Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 4 - Ghost Stands Alone (2014)

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Directors:

Susumu Kudo, Kazuchika Kise

Writers:

Shirow Masamune (manga) (as Masamune Shirow), Tow Ubukata (screenplay)

Stars:

Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyu Juku, Ken'ichirô Matsuda

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maaya Sakamoto	...	Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Ikkyu Juku	...	Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Ken'ichirô Matsuda	...	Batou (voice)
Tarusuke Shingaki	...	Togusa (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya	...	Ishikawa (voice)
Takurou Nakakuni	...	Saito (voice)
Yôji Ueda	...	Paz (voice)
Kazuya Nakai	...	Borma (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro	...	Logicoma (voice)
Ai Kayano	...	Emma (voice)
Kenshô Ono	...	Brinda Jr. (voice)
Mayumi Asano	...	Kurutsu (voice)
Takanori Hoshino	...	Raizô (voice)
Yasuhiro Mamiya	...	Ibachi (voice)
Kenji Nojima	...	Tsumugi (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

6 September 2014 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Uzdizanje otelotvorenog duha: Granica 4 - Duh ostaje sam

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Dentsu, Kôdansha

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 3 - Ghost Tears (2014)

User Reviews

It was okay, at best.

I watched all four episodes of the new Arise series then went back and watched the classic 1995 film. The newer version, despite the advantage of visual technology and with 4 hours to do express itself, still could not touch the original film. The clarity and depth of the storyline, as well as the rich dialogue, is what makes the original GITS a masterpiece that's clearly not easy to replicate. The original version makes it clear from the opening sequence that the major is a cyborg, consisting of ONE organic body part - her brain! The series dances around this clear fact, admitting it at times, and then seemingly contradicting it in other moments with the sexual innuendos. Don't get me wrong, the series was not a completely bad attempt to resurrect GITS; it just missed the opportunity to achieve something epic. The very definition of a classic is that it cannot (and should not) be replicated. Simply let it be. The Americans have decided to see if they can botch the franchise further with a non-animated version due in 2017. All I can do is SMFH!!