2005·Science Fiction·2h 40m
7.1
★
The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as Section 9 enters the hunt for a suspect capable of unfathomable actions in this compilation of Stand Alone Complex content.
Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
cyborg
cyberpunk
compilation
edited from tv series
seinen
cybercrime
anime
original video animation (ova)
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Cast
Atsuko Tanaka
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Osamu Saka
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Ishikawa (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Togusa/The Laughing Man (voice)
Toru Okawa
Saito (voice)
Taro Yamaguchi
Borma (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Tachikoma (voice)
Takashi Onozuka
Pazu (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Batou (voice)
Ai Orikasa
Sano (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Kusunoki (voice)
Ken Narita
Nanao (voice)
Crew
Kenji Kamiyama
Director
Taiki Sakurai
Screenplay
Dai Sato
Screenplay
Kenji Kamiyama
Screenplay
Tetsuya Nishio
Character Designer
Takayuki Goto
Character Designer
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
nicholas
9.0★ · 03/09/26
I didn’t know this was on Letterboxd! I’m using this to review season 1 of SAC as a whole, not just the laughing man storyline. I really loved it! There was some “Meh” episodes but the good ones really made up for it. The last 2 especially are masterpieces. Really throughly enjoyed
I didn’t know this was on Letterboxd! I’m using this to review season 1 of SAC as a whole, not just the laughing man storyline. I really loved it! There was some “Meh” episodes but the good ones really made up for it. The last 2 especially are masterpieces. Really throughly enjoyed
Carter
8.0★ · 12/16/24
Film: "You know what they call a copy without an original, right?"
Me: "oh yeah, Baudrillard coined the term simulacr-"
Film: "Stand Alone Complex"
Me: "...oh"
I was worried about watching this as I had been watching the series and I was afraid of missing everything that had been cut, but then I remembered the excessive restating of plot and filler and realized I'd be fine. The movie version is still aggressively hard to follow, especially because we are tasked with following multiple off-screen characters and their actions (and history). Still, the passionate plot against corporate conspiracy was admirable, and I very much enjoyed it. The action plays very nice against the political drama.
Me: "oh yeah, Baudrillard coined the term simulacr-"
Film: "Stand Alone Complex"
Me: "...oh"
I was worried about watching this as I had been watching the series and I was afraid of missing everything that had been cut, but then I remembered the excessive restating of plot and filler and realized I'd be fine. The movie version is still aggressively hard to follow, especially because we are tasked with following multiple off-screen characters and their actions (and history). Still, the passionate plot against corporate conspiracy was admirable, and I very much enjoyed it. The action plays very nice against the political drama.
Film: "You know what they call a copy without an original, right?"
Me: "oh yeah, Baudrillard coined the term simulacr-"
Film: "Stand Alone Complex"
Me: "...oh"
I was worried about watching this as I had been watching the series and I was afraid of missing everything that had been cut, but then I remembered the excessive restating of plot and filler and realized I'd be fine. The movie version is still aggressively hard to follow, especially because we are tasked with following multiple off-screen characters and their actions (and history). Still, the passionate plot against corporate conspiracy was admirable, and I very much enjoyed it. The action plays very nice against the political drama.
Me: "oh yeah, Baudrillard coined the term simulacr-"
Film: "Stand Alone Complex"
Me: "...oh"
I was worried about watching this as I had been watching the series and I was afraid of missing everything that had been cut, but then I remembered the excessive restating of plot and filler and realized I'd be fine. The movie version is still aggressively hard to follow, especially because we are tasked with following multiple off-screen characters and their actions (and history). Still, the passionate plot against corporate conspiracy was admirable, and I very much enjoyed it. The action plays very nice against the political drama.
bisho
9.0★ · 12/16/24
Using this to rate the first season of Stand Alone Complex as it's not on here, but I do plan on watching the movie and will make a subsequent review.
The show was pretty good. It expands on all of the characters and the overrarching narrative was really interesting. If you liked the 1995 movie, then you will most likely enjoy this. My only complaint is that while the season is decently split into main narrative episodes and stand-alone episodes, there's a hefty chunk of episodes that were all stand-alone in a row. As someone who enjoyed the Laughing Man arc, it got a little tedious getting 3-4 episodes straight without going back to it.
I'm pretty excited to watch the OVA, I really wonder if any new scenes will get added or if it's merely a compilation of scenes from the show. I'm also worried about what will be removed as there are 12 main narrative episodes which totals to about 5 hours, but the movie itself is nearly 3 so there are bound to be some immense cutting.
The show was pretty good. It expands on all of the characters and the overrarching narrative was really interesting. If you liked the 1995 movie, then you will most likely enjoy this. My only complaint is that while the season is decently split into main narrative episodes and stand-alone episodes, there's a hefty chunk of episodes that were all stand-alone in a row. As someone who enjoyed the Laughing Man arc, it got a little tedious getting 3-4 episodes straight without going back to it.
I'm pretty excited to watch the OVA, I really wonder if any new scenes will get added or if it's merely a compilation of scenes from the show. I'm also worried about what will be removed as there are 12 main narrative episodes which totals to about 5 hours, but the movie itself is nearly 3 so there are bound to be some immense cutting.
Using this to rate the first season of Stand Alone Complex as it's not on here, but I do plan on watching the movie and will make a subsequent review.
The show was pretty good. It expands on all of the characters and the overrarching narrative was really interesting. If you liked the 1995 movie, then you will most likely enjoy this. My only complaint is that while the season is decently split into main narrative episodes and stand-alone episodes, there's a hefty chunk of episodes that were all stand-alone in a row. As someone who enjoyed the Laughing Man arc, it got a little tedious getting 3-4 episodes straight without going back to it.
I'm pretty excited to watch the OVA, I really wonder if any new scenes will get added or if it's merely a compilation of scenes from the show. I'm also worried about what will be removed as there are 12 main narrative episodes which totals to about 5 hours, but the movie itself is nearly 3 so there are bound to be some immense cutting.
The show was pretty good. It expands on all of the characters and the overrarching narrative was really interesting. If you liked the 1995 movie, then you will most likely enjoy this. My only complaint is that while the season is decently split into main narrative episodes and stand-alone episodes, there's a hefty chunk of episodes that were all stand-alone in a row. As someone who enjoyed the Laughing Man arc, it got a little tedious getting 3-4 episodes straight without going back to it.
I'm pretty excited to watch the OVA, I really wonder if any new scenes will get added or if it's merely a compilation of scenes from the show. I'm also worried about what will be removed as there are 12 main narrative episodes which totals to about 5 hours, but the movie itself is nearly 3 so there are bound to be some immense cutting.
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