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Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Season 1 > Credits and Details
Episodes
SA: Public Security Section 9 - Section-9 SA: Public Security Section 9 - Section-9
The Minister of Foreign Affairs behaves strange after a hostage situation in a restaurant. Section 9 is sent to investigate.
October 1, 2002
SA: Runaway Evidence - Testation SA: Runaway Evidence - Testation
A battle tank is on the loose. Section 9 must investigate who is behind all this. The tachikoma's are deployed to stop the tank.
October 1, 2002
SA: A Modest Rebellion - Android and I SA: A Modest Rebellion - Android and I
Jeri-type androids are committing suicide massively. A virus seems to be the cause of this. Section 9 must seek the responsible person.
November 1, 2002
C: The Visual Device Will Laugh - Intercepter C: The Visual Device Will Laugh - Intercepter
A police detective makes discoveries on the Lauching Man. He is assassinated before he can publish his findings. Section 9 investigates the matter.
November 1, 2002
C: The Inviting Bird Will Chant - Decoy C: The Inviting Bird Will Chant - Decoy
After six years of absence, the Laughing Man strikes again. This time he threatens the police head commissioner.
December 1, 2002
Mohousha wa Odoru/Meme Mohousha wa Odoru/Meme
Section 9 is still looking for the Laughing Man, who appears in various shapes. Meanwhile, the police head commissioner must be protected.
December 1, 2002
Guuzousuuhai/Idolater Guuzousuuhai/Idolater
Section 9 keeps an eye on the famous revolutionary Marcello Jarti, who is suspiciously visiting Japan on a regular basis.
January 1, 2003
Megumareshi Mono-tachi/Missing Hearts Megumareshi Mono-tachi/Missing Hearts
A young girl discovers her newly transplanted heart may have come from a less-than-legitimate source, spurring Kusanagi to undertake a personal crusade.
January 1, 2003
Net no Yami ni Sumu Otoko/Chat! Chat! Chat! Net no Yami ni Sumu Otoko/Chat! Chat! Chat!
Kusanagi eavesdrops on a futuristic chat room dedicated to the crimes committed by the Laughing Man, only to discover several of the chat room participants aren't what...
February 1, 2003
Mitsurin-Kouro ni Uttetsuke no Hi/Jungle Cruise Mitsurin-Kouro ni Uttetsuke no Hi/Jungle Cruise
Batou must come to terms with a dark chapter from his own past when he is called upon to track down a brutal serial killer.
February 1, 2003
Aseichuu no Mori de/Portraitz Aseichuu no Mori de/Portraitz
Togusa is sent to investigate a mysterious government facility for the treatment of 'cyberbrain closed shell syndrome.' What he encounters may hold the key to the...
March 1, 2003
Tachikoma no Iede, Eiga-Kantoku no Yume/Escape From Tachikoma no Iede, Eiga-Kantoku no Yume/Escape From
One of the Tachikoma is acting strange after being out all day with a little girl. The contents of the cyber brain that the Tachikoma found, alarms Section 9.
March 1, 2003
Terrorist/Not Equal Terrorist/Not Equal
A girl that was kidnapped 16 years ago, suddenly appears in public again. Meanwhile, a sophisticated boats gets lost. Does the girl, one of the first cybernized people...
April 1, 2003
Zenjidou-Shihon-shugi/YES Zenjidou-Shihon-shugi/YES
Criminals have information about a rich banker. Because it is suspected that an assassin is sent, Section 9 takes on the protection of the banker.
April 1, 2003
Kikai-tachi no Jikan/Machines Desirantes Kikai-tachi no Jikan/Machines Desirantes
Kusanagi's reservations regarding Section 9's Tachikoma units comes to a head.
February 12, 2005
Kokoro no Sukima/Ag2O Kokoro no Sukima/Ag2O
Batou is on a mission to investigate a former boxing champion, who is suspected of espionage.
