Ghost In The Shell: Vol. 1 (DVD) [Standard]

Major Motoko Kusanagi is a beautiful but deadly cyborg that is squad leader of Section 9-the Japanese government's clandestine unit assigned to battle terrorism and cyber warfare. Surrounded by an expertly trained team, Motoko faces her ultimate challenge- the Laughing Man- a terrorist who orchestrated a kidnapping and extortion plot many years ago and has suddenly reappeared. In order to discover the identity of this enigmatic criminal, Motoko and Section 9 are drawn into a deadly labyrinth and they'll have to use all their expertise to survive.

The years 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, extortion, and corporate espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed to Japan's top homeland security force, drawing Major Kusanasi and Section 9 into the hunt for a suspect capable of hacking the eyes of every operative, obscuring all details of his appearance and leaving behind a trail of copycats and hacked cyborg citizens. Who is the Laughing Man? What are his motives? And how do you catch a criminal that you cannot see? Join the beautiful cyborg Motoko Kusanagi in a world of high technology and deadly conspiracies as she searches for the answers to these questions and more!

Based on the popular manga series by Masamune Shirow, this action-packed sci-fi saga is set in a futuristic world where humans can be enhanced by robotic augmentations. Counter-terrorist agent Major (Scarlett Johansson), the first mechanical body designed to house a human brain, begins to question who she is and embarks on a dangerous quest to learn the truth about her mysterious past. InchBeatInch Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han, and Juliette Binoche also star. 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.