Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
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2015
1h 40m
6.6(211 votes)
Science Fiction
Animation

Overview

When a ghost-infecting virus known as Fire-Starter begins spreading through the system resulting in the assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister, Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source.

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Cast & Crew

31 members
Acting

坂本真綾

Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

坂本真綾
Acting

塾一久

Daisuke Aramaki (voice)

塾一久
Acting

松田健一郎

Batou (voice)

松田健一郎
Acting

新垣樽助

Togusa (voice)

新垣樽助
Acting

咲野俊介

Ishikawa (voice)

咲野俊介
Acting

中國卓郎

Saito (voice)

中國卓郎
Acting

上田燿司

Paz (voice)

上田燿司
Acting

中井和哉

Borma (voice)

中井和哉
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沢城みゆき

Logicoma (voice)

沢城みゆき
Acting

浅野まゆみ

Kurutsu (voice)

浅野まゆみ
Acting

星野貴紀

Raizo (voice)

星野貴紀
Acting

間宮康弘

Ibachi (voice)

間宮康弘
Acting

野島健児

Tsumugi (voice)

野島健児
Acting

沼倉愛美

Young Tsumugi (voice)

沼倉愛美
Acting

NAOTO

Osamu Fujimoto (voice)

NAOTO
Acting

亀中理恵子

Vice-Minister Kitahara (voice)

亀中理恵子
Acting

西村知道

Amagata (voice)

西村知道
Acting

宮内敦士

Richard Wong (voice)

宮内敦士
Acting

神奈延年

Koichi Sawada (voice)

神奈延年
Acting

麦人

Robert Lee (voice)

麦人
Acting

加瀬康之

Administrator of Protective Institution (voice)

加瀬康之
Acting

潘めぐみ

Chris (voice)

潘めぐみ
Acting

塩屋浩三

Akiyama (voice)

塩屋浩三
Acting

てらそままさき

Kuwahara (voice)

てらそままさき
Acting

近藤浩徳

Akira Fujimoto (voice)

近藤浩徳
Acting

後藤ヒロキ

Vice-Minister of Commerce Ito (voice)

後藤ヒロキ
Acting

木島隆一

Subordinate A (voice)

木島隆一
Acting

拝真之介

Mercenary (voice)

拝真之介
Acting

山口恵

Cyber Warfare Engineer (voice)

山口恵
Acting

佐々木義人

Guard 1 (voice)

佐々木義人
Acting

佐野康之

Guard 2 (voice)

佐野康之

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