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.
Cinematography
Sleek cel-shaded 3D that finally respects the franchise
Score
Cornelius returns with that haunting electronic pulse
Writing
Threads Arise's plot into solid standalone conspiracy
Director
Kazuya Nomura
Maaya Sakamoto
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Ikkyu Juku
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Kenichirou Matsuda
Batou (voice)
Tarusuke Shingaki
Togusa (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Ishikawa (voice)
Takuro Nakakuni
Saito (voice)
Yoji Ueda
Paz (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
Borma (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Logicoma (voice)
Mayumi Asano
Kurutsu (voice)
Takanori Hoshino
Raizo (voice)
Yasuhiro Mamiya
Ibachi (voice)
Kenji Nojima
Tsumugi (voice)
Manami Numakura
Young Tsumugi (voice)
NAOTO
Osamu Fujimoto (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
