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.

Title: Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Imdb rate: 6.7
Imdb votes: 3,084
Year: 2015
Language: Japanese, English
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Director: Kazuchika Kise, Kazuya Nomura
Writers: Shirow Masamune (manga), John Burgmeier, Clint Bickham, Tow Ubukata (screenplay)
Actors:
Maaya Sakamoto
Ken'ichirô Matsuda
Ikkyu Juku
Kazuya Nakai

Awards: 3 nominations.