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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2002-10-01 · 25 min / episode · ★ 8.2

Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Crime

In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.

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Production companies
Production I.G, Bandai Visual, dentsu, Victor Entertainment, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Tokuma Shoten, Bandai Entertainment, Manga Entertainment
Countries
Japan, United States of America
Status
Ended

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Atsuko TanakaAtsuko TanakaMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
Akio OtsukaAkio OtsukaBatou (voice)
Osamu SakaOsamu SakaDaisuke Aramaki (voice)
Taimei SuzukiTaimei SuzukiKubota (voice)
Takashi OnozukaTakashi OnozukaPaz (voice)
Rikiya KoyamaRikiya KoyamaHideo Kuze (voice)
Taro YamaguchiTaro YamaguchiBorma (voice)
Toru OkawaToru OkawaSaito (voice)
Sakiko TamagawaSakiko TamagawaTachikoma (voice) / Uchikoma (voice) / Togusa's Wife (voice)
Yuko SumitomoYuko SumitomoNasami Kurta (voice)
Yutaka NakanoYutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
Eiji SekiguchiEiji SekiguchiAkafuku (voice)
Eri OonoOperator (voice)
Ayako ItoAyako ItoRan (voice)
Nobuyuki HiyamaNobuyuki HiyamaSugi (voice)
Koichi YamaderaKoichi YamaderaTogusa (voice)
Ooki SugiyamaOoki SugiyamaProto (voice)
Yoko SoumiYoko SoumiKawashima Kaori (voice)
Keiji FujiwaraKeiji FujiwaraRod (voice)
Masanori TakedaMasanori TakedaSnow (voice)

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