Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society

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Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society (攻殻機動隊 S.A.C. Solid State Society, Kōkaku Kidōtai: Solid State Society) is the 2006 anime film based on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, which is based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It is produced by Production I.G, who announced the film at the 2006 Tokyo Anime Fair, and is directed by Kenji Kamiyama. The film has a production budget of 360 million yen (equivalent to US$3.2 million).

In order to provide theatrical quality, the film was premiered in Japan on the satellite PPV platform SKY PerfecTV! Perfect Choice ch160, on September 1, 2006.<ref>Production I.G. Official Stand Alone Complex website</ref> The film will also be released on DVD in Japan on November 24, 2006. The film will be released in the US by Bandai Entertainment and Manga Entertainment tentatively in 2007. <ref>Bandai press release</ref> It was announced at Anime Expo 2006 that Solid State Society is not scheduled to be the final iteration of the Stand Alone Complex series.

[edit] Plot

The story takes place two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. By this point, Motoko Kusanagi has left Section 9. Section 9 has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead. They are confronted by a number of mysterious cases that lead them to the main culprit, a super wizard class hacker codenamed Kugutsu Mawashi (Kugutsu - Puppet, Mawashi - circulate, recycle, to move around. "Puppeteer" is a temporary translation and is not meant to be an official English adaptation.)

• The suicide of 13 Siak Republic operatives with the kanji character 梵 tattooed on their hands
• The deaths of Siak ex-high ranking officials
• The unreported kidnapping of 20,000 children
• A linked online AI network providing automatic healthcare for the elderly

In pursuing these leads, Batou crosses path with the freelancing Motoko. She warns him to stay away from the Solid State Society.

[edit] Voice cast

• Major Motoko Kusanagi - Atsuko Tanaka
• Batou - Akio Otsuka
• Togusa - Koichi Yamadera
• Chief Daisuke Aramaki - Osamu Saka
• Ishikawa - Yutaka Nakano
• Saito - Toru Okawa
• Boma - Takashi Onozuka
• Pazu - Taro Yamaguchi
• Tachikoma - Sakiko Tamagawa
• Proto - Dai Sugiyama
• Azuma - Masahiro Ogata
• Operator - Eri Ohno
• "Red Coat" Akafuku - Eiji Sekiguchi
• Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki - Yoshiko Sakakibara
• Chief Nakamura - Tesshou Genda
• Kubota - Taimei Suzuki
• Congressmen Munei - Keisuke Ishida
• Colonel Ka Gel - Masuo Amada
• Ma Shaba - Ken Uosaki
• Lt. Raj Poot - Mantaro Iwao
• Togusa's Daughter - Nana Yamaguchi
• Colonel Tonoda - Kazuya Tatekabe
• Takaaki Koshiki - Yuya Uchida

[edit] Theme Music

• Opening Theme: "Player" - Lyrics: Origa/Music: Yoko Kanno/Vocal: Origa with Heartsdales
• Ending Theme: "Date of Rebirth" - Lyrics: Origa/Music: Yoko Kanno/Vocal: Origa

[edit] Trivia

• As part of the Nissan sponsorship, the movie features two concept cars designed by Nissan. The character Togusa drives a white Nissan's Sport Concept sports hatchback, and both Togusa and Aramaki travel in Nissan's 6 seater Infiniti Kuraza. <ref>

"Nissan gets animated" - Production I.G. Official Stand Alone Complex website</ref>

• Major Kusanagi's vehicle in the clinic scene is a modified Ferrari F430. Batou's car - also in the scene - is a Ford GT40.

• One of the security cyborgs resembles Charles Brenten from New Dominion Tank Police, another one of Shirow's works.

• Nakamura from the first movie makes a very minor appearance.

• Production I.G has ten studios numbered 1 to 10. Studio 9 was actually established for the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series and at this time Production I.G had only seven studios but the "Section 9" element was so strong that became a decisive factor in the naming of the new structure.<ref>S.S.S. Behind the Scenes Part 1</ref>

• Major themes explored in the movie:
  • Rhizomes
  • Cyberbrain Hub
  • Fredric Jameson's Vanishing Mediator
  • Population Aging and Low Birth Rate

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society at the Internet Movie Database
• OFFICIAL Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society trailer
• Production I.G Official website
• Anime News Network - Solid State Society Details
• Anime News Network - Warning to Illegal fansubs
• News release on March 17: News release (Japanese)
• News release on Tokyo Anime Fair:
  • News Release 1 (Japanese)
  • News Release 2 (Japanese)
• News release from July 9th 2006 on anime.about.com: News Release
• CyberpunkReview - Initial Impressions Review by Ste McNay
• Kanji Palm Tattoo symbol of Solid State Society and Kanji "Big Brother" (pdf)

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