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2005 · 160 mins · Japanese
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Directed by
Kenji Kamiyama
Starring
Miyu Irino, Minami Takayama, Osamu Saka, Atsuko Tanaka, Sakiko Tamagawa, Takashi Onozuka

Set in 2030, six years after the infamous Laughing Man terrorized top medical nanotech firms with cyber‑attacks, kidnappings and espionage, Section 9 receives fresh intelligence. The elite unit launches a relentless hunt for the elusive hacker, whose capabilities seem beyond imagination, in this Stand‑Alone Complex installment.

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