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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005) [PG-13]

Release Date:
September 23, 2005

Original Title:
攻殻機動隊 Stand Alone Complex The Laughing Man

Alternate Titles:
Cidade Assombrada - Complexo da Solidão - O Homem Sorridente
Ghost in the Shell - The Laughing Man
Ghost in the Shell - le rieur
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. - The Laughing Man
Ghost in the Shell: SAC - The Laughing Man
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand alone complex - The laughing man
O Fantasma do Futuro - O Homem Sorridente
Привид у латах: Синдром одинака - Людина, що сміється

Genres:
Action | Animation | Crime | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Kodansha
Kôkaku Kidôtai Seisaku Iinkai
Production I.G

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  DE: 16  GB: 15  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 160

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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.

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Art Direction:
Yusuke Takeda

Character Designer:
Takayuki Goto
Tetsuya Nishio

Comic Book:
Masamune Shirow

Director:
Kenji Kamiyama

Original Music Composer:
Yoko Kanno

Production Manager:
Yutaka Oomatsu

Screenplay:
Dai Sato
Junichi Fujisaku
Taiki Sakurai
Kenji Kamiyama

Sound Director:
Kazuhiro Wakabayashi

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