Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Kenji Kamiyama, 2002-2005
Ghost in the Shell
Masamune Shirow, 1989
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a TV series directed by Kenji Kamiyama in 2002 and based on the characters from the comic book Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow, first published in 1989. The TV series features Shirô Saitô, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, William Frederick Knight, Richard Epcar, Crispin Freeman, Peggy O’Neal, and others.
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Storyline
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
24
Movie Rate
8.50
Source: IMDb
TV Series
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Original title: Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Country: Japan
Year: 2002-2005
Length: 24m / 52 episodes
Year
1989
Pages
350
Book Rate
8.36
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Ghost in the Shell
Original title: Kōkaku Kidōtai
Author: Masamune Shirow
Country: Japan
First published in: 1989
Length: 350 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Ghost in the Shell
Other screen adaptations of the comic book
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Movie by Mamoru Oshii
Movie by Rupert Sanders
TV Series by Shinji Aramaki
Movie by Michihito Fujii
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“The author of a book pretty much gives up control of the story when the producers take over a book to make it into a movie.”
RODMAN PHILBRICK (Writer)
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