Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. - The Laughing Man
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| Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. The Laughing Man S.A.C. The Laughing Man |
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| Directed by | Kenji Kamiyama |
| Produced by | Production I.G |
| Written by | Masamune Shirow (creator), Kenji Kamiyama, Shotaro Suga, Yoshiki Sakurai |
| Starring | Atsuko Tanaka Akio Otsuka Koichi Yamadera Osamu Saka Yutaka Nakano Toru Okawa Takashi Onozuka Taro Yamaguchi |
| Music by | Yoko Kanno |
| Release date(s) |   October 2, 2007 |
| Running time | 160 min. |
| Country | Japan  |
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Released in the United States and Canada on October 2, 2007, this film is an OVA version of the first season of the anime series Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.. The Laughing Man is a slightly reworked version with minor alterations made to plot timeline of the first season in order to accommodate an abbreviated take on the Laughing Man affair. Some new animation and voice work was added in order to more seamlessly transition the new plot structure.
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[edit] Synopsis
Alerted to a possible conspiracy active amongst the highest levels of the Police, the members of Section 9 discover that a previously inactive but elite hacker may be involved in the blackmailing of several key business and government leaders. As the conspiracy stretches to affect all levels of society, time is running out for Major Motoko Kusanagi and her team to uncover the truth and capture the elusive Laughing Man.
[edit] Voice Cast
[edit] Original voice cast
- Atsuko Tanaka as Motoko Kusanagi
- Akio Ohtsuka as Batou
- Kōichi Yamadera as Togusa
- Osamu Saka as Daisuke Aramaki
- Takashi Onozuka as Pazu
- Tarô Yamaguchi as Borma
- Toru Okawa as Saito
- Yutaka Nakano as Ishikawa
- Sakiko Tamagawa as Tachikoma
- Kōichi Yamadera as The Laughing Man
[edit] English voice cast
- Alison Matthews as Motoko Kusanagi
- David Kaye as Batou
- Trevor Devall as Togusa
- Russell Roberts as Daisuke Aramaki
- John Murphy as Pazu
- Mark Gibbon as Borma
- Brian Drummond as Saito
- John Payne as Ishikawa
- Michael Adamthwaite as The Laughing Man
- Nicole Bouma, Tabitha St.Germain, Kelly Metzger, Cathy Weseluck, and Janyse Jaud as Tachikoma
[edit] Fan reception and controversy
Shortly after the release of the OVA, many fans of the series expressed their surprise at the decision by Bandai and Manga Entertainment to redub the English language version with an entirely different voice cast.[1] The new voice over work was undertaken by the Ocean Group of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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