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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-09-23
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Time: 2h 40m
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Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Kôkaku Kidôtai Seisaku Iinkai
Movie: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Top 10 Billed Cast
田中敦子
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
阪脩
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
仲野裕
Ishikawa (voice)
山寺宏一
Togusa/The Laughing Man (voice)
大川透
Saito (voice)
山口太郎
Borma (voice)
玉川砂記子
Tachikoma (voice)
小野塚貴志
Pazu (voice)
大塚明夫
Batou (voice)
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