Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen

20230 JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 11

AnimationActionScience Fiction

Synopsis

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In 2045, amidst an economic disaster and the rapid evolution of AI in a world where sustainable warfare is on the rise, Public Security Section 9, led by Motoko Kusanagi, arrives in Tokyo to confront the "post-human" Takashi Shimamura and prevent the looming threat of nuclear war. A compilation film with newly added footage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Atsuko Tanaka
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Batou (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Togusa (voice)
Megumi Han
Purin Ezaki (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Tachikoma (voice)
Hiroshi Naka
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Takashi Shimamura (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Writers: Kenji Kamiyama, Dai Sato, Shirow Masamune
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kazuma Jinnouchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Go Sadamatsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Atsuko Tanaka and Akio Otsuka and Koichi Yamadera carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt32339908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenji Kamiyama directs. Kazuma Jinnouchi scores. Go Sadamatsu cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Part of the "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Kazuma Jinnouchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Go Sadamatsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Atsuko Tanaka and Akio Otsuka and Koichi Yamadera carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt32339908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Kazuma Jinnouchi
Editing: Go Sadamatsu
Production design: Shinji Usui
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen (2023)

Part of

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Collection

The action takes place in the fictional Japan of the year 2030, where the members of the special unit "Section 9" are entrusted with solving various cases of crime, espionage and terrorism. This also includes the case of the "Laughing Man", which caused a stir some time ago, but was never cleared up by the responsible police department. In the course of their own investigation, Section 9 members discover that the Laughing Man case is far more complex than it first appears.