May 1, 2003
Mikansei Love Romance no Shinsou/Angels' Share Mikansei Love Romance no Shinsou/Angels' Share
Aramaki goes to visit an old friend in London, who suspects a secret book-keeping in the company she works for. Their meeting takes an unexpected turn.
June 1, 2003
Ansatsu no Nijuusou/Lost Heritage Ansatsu no Nijuusou/Lost Heritage
The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs is threatened during a visit to Japan. The main suspect is the son of an old, deceased friend of Aramaki.
June 1, 2003
Gisou-mou ni Dakarete/Captivated Gisou-mou ni Dakarete/Captivated
The daughter of the former prime minister is abducted by a terrorist group that he has always denied existence of.
July 1, 2003
Kesareta Kusuri/Re-view Kesareta Kusuri/Re-view
Togusa makes new discoveries on the Laughing Man. He investigates the matter.
July 1, 2003
Okizari no Kiseki/Eraser Okizari no Kiseki/Eraser
Section 9 is seeking for the fugitive doctor Imakurusu, however, they are not the only one.
2004
Gigoku/Scandal Gigoku/Scandal
Major Kusanagi gets into trouble when she is transferred into a new host body. Aramaki investigates the abduction of his brother.
August 1, 2003
Zen-Aku no Higan/Equinox Zen-Aku no Higan/Equinox
The director of Serano Genomics is abducted again. Things get clearer on his first abduction, years ago.
September 1, 2003
Kojou Rakujitsu/Annihilation Kojou Rakujitsu/Annihilation
Section 9 is compromised, and the authorities seeks ways of dismantling the Section.
September 1, 2003
Shouendan-u/Barrage Shouendan-u/Barrage
With Batou and Motoko the only remaining members of Section 9, Batou undertakes a risky sortie to Motoko's apartment to recover her hidden weapons cache.
October 1, 2003
Kouan 9 ka, Futatabi/Stand Alone Complex Kouan 9 ka, Futatabi/Stand Alone Complex
The final episode completes the first stand alone series. Togusa is released from prison but has no idea what has happened to section 9 members and still can not...
March 25, 2003
Directed by
Kenji Kamiyama Kenji Kamiyama  
Toshiyuki Kôno Toshiyuki Kôno  
Masayuki Yoshihara Masayuki Yoshihara  
Hideyo Yamamoto Hideyo Yamamoto  
Ryûtarô Nakamura Ryûtarô Nakamura  
Masaki Tachibana Masaki Tachibana  
Atsushi Wakabayashi Atsushi Wakabayashi  
Kazunobu Fusegi Kazunobu Fusegi  
Jun Matsumoto Jun Matsumoto  
Ken'ichi Takeshita Ken'ichi Takeshita  
Yasuhiro Geshi Yasuhiro Geshi  
Minoru Ôhara Minoru Ôhara  
Written by
Shirow Masamune Shirow Masamune  
Kenji Kamiyama Kenji Kamiyama  
Jun'ichi Fujisaku Jun'ichi Fujisaku  
Yoshiki Sakurai Yoshiki Sakurai  
Marc Handler Marc Handler  
Shotaro Suga Shotaro Suga  
Dai Satô Dai Satô  
Nobutoshi Terado Nobutoshi Terado  
Cast
Atsuko Tanaka Atsuko Tanaka ... Major Motoko Kusanagi (26 episodes)
Osamu Saka Osamu Saka ... Chief Daisuke Aramaki (26 episodes)
Richard Epcar Richard Epcar ... Batou (26 episodes)
Crispin Freeman Crispin Freeman ... Togusa (26 episodes)
Sarah Hauser Sarah Hauser ... Tachikoma (26 episodes)
