Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

Directed by Kazuchika Kise, Masahiko Murata

Produced by Bandai Visual, TOHO

201358 min7.0 / 10

A cerebral, paranoid cyberpunk thriller exploring identity and memory through overlapping investigations in a post-war dystopia.

The story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg, wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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