Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
(2015)
Regisseur:
Nomura Kazuya, Kazuchika KiseSchauspieler:
Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Kazuya Nakai, Ikkyuu Juku, Kenji Nojima, Mayumi Asano, Megumi Han, Miyuki Sawashiro, Mugihito, Shunsuke SakuyaIm futuristischen Japan nach dem Ende eines brutalen Weltkriegs sind die Grenzen der Wissenschaft sprunghaft fortgeschritten und die Menschheit hat die Möglichkeit durch hoch entwickelte Kybernetik ihr Leben zu verlängern oder körperliche Leiden zu reduzieren. Doch Cyber-Terroristen bedrohen die Menschheit indem sie die Körper der Menschen und deren Erinnerungen übernehmen und manipulieren. Als der Cyberbrain-Virus "Fire Starter" beginnt sich im System zu verbreiten werden Major Motoko Kusanagi und ihr Elite-Team von Spezial-Agenten beauftragt dessen Herkunft zu ermitteln. Als sie sich tiefer und tiefer in ihre Ermittlungen verstricken, entdecken sie Spuren von Korruption in der Regierung und einen Schatten Broker welcher ein allzu vertrautes Gesicht trägt.
Set in a futuristic Japan after the end of a brutal world war, science has advanced by leaps and bounds giving humanity the choice to prolong life and reduce suffering with the use of sophisticated cybernetics. With all of humanity linked into one system of minds and personalities known as ghosts, the biggest threat to civilization is the cyber terrorists capable of hijacking people's bodies and memories. 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. As they delve deeper and deeper into their investigation, they uncover traces of government corruption and a shadowy broker that bears an all-too-familiar face. The film is a continuation to the plot of the Pyrophoric Cult episode of Arise, and ties up loose ends from that arc.
Set in a futuristic Japan after the end of a brutal world war, science has advanced by leaps and bounds giving humanity the choice to prolong life and reduce suffering with the use of sophisticated cybernetics. With all of humanity linked into one system of minds and personalities known as ghosts, the biggest threat to civilization is the cyber terrorists capable of hijacking people's bodies and memories. 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. As they delve deeper and deeper into their investigation, they uncover traces of government corruption and a shadowy broker that bears an all-too-familiar face. The film is a continuation to the plot of the Pyrophoric Cult episode of Arise, and ties up loose ends from that arc.