Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2006 · 161 mins · Japanese

#22,640 2

Directed by

Kenji Kamiyama

Starring

Osamu Saka, Atsuko Tanaka, Sakiko Tamagawa, Takashi Onozuka, Yutaka Nakano, David Kaye

Set in 2030, six months after the Laughing Man Incident, Japan shelters three million refugees brought in to ease a labor shortage. Their presence fuels conflict with nationalist “Individualists,” sparking more terrorist attacks. The extremist group Individual Eleven launches a suicide strike that hides a larger conspiracy. Section 9 pursues the mastermind, while Kuze, a surviving member, rises as a charismatic leader of the refugees, intensifying the clash with the government, and Motoko senses a mysterious connection to him.