Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

Name: Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Genre: Action, Animation, Crime, Science Fiction
Released: 2013-06-22
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyu Juku, Kenichirou Matsuda, Kazuya Nakai, Shunsuke Sakuya

2013·Movie·R·58 min·★ 7.0(233)

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The story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg, wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.

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About Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain is a 2013 Japanese-language action, animation and crime film directed by Kazuchika Kise and Masahiko Murata. The cast is led by Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyu Juku, Kenichirou Matsuda. It has a runtime of 0h 58m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain was produced by Bandai Visual, TOHO, and Production I.G and made in Japan. It was released on June 22, 2013, and carries a R certification.

Director: Kazuchika Kise, Masahiko Murata
Writers: Tow Ubukata
Release date: June 22, 2013
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Bandai Visual, TOHO, Production I.G

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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain cast & crew

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain was directed by Kazuchika Kise and Masahiko Murata and written by Tow Ubukata.

The cast features Maaya Sakamoto as Motoko Kusanagi (voice), Ikkyu Juku as Daisuke Aramaki (voice), Kenichirou Matsuda as Batou (voice), Kazuya Nakai as Borma (voice), Shunsuke Sakuya as Ishikawa (voice), and Tomoyuki Dan as Ishikawa (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Keigo Oyamada, cinematography is by Koji Tanaka, and it was produced by Shinjiro Yokoyama and Kimikazi Ueyama.

Is Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain worth watching?

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 233 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 0h 58m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy action, animation, and crime, Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain is worth a place on your watchlist.

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