Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Set in a futuristic Japan after the end of a brutal world war science has advanced by leaps & bounds giving humanity the choice to prolong life & reduce suffering with the use of sophisticated cybernetics With all of humanity linked into one system of minds & personalities known as ghosts the biggest threat to civilization is the cyber terrorists capable of hijacking people s bodies & memories 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 & her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source As they delve deeper & deeper into their investigation they uncover traces of government corruption & a shadowy broker that bears an all-too-familiar face When your target can be anywhere & look like anyone the only choice you have is to trust your ghost & hope you aren t infected too