List of Ghost in the Shell characters
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This is a list of fictional characters in the Ghost in the Shell media franchise created by Masamune Shirow.
Public Security Section 9 members
Section Chief Directors
Chief Daisuke Aramaki
Voiced by: Tamio Oki (Japanese, films), Osamu Saka (Japanese, Stand Alone Complex), Ikkyu Juku (Japanese; ARISE); Kazuhiro Yamaji (Japanese, 2026 series); William Frederick Knight (English; films, Stand Alone Complex TV series, Bandai Visual dub; 1997 game, 2004 game, 2005 game), Russell Roberts (English; Stand Alone Complex OVAs, Ocean dub), Rik Thomas (English; Stand Alone Complex, Animax Asia dub), John Swasey (English; ARISE, Funimation dub); SungWon Cho (English, 2026 series)
Portrayed by: "Beat" Takeshi Kitano (2017 film)
Lt. Col. Daisuke Aramaki (荒巻 大輔, Aramaki Daisuke) is the Chief Executive Director of Public Security Section 9.
In Stand Alone Complex, Lt. Col. Aramaki is a strict chief, and is informally referred to by Section 9 agents as the "old ape" (most likely because in the original manga he was drawn with a face that appeared to be half monkey, half man). Even so, he is fiercely loyal to the members of Section 9, and often puts his own career on the line to ensure the survival of the rest of his team.
In 2nd GIG, Aramaki uses his political connections and no small amount of bargaining with the new prime minister to get Section 9 reinstated. He is shown to have a disconnected brother of similar age in the Dejima with the refugees, and in Solid State Society it is implied that he is the student of a once-feared military general, as well as that he was once married.
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