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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (OAV)

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©2003-2007 Shirow Masamune - Production I.G/KODANSHA


Alternative title:
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - El hombre que ríe (Spanish)
O Vigilante do Amanhã: Ghost In The Shell - O Homem Risonho (Portuguese)
攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX The Laughing Man (Japanese)
攻殼機動隊 之 笑面男 (Chinese (Hong Kong))
攻殼機動隊STAND ALONE COMPLEX The Laughing Man (Chinese (Taiwan))
Themes: cyberpunk, police
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: In 2024, the terrorist incident known as "The Laughing Man Incident" occurred in which Ernest Serano, president of the groundbreaking micromachine company, Sereno Genomics, was kidnapped and ransomed. One day, the case having remained unsolved for six years, Detective Yamaguchi, who has been investigating "The Laughing Man Incident," sends word that he wants to meet with Togusa from Public Safety Section 9. However, soon after sending this message, Yamaguchi, crucial to the success of the case, dies in an accident. Many days pass and in the midst of a police interview relay concerning suspicions behind interceptors, a forewarning is received from "The Laughing Man" of his next crime. The incorporeal hacker begins to move once again.
User Ratings: 572 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 106 votes (sub:69, dub:34, raw:1, others:2
1 Spanish dubbed
1 German dubbed
)
 Excellent: 170 votes (sub:101, dub:60, raw:3, edit.dub:1, others:5
3 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Very good: 144 votes (sub:83, dub:58, ?:1, raw:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 103 votes (sub:57, dub:40, raw:1, ?:1, others:4
2 Russian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 French dubbed
)
 Decent: 31 votes (sub:20, dub:10, edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 7 votes (dub:4, sub:2, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 4 votes (dub:3, sub:1)
 Bad: 2 votes (dub:2)
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:2)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 1614 users, rank: #768 (of 9535)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.220 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.5181, rank: #365 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 8.179 (Very good+), rank: #361 (of 9642) (seen all: 8.21 / seen some: 7.34)
Bayesian estimate: 8.162 (Very good), rank: #235 (of 7243)
Running time: 140 minutes
Vintage: 2005-09-23
Trivia: We have 1
Comment:
This is a compilation of Laughing Man related material from the first season of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex along with new footage and upgraded to theatrical film quality.
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (Blu-ray) 2011-06-21 (from $17.99)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Ultimate Collection [UK] (Blu-ray) 2018-06-04
DVD (Region 1)
    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (DVD) 2007-10-02 (from $5.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Series Composition: Kenji Kamiyama
Music: Yoko Kanno
Original Manga: Masamune Shirow
Character Design: Makoto Shimomura
Art Director: Yūsuke Takeda
Animation Director:
Ryota Niino
Takayuki Goto
3D Director: Makoto Endō
Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
Director of Photography:
Hiroshi Tanaka
Kōji Tanaka
3D Animation: Eiji Inomoto
3D Background Art: Hyo Kim (Bihou)
Chief Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Color Coordination: Yumiko Katayama
Editing: Junichi Uematsu
Mechanical Designers:
Kenji Teraoka
Shinobu Tsuneki
Music Director: Yoshimoto Ishikawa
Music producer: Toshiaki Ohta
Production Design Model: Hiroshi Katō
Sound Effects: Daisuke Jinbo
Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami
Work Cooperation: Masamune Shirow
Akio Ōtsuka as Batou
Atsuko Tanaka as Motoko Kusanagi
Kōichi Yamadera as Togusa
Osamu Saka as Daisuke Aramaki

Sakiko Tamagawa as Tachikoma
Tarô Yamaguchi as Borma
Tōru Ohkawa as Saito
Yutaka Nakano as Ishikawa

Ai Orikasa as Sano
Jōji Nakata as Kusunoki
Ken Narita as Nanao
Maaya Sakamoto as Little Mokoto
Minami Takayama as Kuroha
Miyu Irino as Omba
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Announcer
Yūko Kaida as Secretary
Japanese companies
Animation: Production I.G
Background Art: Bihou, Inc.
Finish Animation: Buyuu (ep 5)
In-Between Animation: A.C.G.T
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Production Cooperation: A.C.G.T
Production Studio: Production I.G
English cast
English staff
Translation: David Fleming
Executive producer: Ken Iyadomi
Casting Coordination: Theresa MacFarlane
Casting Director: Randi Riediger
Chief Producer: Nobuo Masuda
Production Assistant: Brian Cutts
Re-Recording Mixing: Keith A. Goddard
Recording engineer: Donovan Johnson
Script Adaptation: Mary Claypool
Script Editing: Mike Bridges
Subtitle Script: Amy Lipkowitz
Video Post-Production:
Michael Hey
Sean McConkey
Shannon Lum
Voice Direction: Keith A. Goddard
Alison Matthews as Motoko Kusanagi
David Kaye as Batou
Michael Adamthwaite as The Laughing Man
Russell Roberts as Daisuke Aramaki
Trevor Devall as Togusa

