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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex :: C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION (01x24)
 
Episode Information
  
Title: C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION
Episode #: 01x24
Original Airdate: Sunday April 24th, 2005
10/10 (1 Vote cast)
Episode Crew
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Yasuhiro Shimotsukasa
Screenplay: Yoshiki Sakurai
 
Episode Summary
  
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With all the evidence they need, Aramaki and a healthy Togusa head over to the Prime Minister's residence with enough proof to bring down the man who has pulled the strings from the shadows: Secretary-General Kaoru Yakushima. However, before they can even leave the building, the Home Affairs Minister tells Aramaki that Section 9 is suspected of being the group behind the kidnapping of Ernest Serano. Those in high places, once again, conspire to move against Section 9.
 
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Guest Stars
  
Guest Stars
•Doug StonevoicedPrime MinisterRecurring (6th appearance)
•Lex LangvoicedCommanderRecurring (first appearance)
•Michael McConnohievoicedUmibouzu CaptainRecurring (5th appearance)
•Tom WynervoicedHome Affairs MinisterRecurring (third appearance)
•Kim Mai GuestvoicedNurse 
•Steve CasslingvoicedInvestigator 
 
Episode Notes
  
Japanese Title: 「孤城落日」 - 「Kojō Rakujitsu」
The literal translation of the title is 「Isolated Castle Setting Sun」 and the DVD translates the title as 「Stand Alone」
 
The news report at the beginning of the episode reveals that Section 9 is under the auspices of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
 
The elite Naval force that attacks Section 9 is called the Umibōzu. Written in Japanese as 海坊主, this super-secret assault force, under the auspices of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Army (in Japanese
日本海上自衛軍 or Nihon Kaijō Jieigun), lives up to their name: The Monsters of the Sea.
 
 
Featured Songs
  
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
•Origa「Inner Universe」 
•Scott Matthew「Lithium Flower」 
•Yōko Kanno「Access All Areas」 
 
Episode Quotes
  
Aramaki: Major, it's me.
Motoko: Did you manage to persuade the Prime Minister?
Aramaki: Assemble everyone at the Section 9 building right away.
Motoko: Any...other orders?
Aramaki: Don't die. Survive, no matter what.
 
 
Cultural References
  
Breaking News: "BRAIN DRAIN"
The Home Affairs Minster's call to Aramaki, and the news broadcast which highlights the secret activities of Section 9 is a reference to the outing of Motoko and Section 9 in chapter 10, "BRAIN DRAIN", from the 1991 Ghost in the Shell manga by Shirō Masamune.
 
Batou mentions that the Umibōzu was the unit that, "took part in the op to take back Nemuro." Nemuro is a city, and peninsula, on the northeastern side of the northern island of Hokkaidō. It is also next to the four islands that the Japanese, and this series, call the Northern Territories (as mentioned in episode 19 - "CAPTIVATED").
 
 
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