Ambivalence
English title: The Hope Named Despair
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
As cybernetic technology advances, criminal activities are becoming daily common occurrences. For Chief Aramaki and his squad, Section 9 (a highly well organized police force), they are the only ones with the means to put an end to cyber terrorism. Togusa, Ishikawa, The Major (Motoko), Batou, and the rest of the Section 9 team through their "crusade" in stopping terrorism. A great cyber-punk experience.
Characters
Batou, Togusa, Motoko Kusanagi.
Characters (English Version): Tachikomas, Togusa, Saitou, Motoko Kusanagi, Operator, Lab Tech, Pazu, Ishikawa, Batou, Daisuke Aramaki, Bouma, Refugee, Gouda
Characters (English Version): Tachikomas, Togusa, Saitou, Motoko Kusanagi, Operator, Lab Tech, Pazu, Ishikawa, Batou, Daisuke Aramaki, Bouma, Refugee, Gouda
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Kenji Kamiyama
Producing
- Producer
- Yuichiro Matsuka, Charles McCarter, Kaoru Mfaume, Tsutomu Sugita
- Executive Producers
- Shigeru Watanabe, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
- Senior Producers
- Ken Iyadomi, Marvin Gleicher
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 (Refugee), Ivan Buckley (Gouda)
Music
- Music
- Yôko Kanno
- Song "Inner Universe"
- Yôko Kanno
- Song "Lithium Flower"
- Yôko Kanno
- Lyricist ("Lithium Flower")
- Tim Jensen
- Lyricists ("Inner Universe")
- Origa, Shanti Snyder
Animation
- Animator
- Takayuki Goto
Art Department
- Art Direction
- Yusuke Takeda
- Character Designer
- Makoto Shimomura
Sound
- ADR Engineer
- Collin McQueen
- Digital ADR Tracking
- David W. Barr
Music Department
- Singer ("Lithium Flower")
- Scott Matthew
- Singer ("Inner Universe")
- Origa
Casting
- Voice Director
- Kevin Seymour
Production Management
- English Adaptation Production Associates
- ZRO Limit
Crew
- On-Line Supervisor
- Ken Ohara
Companies and other credits
- English Adaptation Production: Bandai Entertainment Inc
- English Adaptation Production Associates: Animaze Inc
- English Adaptation Recording Facility: Magnitude 8 Post