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Osamu Saka has 10 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Memories.
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
2014
Action · Animation
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura · With Tsutomu Isobe, Koichi Yamadera, Shozo Iizuka
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · With Shūichirō Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Bunshi Katsura VI
A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo.
Dir. Mamoru Oshii · With Mina Tominaga, Toshio Furukawa, Ryusuke Ohbayashi
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.
With Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Osamu Saka
as Daisuke Aramaki (voice) · Voice
The year is 2030, and an influx of refuges have effortlessly transformed themselves into a terrorist organization known as the "Individual Eleven." With a sadistic intent of mass destruction, will they triumph in victory or discover the gloomy pitfalls of defeat?
Dir. Kenji Kamiyama · With Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Koichi Yamadera
as Daisuke Aramaki (voice) · Voice
Prime Video · Rent
The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead.
Dir. Kenji Kamiyama · With Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Koichi Yamadera
A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.
Dir. Mamoru Oshii · With Mina Tominaga, Toshio Furukawa, Ryusuke Ohbayashi
as President Kozumi Rama (voice) · Voice
Ten Years ago, Genichiro Izayoi died trying to stop the sorcerer Rebi Ra, and as a result Shinjuku became a playground for demons. And now, the day approaches when Rebi Ra will complete his decade-long ritual to plunge the rest of the world into chaos! As Genichiro's son, it falls to Kyoya to venture into the heart of Shinjuku and put an end to the sorcerer his father couldn't beat. Can Kyoya exceed his father's legacy, or will the demons of Shinjuku create Hell on Earth?
Dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri · With Hideyuki Hori, Hiromi Tsuru, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Bombing case at Nichiuri TV in autumn. The Satsuki Cup, which crowns the winner of Japan's Hyakunin Isshu, is currently being filmed inside the facility. The incident results in a big commotion and, while the building is burning to ashes, the only people left inside are Hattori and Toyama Kazuha. They get rescued just in time by Conan , who rushes to the scene. Both the identity and purposes of the bomber are unknown.
Dir. Kobun Shizuno · With Minami Takayama, Kappei Yamaguchi, Wakana Yamazaki
In the year 2045, cybernetic mercenary Motoko Kusanagi returns to Section 9 to face a dangerous new threat: the posthumans.
Dir. Shirow Masamune · With Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera
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