Kôkaku Kidôtai Shin Gekijôban

Nov 10 2015 TV-MA 1h 40m
Action, Animation, Sci-Fi

When a ghost-infecting virus known as Fire-Starter begins spreading through the system resulting in the assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister, Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source.

Plot

In the year 2027, a year following the end of the non-nuclear World War IV, a bomb has gone off in Newport City, killing a major arms dealer who may have ties with the mysterious 501 Organization. Public Security official Daisuke Aramaki hires full-body cyber prosthesis user and hacker extraordinaire, Motoko Kusanagi, to investigate.

Written by

Shirow Masamune, Tow Ubukata

Directed by

Motonobu Hori, Shinji Itadaki, Kazuchika Kise

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Studio Lagurus, Production I.G

Languages

Awards

3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
4,320
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA