Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Seen it?2005 | 160 min | Science Fiction, Animation, Action, Crime, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and sci-fi fans. If you loved Escape from New York or Dark City, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 40 min.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
- Atsuko TanakaMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Osamu SakaDaisuke Aramaki (voice)
- Yutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
- Koichi YamaderaTogusa/The Laughing Man (voice)
- Toru OkawaSaito (voice)
- Taro YamaguchiBorma (voice)
- Sakiko TamagawaTachikoma (voice)
- Ross DouglasDaido (voice)
- Takashi OnozukaPazu (voice)
- Akio OtsukaBatou (voice)