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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex S1E5 — C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex•Season 1•Episode 5

C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY

7.5/10 · 376 votesDec 1, 200225 min

Ranked #15 of 26 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

The Laughing Man, having returned after a six-year absence, threatens to assassinate the Superintendent-General of the police. Aramaki, however, thinks it's a cover-up. He briefs Section 9 on the prime suspect, Nanao=A, an incredibly gifted programmer who developed the micro-machines that are currently the foundation

Directed byRyutaro Nakamura

Written byJunichi Fujisaku

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Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes26

SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9 still

SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9

SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION still

SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION

SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I still

SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I

C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER still

C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER

C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY still

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C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY

C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME still

C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME

SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR still

SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR

SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS still

SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS

C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT! still

C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!

SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE still

SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE

C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ still

C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ

SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM still

SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM

SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL still

SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL

SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$ still

SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$

SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES still

SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES

SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O still

SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O

SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE still

SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE

SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE still

SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE

SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED still

SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED

C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW still

C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW

C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER still

C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER

C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL still

C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL

C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX still

C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX

C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION still

C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION

C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE still

C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE

C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX still

C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX

Cast18

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Batou (voice)

Osamu Saka

Osamu Saka

Daisuke Aramaki (voice)

Taimei Suzuki

Taimei Suzuki

Kubota (voice)

Takashi Onozuka

Takashi Onozuka

Paz (voice)

Taro Yamaguchi

Taro Yamaguchi

Borma (voice)

Toru Okawa

Toru Okawa

Saito (voice)

Sakiko Tamagawa

Sakiko Tamagawa

Tachikoma (voice) / Uchikoma (voice) / Togusa's Wife (voice)

Yuko Sumitomo

Yuko Sumitomo

Nasami Kurta (voice)

Yutaka Nakano

Yutaka Nakano

Ishikawa (voice)

Yoji Matsuda

Yoji Matsuda

MacLachlan Marshall (voice)

Miyu Tsuzurahara

Miyu Tsuzurahara

Moe (voice)

Crew12

J

Junichi Fujisaku

Writer

R

Ryutaro Nakamura

Director

T

Tatsuya Oka

Key Animation

F

Fumio Matsumoto

Key Animation

S

Shigeyuki Suga

Animation Director

S

Shigeyuki Suga

Key Animation

K

Kaname Watabe

Key Animation

S

Sachiko Oohashi

Key Animation

H

Hitoshi Kagiyama

Key Animation

Haruo Sotozaki

Haruo Sotozaki

Key Animation

H

Hirotoshi Takaya

Key Animation

R

Ryutaro Nakamura

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY" is episode 5 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 376 votes, ranking #15 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Ryutaro Nakamura and written by Junichi Fujisaku, it aired on December 1, 2002.

Next: E6 · C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME Best of Season 1