Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
2013 · 0h 58m · Action, Animation, Crime, Science Fiction
YES – If you're into cyberpunk noir with genuinely complex plotting and don't need hand-holding, this Ghost in the Shell prequel delivers intricate espionage and philosophical depth. It's a challenging, stylish deep-dive that rewards patient viewers who love their anime cerebral and visually gorgeous.
Plot
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.
Director: Masahiko Murata
Cast: Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyu Juku, Kenichirou Matsuda, Kazuya Nakai, Shunsuke Sakuya
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