

THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
2026-07-07 · 25 min / episode · ★ 8.1
2029, a near-future Japan. The full cyborg Motoko Kusanagi envisions a task force that preemptively strikes emerging threats. She and her team are scouted by Daisuke Aramaki as Public Security Section 9, AKA the "Shell Squad." An international conspiracy hints at a hacker known as The "Puppet Master." What fate awaits Kusanagi? What is the hacker's endgame?
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- Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, Production I.G, FlyingDog, dentsu, Kansai Television
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- Japan
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Maaya SakamotoMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
Hiroki YasumotoBatou (voice)
Yuichi NakamuraTogusa (voice)
Kazuhiro YamajiDaisuke Aramaki (voice)
Kousuke GotoIshikawa (voice)
Toru NaraSaito (voice)
Marie OoiOperator (voice)
Tomoko KanedaFuchikoma (voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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