FILM
When a ghost-infecting virus known as Fire-Starter begins spreading through the system resulting in the assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister, Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source.
Directed by Kazuya Nomura
Starring Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyu Juku, Kenichirou Matsuda, Tarusuke Shingaki, Shunsuke Sakuya, Takuro Nakakuni, Yoji Ueda, Kazuya Nakai
From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
| In cinemas | 26 November 2015 |
|---|---|
| Digital release | No date listed |
| Physical release | No date listed |
| First cinema release anywhere | 20 June 2015 (Japan) |
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| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 20 Jun 2015 | – | 28 Oct 2015 |
| United States | 10 Nov 2015 | – | – |
| United Kingdom | – | – | 12 Jul 2016 |
| South Korea | 20 Apr 2017 | – | – |
| Germany | – | 29 Sept 2017 | – |
| Portugal | – | – | 28 Nov 2018 |
| Brazil | – | 21 Mar 2022 | – |
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