Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

"Get out of the Network!"

2005 2h 40m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 146

Science FictionAnimationActionCrimeMystery

Synopsis

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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.

“Get out of the Network!”

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Cast

Atsuko Tanaka
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Osamu Saka
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Ishikawa (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Togusa/The Laughing Man (voice)
Toru Okawa
Saito (voice)
Taro Yamaguchi
Borma (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Tachikoma (voice)
Ross Douglas
Daido (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Writers: Dai Sato, Junichi Fujisaku, Taiki Sakurai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.

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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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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Atsuko Tanaka and Osamu Saka and Yutaka Nakano carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Get out of the Network!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenji Kamiyama directs. Yoko Kanno scores. Produced in Japan, United States of America. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 21 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.
4Part of the "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Original score by Yoko Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Atsuko Tanaka and Osamu Saka and Yutaka Nakano carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Get out of the Network!".
9IMDB entry: tt1024215 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "cyborg", "cyberpunk", "compilation", "edited from tv series".
11Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Yoko Kanno
Runtime: 160 min · 2h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005)

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.