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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society poster
Original title
攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society
Directed by
Kenji Kamiyama
Genre
science fiction film, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
M
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 289 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 2034, Public Security Section 9 investigates a series of incidents linked to a mysterious hacker called the Puppeteer. The team uncovers a plot that uses children as carriers for a cybernetic virus.

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What happens

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society (Japanese: 攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society, Hepburn: Kōkaku Kidōtai Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu Soriddo Sutēto Sosaieti) is a 2006 Japanese anime science fiction television film and part of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was produced by Production I.G and directed by Kenji Kamiyama. The film is set in 2034, two years after the events of 2nd GIG. Togusa is now the team leader for Public Security Section 9, which has increased considerably in size. Section 9 deals with a series of complicated incidents, including the assassination of Ka Rum, a former dictator of the Siak Republic, which leads to a terrorist plot using children as vectors for a cybernetic virus. Investigations reveal that a hacker nicknamed "The Puppeteer" is behind the entire series of events. The film, which had a production budget of 360 million yen, premiered in Japan on SKY PerfecTV! on September 1, 2006, and later aired in the United States on Sci-Fi Channel's Ani-Monday programming block on June 11, 2007. A stereoscopic 3D version of the film was released in 2011. The film received generally positive reviews, but was criticized for being dialogue-heavy and lacking in action. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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