William Frederick Knight William Frederick Knight ... Chief Daisuke Aramaki (26 episodes) (as William Knight)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Mary Elizabeth McGlynn ... Major Motoko Kusanagi (26 episodes)
Darren Pleavin Darren Pleavin ... Togusa (Animax Asia dub) (26 episodes)
Shirô Saitô Shirô Saitô ... Gondo (26 episodes)
Akio Ôtsuka Akio Ôtsuka ... Batou (25 episodes)
Kôichi Yamadera Kôichi Yamadera ... Togusa (25 episodes)
Dino Andrade Dino Andrade ... Children / Sakakibara (25 episodes)
Kevin Brief Kevin Brief ... Policeman / Kanzaki (25 episodes)
Loy Edge Loy Edge ... Wang / SWAT (25 episodes)
Barbara Goodson Barbara Goodson ... Maruta / Old Woman (25 episodes)
Kate Higgins Kate Higgins ... Children / Girl (25 episodes)
Patricia Ja Lee Patricia Ja Lee ... Fom / Girl (25 episodes) (as Paddy Lee)
Michael McConnohie Michael McConnohie ... Takekawa / Commander (25 episodes)
Liam O'Brien Liam O'Brien ... Fake Laughing Man / Medical Student / Robber (25 episodes) (as Liam O'Brian)
Peggy O'Neal Peggy O'Neal ... Jeri / Tachikoma / Girl (25 episodes) (as Peggy O'Neil)
Douglas Rye Douglas Rye ... Litton / President Of Meditech / Secretary (25 episodes)
Barry Stigler Barry Stigler ... Foreign Minister / Nogi (25 episodes)
Doug Stone Doug Stone ... Plain Clothes Men / Matsuoka (25 episodes)
Julie Ann Taylor Julie Ann Taylor ... Ran / Miyahara (25 episodes) (as Julie Taylor)
Kari Wahlgren Kari Wahlgren ... Sales Person / Saori (25 episodes) (as Kari Walgren)
Tom Wyner Tom Wyner ... Interior Minister / Minister of Home Affairs (25 episodes)
Yutaka Nakano Yutaka Nakano ... Ishikawa (7 episodes)
Tôru Ôkawa Tôru Ôkawa ... Saito (6 episodes)
Takashi Onozuka Takashi Onozuka ... Paz (6 episodes)
Tarô Yamaguchi Tarô Yamaguchi ... Borma (6 episodes) (as Taro Yamaguchi)
Hiroshi Yanaka Hiroshi Yanaka ... (4 episodes)
Steve Blum Steve Blum ... Laughing Man (4 episodes)
Katsumi Chô Katsumi Chô ... (3 episodes)
Yûji Aoki Yûji Aoki ... (3 episodes)
Kirk Thornton Kirk Thornton ... Umezawa (3 episodes)
Nobuyuki Hiyama Nobuyuki Hiyama ... (3 episodes)
Jamieson Price Jamieson Price ... Fukami (3 episodes)
Michael McCarty Michael McCarty ... Ishikawa (3 episodes)
John Rafter Lee John Rafter Lee ... Zaitsef (3 episodes) (as John Lee)
Taimei Suzuki Taimei Suzuki ... (2 episodes)
Ryûichi Horibe Ryûichi Horibe ... (2 episodes) (as Ryuichi Horibe)
Eiji Sekiguchi Eiji Sekiguchi ... (2 episodes)
Kôsei Hirota Kôsei Hirota ... (2 episodes)
Kôichi Kitamura Kôichi Kitamura ... (2 episodes)
Bob Papenbrook Bob Papenbrook ... Terrorist (2 episodes)
Mike Reynolds Mike Reynolds ... Nibu (2 episodes)
Sakiko Tamagawa Sakiko Tamagawa ... Tachikoma (2 episodes)
Eri Oono Eri Oono ... (2 episodes)
Ryô Kamon Ryô Kamon ... (2 episodes)
Steve Bulen Steve Bulen ... Fukami (2 episodes)
Toshihiko Nakajima Toshihiko Nakajima ... (2 episodes)
Ken Narita Ken Narita ... (2 episodes)
Kim Strauss Kim Strauss ... Security Police (2 episodes)
Tony Oliver Tony Oliver ... SWAT (2 episodes)
Ezra Weisz Ezra Weisz ... GuruGuru (2 episodes) (as Ethan Murray)
Taliesin Jaffe Taliesin Jaffe ... Medical Student (2 episodes)
