Japan, 2029--The digital sea of information has washed over every aspect of      society. Amidst this electronic chaos surfaces an internationally notorious      computer criminal. Codenamed "The Puppet Master" for its ability to control      the minds of innocent victims, this unique and mysterious super-hacker is      suspected of a multitude of offenses, including stock market manipulation,     illegal data gathering, terrorist acts and infringement of cybernetic ethics.  Section 9, Japan's elite secret service unit, is called in to capture this       elusive criminal, only to discover that the elaborate web of evidence leads    back to Japan's own Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an intelligence without    physical form...a ghost in search of its shell. From the producers of          Mamoru Oshii---Japan---1995---82 mins.