuko TanakaMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
Osamu SakaDaisuke Aramaki (voice)
Akio OtsukaBatou (voice)
Koichi YamaderaTogusa (voice)
Yutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
Toru OkawaSaito (voice)
Takashi OnozukaPaz (voice)
Taro YamaguchiBorma (voice)
Sakiko TamagawaTachikoma (voice)
Megumi HanPurin Esaki (voice)
Kenjiro TsudaStandard (voice)
Shigeo KiyamaChris Tate (voice)
Megumi HayashibaraTakashi Shimamura (voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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