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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama

PG

2006 1h 45mAnimation, Action,

7.891%

A.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. Togusa is now the new leader of the team, that has considerably increased its appointed personnel. The expanded new Section 9 confronts a rash of complicated incidents, and investigations reveal that an ultra-wizard hacker nicknamed the "Puppet Master" is behind the entire series of events.

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Cast of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

Atsuko TanakaMotoko Kusangai (voice)
Osamu SakaDaisuke Aramaki (voice)
Koichi YamaderaTogusa (voice)
Akio OtsukaBatou (voice)
Yutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
Takashi OnozukaPaz (voice)
Toru OkawaSaito (voice)
Taro YamaguchiBorma (voice)
Sakiko TamagawaTachikoma (voice)
Ooki SugiyamaProto (voice)
Masahiro OgataAzuma (voice)
Eri OonoOperator (voice)
Eiji SekiguchiMatsui (voice)
Yoshiko SakakibaraKayabuki (voice)
Tessyo GendaNakamura (voice)
Taimei SuzukiKubota (voice)
Keisuke IshidaMunei (voice)
Masuo AmadaKa Gael (voice)
UokenMa Shaba (voice)
Mantaro IwaoRaj Puhto (voice)
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society Ratings & Reviews

RichyEOctober 26, 2025

Set in 2034, Section 9 is back, bigger and sharper, but the ghost still lingers. Two years after Major Kusanagi’s departure, Togusa leads an expanded Section 9 into a tangled investigation involving cyber-terrorism, child abductions and a mysterious hacker known as the Puppet Master. The stakes are high, the tone is somber and the philosophical weight returns in full force. Visually, it’s sleek and cinematic, a step up from the series, with polished animation and a haunting score that underscores the film’s darker themes. The cast is solid, with Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka and Koichi Yamadera reprising their roles with the same gravitas that made the series sing. The story dives deep into identity, autonomy and the ethics of cybernetic control, classic Ghost in the Shell territory. It’s more focused than the series, but still layered with political intrigue and metaphysical musings. Not quite as emotionally raw as the 1995 film, but it’s a worthy continuation, cerebral, stylish and quietly unsettling. A must watch for fans who followed the Stand Alone Complex arc and want closure with a philosophical sting.

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