Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
A cybernetic investigator hunts the forces behind a terrorist bombing in a tense, philosophically charged future-city conspiracy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- paranoid
- cerebral
- tense
- anime marathon
- cyberpunk night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation unfolds in 2027 Newport City amid ubiquitous cybernetic bodies, hacking, and political violence.
Motoko Kusanagi uses a full-body cyber prosthesis while the plot foregrounds hackers, memory manipulation, and transhuman bodies.
A bombing and computer virus lead Public Security into a conspiracy involving terrorism and the 501 Organization.
Production I.G.'s anime presentation emphasizes technologically saturated cityscapes, cybernetic combat, and digital surveillance.
Films like Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone, and why
Ghost in the Shell
shared cyberpunk anime aesthetics, cybernetic identity themes, and philosophical crime investigation
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
shared techno-noir atmosphere, hacking conspiracies, and questions about consciousness in networked societies
Appleseed
shared animated science fiction action, body modification, and cybernetic terrorism
Psycho-Pass: The Movie
shared dystopian cyberpunk setting, police investigation, and transhumanist themes
Movie Details
- Directors
- Susumu Kudo, Kazuchika Kise
- Release Date
- 2014-09-06
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (149)
Cast
- Maaya Sakamoto
- Ikkyu Juku
- Kenichirou Matsuda
- Aya Hisakawa
- Kazuya Nakai
- Shunsuke Sakuya
- Mayumi Asano
- Miyuki Sawashiro
- Yoji Ueda
- Takanori Hoshino
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone about?
- A cybernetic investigator hunts the forces behind a terrorist bombing in a tense, philosophically charged future-city conspiracy.
- What is Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone as moderate.
- Which films are like Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone?
- Films with a similar feel include Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Appleseed, and Psycho-Pass: The Movie.
- How long is Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone?
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone runs 59 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone?
- In United States, Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.
In Ember's collections
Movies like Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
- Ghost in the Shell1995
- PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie2015
- Altered Carbon: Resleeved2020
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence2004
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain2013
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears2014
- Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops1991
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie2015
- BLAME!2017
- Patlabor: The Movie1989