Sherry Lynn Sherry Lynn ... Moe (2 episodes)
Fleet Cooper Fleet Cooper ... Policeman (2 episodes)
Jonathan Fahn Jonathan Fahn ... Policeman (2 episodes) (as John Fahn)
Michelle Ruff Michelle Ruff ... Miki (2 episodes)
Karen Strassman Karen Strassman ... Abducted Victim (2 episodes)
Dave Wittenberg Dave Wittenberg ... Saito (2 episodes)
Bob Buchholz Bob Buchholz ... Paz (2 episodes)
Dean Wein Dean Wein ... Borma (2004) (2 episodes)
Richard Miro Richard Miro ... Ohba (English version), (voice)
Yôji Matsuda Yôji Matsuda ... McLachlan (voice)
Yumiko Tanaka Yumiko Tanaka ... Jeri (voice)
Mitsuaki Hoshino Mitsuaki Hoshino ... Factory Manager (voice)
Murphy Dunne Murphy Dunne ... Abe the Plant Manager (English version), (voice)
Matt K. Miller Matt K. Miller ... Dr. Miyashiro (English version), (voice) (as Matt Miller)
Hiroyuki Kinoshita Hiroyuki Kinoshita ... (voice)
Yuzuru Fujimoto Yuzuru Fujimoto ... (voice)
Michiko Neya Michiko Neya ... (voice)
Steve Apostolina Steve Apostolina ... News Reporter (English version), (voice) (as Stephen Apostolina)
Kirk Baily Kirk Baily ... Yamaguchi (English version), (voice)
Christopher Carroll Christopher Carroll ... Diado (English version), (voice)
Lia Sargent Lia Sargent ... Yamaguchi's Wife (English version), (voice)
Peter Doyle Peter Doyle ... Radio Telecom Operator (English version), (voice)
Paul St. Peter Paul St. Peter ... Imakurusu (English version), (voice)
Yôsuke Akimoto Yôsuke Akimoto ... (voice)
Yûko Sumitomo Yûko Sumitomo ... (voice)
Akiko Ito Akiko Ito ... (voice)
Shinji Tokumaru Shinji Tokumaru ... (voice)
Keijin Okuda Keijin Okuda ... (voice)
Daran Norris Daran Norris ... Nanao Ei (English version), (voice)
Skip Stellrecht Skip Stellrecht ... SIU Officer #1 (English version), (voice)
Rebecca Forstadt Rebecca Forstadt ... Tachikoma (English version), (voice)
Paul Mercier Paul Mercier ... Examiner Agent (English version), (voice)
Makoto Aoki Makoto Aoki ... Fake Laughing Man (voice)
Masako Inui Masako Inui ... Reporter (voice)
Hideo Ishikawa Hideo Ishikawa ... Fake Laughing Man (voice) (as Hidero Ishikawa)
Yasunori Matsumoto Yasunori Matsumoto ... Security Police (voice)
Satoru Tsugawa Satoru Tsugawa ... Policeman (voice)
Jay Lerner Jay Lerner ... Inspector Cromartie (English version), (voice)
Christopher Corey Smith Christopher Corey Smith ... Medical Student (English version), (voice) (as Chris Smith)
Johnny Yong Bosch Johnny Yong Bosch ... J.D (English version), (voice)
Mari Devon Mari Devon ... Seymour (English version), (voice)
Ewan Chung Ewan Chung ... Mechanic / Red Man (English version), (voice)
William Bassett William Bassett ... Director (English version), (voice) (as Bill Bassett)
John Snyder John Snyder ... Spy Leader (English version), (voice)
Doug Erholtz Doug Erholtz ... Robber (English version), (voice)
Michael Gregory Michael Gregory ... Tsujisaki (English version), (voice)
Katsuya Kobayashi Katsuya Kobayashi ... Hideo Tsujisaki (voice)
Peter Lurie Peter Lurie ... Paku (English version), (voice)
Toshihiko Miki Toshihiko Miki ... Niimi (voice)
