Ghost in the Shell: Arise: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 5 h 33 min. A film series that serves as a reimagining of Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell. The films feature new character designs and are directed by Kazuchika Kise, screenplay by Tow Ubukata, and music by Cornelius.

1. 
   Movie 1

   Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (2013)

   58 min · ★ 7.0

   The story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers (2013)

   57 min · ★ 7.0

   Freed of her responsibilities with the 501 Organization, Motoko Kusanagi must now learn how to take orders from Aramaki. Someone hacks the Logicomas, and Batou enlists the help of former army intelligence officer…

3. 
   Movie 3

   Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears (2014)

   59 min · ★ 6.8

   Posing as lovers on vacation, Motoko and Batou work to try to stop a terrorist organization whose symbol is the Scrasath. Meanwhile, Togusa investigates a murder of a man who possessed a prosthetic leg manufactured by…

4. 
   Movie 4

   Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014)

   59 min · ★ 6.9

   The upcoming installment's story takes place amidst signs of postwar reconstruction in the winter of 2028. Tensions are rising in New Port City as demonstrations are held concerning the interests of foreign cartels.…

5. 
   Movie 5

   Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015)

   1 h 40 min · ★ 6.6

   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 and her elite team of special operatives are…