Major MOTOKO Kusanagi, captain of the ghost in the shell, is a female transformation cyborg body with the right judgment and calm agile action. She is an expert in illegal activities, intelligence, and destruction. The class of the major comes from the special search team of the Ministry of internal affairs. Her origin was Japanese military forces ("guard") and finally ranked "three zuo" (Major), at the same time it also became her nickname in Nine Class. In the Nine Class, she is nearly the captain, with high leadership and command ability, rich practical experience, and good at computer warfare. Before joining the Nine Class, she worked with some members of the army. Her earlier experience is unknown. Women, 168 centimeters tall, but weight and age are unknown. She is almost the protagonist of every piece of work.
All parts except the brain of Major MOTOKO has been transformed into a cyborg. Her biochemical senses seem to be only more than 20 years old, but the actual age should be over thirty-five. Her biochemical accessory brain connects all computer networks on the earth. The appearance of the humanoid makes her doubt the existence of her soul.
Ghost in the Shell: this live-action film only retained the shell and lost the soul. In this high-tech company, the body is more than the brain, vision is more than thinking, and lost the dark, poetic essence which is full of mystery of the original version.