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November 28, 2004 TV Episode Kôkaku Kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex

English title: The Visual Device Will Laugh

Series title: Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Studio
Production I.G, Bandai Visual Co. Ltd., Kodansha Ltd., DENTSU Music And Entertainment Inc.
Distributor
Bandai Visual Co. Ltd.

Synopsis

While working late, Togusa gets a call from one of his colleagues from his days on the police force. It seems that he's uncovered something strange happening with the investigators in the Laughing Man Unit, a special task force formed to catch the infamous cyber criminal known only as the laughing man. But before he can meet with Togusa, he's killed in a car accident. Now, Togusa only has an envelope full of photos to go on- can he put the pieces of the puzzle together?

Characters

Batou, Togusa, Motoko Kusanagi.
Characters (English Version): Tachikomas, Togusa, Saitou, Motoko Kusanagi, Operator, Lab Tech, Pazu, Ishikawa, Batou, Daisuke Aramaki, Bouma, Yamaguchi's Wife, Fukami, Daido, Matsuoka, Takekawa, Nibu, Yamaguchi, Announcer, Mork

Credits

Directing

Director
Kenji Kamiyama

Writing

Writer
Shotaro Suga

Animation

Animator
Takayuki Goto

Voices

(English Version)
Lara Jill Miller (Tachikoma), Crispin Freeman (Togusa), Rebecca Forstadt (Tachikoma), Dave Wittenberg (Saitou), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Motoko Kusanagi), Melissa Fahn (Tachikoma), Sandy Fox (Tachikoma), Debra Jean Rogers (Operator), Ewan Chung (Lab Tech), Lia Sargent (Tachikoma), Robert Wicks (Pazu), Michael McCarty (Ishikawa), Richard Epcar (Batou), William Knight (Daisuke Aramaki), Sherry Lynn (Tachikoma), Dean Wain (Bouma), Julie Maddalena (Tachikoma), Michelle Ruff (Yamaguchi's Wife), Steve Bulen (Fukami), Christopher Carrol (Daido), Doug Stone (Matsuoka), Michael McConnohie (Takekawa), Mike Reynolds (Nibu), Kirk Bailey (Yamaguchi), Stephen Apostolina (Announcer), Screaming Mad George (Mork)

Music

Music
Yôko Kanno
Song "Inner Universe"
Yôko Kanno
Song "Lithium Flower"
Yôko Kanno
Lyricist ("Lithium Flower")
Tim Jensen
Singer ("Lithium Flower")
Scott Matthew
Lyricists ("Inner Universe")
Origa, Shanti Snyder
Singer ("Inner Universe")
Origa

Crew

Art Direction
Yusuke Takeda
ADR Engineer
Collin McQueen
Digital ADR Tracking
David W. Barr
On-Line Supervisor
Ken Ohara
Voice Director
Kevin Seymour
Character Designer
Makoto Shimomura
English Adaptation Production Associates
ZRO Limit

Companies and other credits

  • English Adaptation Production: Bandai Entertainment Inc
  • English Adaptation Production Associates: Animaze Inc
  • English Adaptation Recording Facility: Magnitude 8 Post