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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (2013)
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (2013)
Original name: 攻殻機動隊ARISE border: 1 Ghost Pain
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min.
Story: The story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg, wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.
Style: anime, sexy, atmospheric, melancholic, talky, stylized, tense, deep, cyber, inspirational ...
Plot: cyberpunk, distopia, fight scenes, ghost in the shell, investigation, police investigation, moral ambiguity, character study, ghost, dialogue, imagination, love story, storytelling, cyborgs, mature, self discovery, superhero, asian, female nudity, androids, fantasy world, sexualized violence, catastrophe, robot, revenge ...
Place: japan, east asia
Keyword: reboot

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, cyberpunk anime, futuristic and suspenseful films with plots about cyberpunk, distopia, rivalry, artificial intelligence, superhero, danger and dystopia mostly in Animation, Sci-Fi and Action genres. Some movies like Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain: Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015), Black Magic M-66 (1987), Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008), Vexille (2007), Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 59 min.
Story: The upcoming installment's story takes place amidst signs of postwar reconstruction in the winter of 2028. Tensions are rising in New Port City as demonstrations are held concerning the interests of foreign cartels. This leads to a shooting ...
Style: anime, stylized, philosophical, humorous, atmospheric ...
Plot: androids and robots, cyborgs, cyberpunk, distopia, ghost in the shell, giant robot, fight scenes, supernatural, brutality, violent, technology, chase ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: japan, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ghost In The Shell: The New Movie (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Set in a futuristic Japan after the end of a brutal world war, science has advanced by leaps and bounds giving humanity the choice to prolong life and reduce suffering with the use of sophisticated cybernetics. With all of humanity linked into one ...
Style: anime, computer animated, melancholic, futuristic, suspense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: cyberpunk, ghost in the shell, artificial intelligence, fantasy world, cyberspace, distopia, terrorism, internet, technology, terrorist group, bomb, villain ...
Time: future
Place: tokyo, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 2 - Ghost Whisper (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 57 min.
Story: Freed of her responsibilities with the 501 Organization, Motoko Kusanagi must now learn how to take orders from Aramaki. Someone hacks the Logicomas, and Batou enlists the help of former army intelligence officer Ishikawa and former air artillery ...
Style: anime, exciting, psychological, stylized, serious ...
Plot: cyberpunk, androids and robots, ghost in the shell, terrorism, partner, special agent, artificial intelligence, danger, fighting crime, police investigation, partners against crime, imaginary ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: east asia, kurdistan, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 55 min.
Story: Posing as lovers on vacation, Motoko and Batou work to try to stop a terrorist organization whose symbol is the Scrasath. Meanwhile, Togusa investigates a murder of a man who possessed a prosthetic leg manufactured by the Mermaid's Leg ...
Style: anime, rough, exciting, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: androids and robots, cyberpunk, ghost in the shell, police investigation, fighting crime, terrorism, artificial intelligence, partner, special agent, murder, undercover, danger ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: japan
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Pyrophoric Cult (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min.
Story: Motoko and her squad are finally getting closer to Fire-Starter's broker, but things get tense when they're instructed to take a backseat role on a sting op. Part five of the OVA series, containing the materials developed for Alternative ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, futuristic, deep ...
Plot: cyberpunk, distopia, ghost in the shell, fight, superhero team, battles, save the day, mission, virus, teamwork, heroic mission, rescue mission ...
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Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Year 2116—The Japanese government begins to export the Sibyl System unmanned drone robots to troubled countries, and the system spreads throughout the world. A state in the midst of a civil war, SEAUn (the South East Asia Union), brings in the ...
Style: anime, adult anime, psychological, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: cyberpunk, terrorism, conspiracy, injustice, police, investigation, murder, artificial intelligence, military police, interrogation, trap, soldier ...
Time: near future
Place: japan, southeast asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, serious, stylized, futuristic ...
Plot: androids and robots, hacker, cyberpunk, ghost in the shell, dystopian future, terrorism, politics, investigation, imaginary, cyberspace, artificial intelligence, secret agent ...
Time: future, 2030s, 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 160 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: anime, exciting, futuristic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: cyberspace, cyberpunk, ghost in the shell, artificial intelligence, danger, investigation, terrorism, hacker, dystopian future, fighting crime, dishonesty, law enforcement ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Solid State Society 3D (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A new 3D version of Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society.
Style: anime, exciting, suspense, captivating, cyber ...
Plot: cyborgs, cyberpunk, ghost in the shell, tough girl, violence, strong female lead, machine, twists and turns, computer, computer hacker, hacker, superhero ...
Time: 2030s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 162 min.
Story: The year is 2030. Six months passed since the Laughing Man Incident was solved. About 3 million refugees are living in Japan, invited to fill the labor shortage. However, the emergent presence of the invited-refugees intensified their confrontation ...
Style: anime, serious, exciting, suspenseful, cyber ...
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Time: future
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Groundbreaking director Mamoru Oshii continues to push the boundaries of art and anime with this universally acclaimed cyber thriller following cyborg detective Batou as he tries to unravel the reasons for a murderous robot revolt in the year 2032. ...
Style: futuristic, anime, philosophical, cyber, surreal ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: cyberpunk, cyborgs, artificial intelligence, androids and robots, distopia, androids, investigation, robot, hacker, ghost in the shell, technology, computers and web ...
Time: future, 2030s, 21st century
Place: japan, taiwan, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Black Magic M-66 (1987)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min.
Story: A freelance reporter stumbles on a desperate military operation. An army chopper has crashed and its cargo has been activated. Now there are two killer androids running loose in the wilderness and have the daughter of their inventor as their target. ...
Style: anime, mecha, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
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Country: Japan
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Style: anime, computer animated, mecha, stylized, futuristic ...
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Duration: 96 min.
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Style: anime, atmospheric, bleak, serious, futuristic ...
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Time: future, near future
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