Brian Drummond as Saito
Cathy Weseluck as Tachikoma
Howard Siegal as Serano
Janyse Jaud as Tachikoma
John Murphy as Pazu
John Payne as Ishikawa
Kelly Metzger as Tachikoma
Mark Gibbon as Boma
Nicole Bouma as Tachikoma
Tabitha St. Germain as Tachikoma

Alberto Ghisi as Omba
Alec Willows as Hisashi Imakurusu
Alistair Abell as Infected Policeman
Andrew Francis as
Armed Suit Soldier #1
Detective
Reporter
Andrew Kavadas as
Dread
Fake Laughing Man
Andrew Toth as
Detective
Entry Guard
Brian Drummond as Yamaguchi
Cathy Weseluck as Phoebe
Clay St. Thomas as Newscaster
Dale Wilson as
Captain
Nibu
David Kaye as Prosecutor
David Pettitt as Chief Niimi
Janyse Jaud as Sano
Jason Simpson as
Armed Suit Soldier #2
Commander
Doctor
Entry Guard
Security Police Captain
John Novak as Kubota
Kelly Metzger as Secretary
Louis Chirillo as
Detective
Doctor
Michael Dobson as
Somerset
Takekawa
Michael Kopsa as
Nanao
Prime Minister
Nicole Bouma as Yamaguchi's Wife
Paul Dobson as
Geir Yasuoka
Matsuoka
Peter New as
Entry Guard
Police Commander
Reece Thompson as Kuroha
Richard Newman as Nogi
Ron Halder as
Ministry of Justice Employee
Umezawa
Ross Douglas as
Daido
Detective
Saffron Henderson as
Kurutan
Nurse
Simon Hayama as Umibozu Soldier
Tabitha St. Germain as Operator
Trevor Devall as Minister of Home Affairs
Trish Pattenden as Marta
English companies
ADR Production: The Ocean Group
Digital Download: Direct2Drive
Distributor:
Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Manga Entertainment
Internet Streaming: Tubi TV (USA)
Licensed by:
Bandai Entertainment (Expired)
French staff
French cast
ADR Director: Jacques Albaret
Bruno Magne as Aoi
Daniel Beretta as Batou
Helene Bizot as Motoko Kusanagi
Yann Pichon as Togusa

Antoine Tome as Ishikawa
Cyrille Monge as Saito
Frédéric Cerdal as Daisuke Aramaki
Jacques Albaret as Serano
Patricia Legrand as Tachikoma
Patrick Bethune as Borma

Gérard Rouzier as Daido
French companies
ADR Production: Studio Lincoln
Distributor: Beez Entertainment
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Dubbing Director: Jorge Roig Jr.
Executive producer: Jorge Gabarró Frau (Selecta Visión)
Enzo Fortuny as Aoi
Ernesto Lezama as Togusa
Gaby Willer as Motoko Kusanagi
Guillermo Coria as Daisuke Aramaki
Raúl Solo as Batou

Igor Cruz as Ishikawa
Jocelyn Robles as Tachikoma
Jorge Ornelas as Saito

Adriana Casas as Marta
César Beltrán as Matsuoka
David Camarillo as Gayle Yasuoka
Eduardo Fonseca as Hisashi Imakurusu
Jorge Ornelas as Tamon
Oscar Gomez as Reportero
Óscar López as Yamaguchi
Pedro D'aguillon Jr. as
Primer Ministro
Takewaka
Roberto Mendiola as
Daido
Kusunoki
Saidé Garcia as Sano
Santos Alberto as Nogi

Spanish companies
Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Spain; DVD)
Dubbing Studio: Made In Spanish
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión
Internet Streaming:
Amazon Prime Video (Latin America)
Cinépolis KLIC (Mexico, subtitled)
Microsoft Store (Latin America)
Pluto TV (Latin America)
Licensed by:
Lionsgate Films (Latin America)
Selecta Visión (Spain)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
ADR Director: Pedro Alcântara
Portuguese companies
ADR Production: Universal Cinergia Dubbing
ADR Studio: Woodvídeo (São Paulo, Brazil) 
Licensed by: Lionsgate Films
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
Chinese (Hong Kong) staff
Chinese (Hong Kong) companies
(none)
Chinese (Hong Kong) cast
(none)

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