Tôru Shinagawa Tôru Shinagawa ... Imakurusu (voice)
Mitsutaka Tachikawa Mitsutaka Tachikawa ... Gayle (voice)
Yûko Kaida Yûko Kaida ... Secretary (voice)
Mahito Funaki Mahito Funaki ... Bellboy (voice)
Yuki Nishizawa Yuki Nishizawa ... Doctor (voice)
Peter Spellos Peter Spellos ... Niimi (English version), (voice)
Rafer Weigel Rafer Weigel ... Doctor (English version), (voice)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn Dorothy Elias-Fahn ... Sano (English version), (voice)
Steve Cassling Steve Cassling ... Investigator (English version), (voice)
Masayo Hosono Masayo Hosono ... Newscaster (voice)
Ttako Ishimori Ttako Ishimori ... Ministry of Justice Official (voice)
Jôji Nakata Jôji Nakata ... Kusunoki (voice)
John Rubinstein John Rubinstein ... Ernest Serano (English version), (voice)
Uncredited Cast
Kirk Baily Kirk Baily ... Waiter (4 episodes)
Peter Doyle Peter Doyle ... Press Reporter (4 episodes)
Tony Oliver Tony Oliver ... Car Assassin (4 episodes)
Steve Kramer Steve Kramer ... SWAT Officer B (3 episodes)
Kevin Seymour Kevin Seymour ... Ishikawa Parlour Gambler (3 episodes)
Ezra Weisz Ezra Weisz ... Cop Assassin (3 episodes)
Christopher Corey Smith Christopher Corey Smith ... Yakuza (3 episodes)
Lex Lang Lex Lang ... Tank Pilot B (2 episodes)
Paul St. Peter Paul St. Peter ... News Reporter (2 episodes)
Rebecca Forstadt Rebecca Forstadt ... Drive Time Weather Newscaster (2 episodes)
Dave Mallow Dave Mallow ... SIU Agent 1 (2 episodes)
Dan Woren Dan Woren ... Manager (2 episodes)
Jay Lerner Jay Lerner ... Moviegoer #2 Chatting (2 episodes)
Ewan Chung Ewan Chung ... Staffer in Charge (2 episodes)
Fleet Cooper Fleet Cooper ... Plain-Clothes (2 episodes)
Doug Erholtz Doug Erholtz ... Marine Boxer #1 (2 episodes)
Steve McGowan Steve McGowan ... Country Club Golfer (2 episodes)
Peggy O'Neal Peggy O'Neal ... Bank Clerk (English version), (voice)
Kirk Thornton Kirk Thornton ... Interrogator (English version), (voice)
Murphy Dunne Murphy Dunne ... Assemblyman 2 (English version), (voice)
Neil Kaplan Neil Kaplan ... Debate Panelist 2 (English version), (voice)
Paul Mercier Paul Mercier ... Serano Company Employee (English version), (voice)
Michael Sorich Michael Sorich ... Nanao's Classmate (English version), (voice)
Mari Devon Mari Devon ... Female MC (English version), (voice)
Michael Forest Michael Forest ... Bar Waiter (English version), (voice)
Melissa Fahn Melissa Fahn ... Nurse (English version), (voice)
Richard Cansino Richard Cansino ... Kyoto Sports Reporter (English version), (voice)
Original Music by
Yôko Kanno Yôko Kanno  
Additional Info
Premiere: October 01, 2002
DVD Release: June 29, 2010
Blu-ray Release: February 21, 2017
Country: Japan
Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

8.5 / 10

Production Companies
Bandai Visual Company
DENTSU Music And Entertainment
Kôdansha
Production I.G.
Distributors
Bandai Entertainment
  (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Cartoon Network
  (2005) (United States) (TV)
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