Ghost in the Shell" collaborates with Japan Cybercrime Center!　Collaboration poster against cybercrime displayed nationwide

A collaboration with the Japan Cybercrime Center has been announced for the animated film "Ghost in the Shell: The New Gekijoban," which will be released in theaters on June 20.

Ghost in the Shell" is a theatrical anime produced to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the serialization of "Ghost in the Shell," a science fiction work based on the manga published by Masamune Shirow in 1989, which has been adapted for various media and boasts worldwide popularity. The film depicts the secret of the birth of the main character Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg with super wizard hacker skills, and the origin of the independent unit (=Ghost in the Shell) under the direct control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, led by her. The animation is directed by Kazuya Kise, character design by Kazuya Kise, script by Tow Ubukata, music by Cornelius, director by Kazuya Nomura, chief animation director by Toru Okubo, and produced by Production I.G. From April 2015, a new TV series "Ghost in the Shell ARISE" will begin, which will be connected to this work. ALTERNATIVE ARCHITECTURE" will be broadcast, and a live-action movie by Walt Disney Studios will be released on April 14, 2017.

This year's event will be a collaboration with the Japan Cybercrime Center. The collaboration poster promotes the message, "Fight Cybercrime!" will be displayed throughout Japan (transportation, public facilities, large commercial facilities, etc.) from early June to late July. This collaboration was made possible by the fact that the two organizations' objectives are linked: "The purpose of this collaboration is to collect and analyze information on cybercrime and to eliminate the threat of cybercrime," and the message is to make many people aware of the threat of cybercrime and to work together to eliminate it.