Japan Synopsis
攻殻機動隊 Stand Alone Complex The Laughing Man
“Get out of the Network!”
The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as Section 9 enters the hunt for a suspect capable of unfathomable actions in this compilation of Stand Alone Complex content.
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man sits at position #62.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #928 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #32 of 566 (top 6%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kôkaku Kidôtai Seisaku Iinkai, Production I.G, Kodansha |
| Runtime | 2h 40m |
| Release Date | September 23, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt1024215 |
| Official Site | www.productionig.com |