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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (2013)
Directed by Kazuchika Kise, Masahiko Murata
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Overview
The story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war’s aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section’s Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg, wizard-level hacker assigned to the military’s 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the “eye that does not sleep,” suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute’s murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit’s head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.
Rated R | Length 58 minutes
Actors
Maaya Sakamoto | Ikkyuu Juku | Kenichirou Matsuda | Kazuya Nakai | Shunsuke Sakuya | Tomoyuki Dan | Takurou Nakakuni | Tarusuke Shingaki | Miyuki Sawashiro | Kenji Nojima | Youji Ueda
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/06/2015 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
via Netflix
A re-imagining of the popular Ghost in the Shell series and set before the team in section 9 was ever formed, this one deals with Kusanagi investigating the murder of her sponsor for her cybernetic freedom from the military. I really enjoyed this one. Since the first film debuted and wasn’t exactly an adaptation of the manga before it,the GitS series has constantly reinvented itself. While I do like Stand Alone Complex a bit more as it’s a bit easier to follow, this one adds a complexity to the lead character I never really got before. It’s a neat look and feel and I’m hoping that we get the fourth one here soon as I’m betting I’ll devour the other two on Netflix rather quickly.
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