Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
8.1
“Get out of the Network!”
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.
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Part of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Collection
5 films
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Movie · 2005
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Cast
16 people
Atsuko Tanaka
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Parasyte -the maxim-
Osamu Saka
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Known for
Porco Rosso
Blade
Yutaka Nakano
Ishikawa (voice)
Known for
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Ghost in the Shell
Koichi Yamadera
Togusa/The Laughing Man (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Toru Okawa
Saito (voice)
Known for
Fullmetal Alchemist
Noragami
Taro Yamaguchi
Borma (voice)
Known for
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Sakiko Tamagawa
Tachikoma (voice)
Known for
Samurai Champloo
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ross Douglas
Daido (voice)
Also in
The 4400
Supernatural
Takashi Onozuka
Pazu (voice)
Known for
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Your Name.
Akio Otsuka
Batou (voice)
Known for
Mob Psycho 100
BAKI
Ai Orikasa
Sano (voice)
Known for
One Piece
Yu Yu Hakusho
Jouji Nakata
Kusunoki (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Elfen Lied
Kenji Kamiyama Director · Dai Sato Screenplay Junichi Fujisaku Screenplay
United States release October 1, 2007 · Produced in Japan, United States · Production Kodansha, Bandai Entertainment
Production
Production I.G
Production
Kodansha
Production
Bandai Entertainment
Production
Manga Entertainment
Production
Kôkaku Kidôtai Seisaku Iinkai
Production
Japan · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
攻殻機動隊 Stand Alone Complex The Laughing Man
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 23, 2005
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 2007
Theatrical
Australia
December 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 24, 2019 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
December 6, 2018 · Physical
Poland
July 2, 2026 · Digital · Canal+ Online
United Kingdom
February 7, 2008 · Digital
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