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Shiro Saito | Gondo | |
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | Major Motoko Kusanagi | |
William Knight | Chief Daisuke Aramaki/Yosuke Aramaki | |
Richard Epcar | Batou | |
Crispin Freeman | Togusa | |
Peggy O'Neal | Girl/Jeri/Tachikoma/Bank Clerk | |
Dino Andrade | Sakakibara/Children/Child | |
Kevin Brief | Kanzaki/Policeman | |
Loy Edge | SWAT/Wang | |
Barbara Goodson | Maruta/Old Woman | |
Kate Higgins | Children/Girl | |
Patricia Ja Lee | Fom/Girl | |
Michael McConnohie | Commander/Takekawa | |
Liam O'Brien | Fake Laughing Man/Medical Student/Robber | |
Douglas Rye | Litton/President Of Meditech/Secretary |
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Producer |
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Ken Iyadomi |
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Writer |
Mamoru Oshii
Kenji Kamiyama |
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Cinematography |
Kôji Tanaka
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The second season of Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex begins with Section 9 being called back to work after a hostage situation of concern to the Ruling Party renders the Police useless. The entire team returns to the front lines: Kusanagi, Batoh, Togusa, Ishikawa, Saito, Paz & Borma, with four of the original Tachikomas restored after the firefight of Episode 26. The hostage situation announced the rising of a new terrorist cell, which takes much after another one in the headlines of today's papers. The Individual Eleven, whose members are neither individuals, or total up to eleven are a new threat to Public Security. How does a specialized public security group face an enemy more faceless than the "laughing man" during a time of political unrest? Among the broad changes from the first show involve the new ruling party, headed by the new Prime Minister Kabayuki after the prior ousting in GITS: SAC, the Japanese Residents caught in the middle of the affairs and paying the taxes for jobs they're going to lose in a time of recession, and the downtrodden "invited" Asian Immigrants of the Second Vietnamese War who were brought to Japan as a half-hearted humanitarian act from the government who was really just seeking cheap labor. And just who is the man called "Gohda", a mysterious new 'supervisor' (don't worry, Aramaki still runs the group) who appears to be calling the shots for Section 9 during certain missions? He calls out orders as if he was in charge of the group, yet has no apparent loyalty or respect to the government, military or Section 9. |
Disc 01 | |
1. Section-9 | |
The Minister of Foreign Affairs behaves strange after a hostage situation in a restaurant. Section 9 is sent to investigate.
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2. Testation | |
A battle tank is on the loose. Section 9 must investigate who is behind all this. The tachikoma's are deployed to stop the tank.
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3. Android and I | |
Jeri-type androids are committing suicide massively. A virus seems to be the cause of this. Section 9 must seek the responsible person.
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4. Intercepter | |
A police detective makes discoveries on the Lauching Man. He is assassinated before he can publish his findings. Section 9 investigates the matter.
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Disc 02 | |
5. DECOY | |
After six years of absence, the Laughing Man strikes again. This time he threatens the police head commissioner.
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6. Meme | |
Section 9 is still looking for the Laughing Man, who appears in various shapes. Meanwhile, the police head commissioner must be protected.
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7. Idolater | |
Section 9 keeps an eye on the famous revolutionary Marcello Jarti, who is suspiciously visiting Japan on a regular basis.
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8. Missing Hearts | |
A young girl discovers her newly transplanted heart may have come from a less-than-legitimate source, spurring Kusanagi to undertake a personal crusade.
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Disc 03 | |
9. Chat! Chat! Chat! | |
Kusanagi eavesdrops on a futuristic chat room dedicated to the crimes committed by the Laughing Man, only to discover several of the chat room participants aren't what they seem to be.
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10. Jungle Cruise | |
Batou must come to terms with a dark chapter from his own past when he is called upon to track down a brutal serial killer.
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11. Portraitz | |
Togusa is sent to investigate a mysterious government facility for the treatment of 'cyberbrain closed shell syndrome.' What he encounters may hold the key to the Laughing Man mystery.
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12. Escape From | |
One of the Tachikoma is acting strange after being out all day with a little girl. The contents of the cyber brain that the Tachikoma found, alarms Section 9.
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Disc 04 | |
13. Not Equal | |
A girl that was kidnapped 16 years ago, suddenly appears in public again. Meanwhile, a sophisticated boats gets lost. Does the girl, one of the first cybernized people ever, have something to do with it?
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14. ¥€$ | |
Criminals have information about a rich banker. Because it is suspected that an assassin is sent, Section 9 takes on the protection of the banker.
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15. Machines Désirantes | |
The Tachikoma are questioning themselves about life and death. Section 9 is displeased by their behavior, which is becoming more individualistic.
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16. Ag2O | |
Batou is on a mission to investigate a former boxing champion, who is suspected of espionage.
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Disc 05 | |
17. Angels' Share | |
Aramaki goes to visit an old friend in London, who suspects a secret book-keeping in the company she works for. Their meeting takes an unexpected turn.
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18. Lost Heritage | |
The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs is threatened during a visit to Japan. The main suspect is the son of an old, deceased friend of Aramaki.
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19. Captivated | |
The daughter of the former prime minister is abducted by a terrorist group that he has always denied existence of.
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20. Re-View | |
Togusa makes new discoveries on the Laughing Man. He investigates the matter.
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Disc 06 | |
21. Eraser | |
Section 9 is seeking for the fugitive doctor Imakurusu, however, they are not the only one.
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22. Scandal | |
Major Kusanagi gets into trouble when she is transferred into a new host body. Aramaki investigates the abduction of his brother.
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23. Equinox | |
The director of Serano Genomics is abducted again. Things get clearer on his first abduction, years ago.
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Disc 07 | |
24. Annihilation | |
Section 9 is compromised, and the authorities seeks ways of dismantling the Section.
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25. Barrage | |
With Batou and Motoko the only remaining members of Section 9, Batou undertakes a risky sortie to Motoko's apartment to recover her hidden weapons cache.
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26. Stand Alone Complex | |
The final episode completes the first stand alone series. Togusa is released from prison but has no idea what has happened to section 9 members and still can not believe that the chief abandoned them. Episode reveals what happened to the members of section 9 and has a long conversation with the laughing man that wraps up the series.
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