Ishikawa

Ishikawa’s Role in The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

One of the original recruits to Section 9 who once served alongside Kusanagi and Batou in South America during their Ground Self-Defense Forces days, Ishikawa brings a history with the team that runs deep. His expertise sits squarely in the digital domain: data analysis, cyberbrain operations, and electronic countermeasures that the rest of the squad relies on without fully understanding. Despite working in one of the most cybernetically augmented units in the country, Ishikawa is notably one of the least enhanced members of the team, a detail that occasionally puts him at a disadvantage when field operations go sideways. That contrast between his digital mastery and relatively organic body is one of the quietly fascinating tensions the character carries. Science SARU’s adaptation, helmed by director Mokochan and rooted firmly in Masamune Shirow’s original manga, repositions Ishikawa back to his source material roots, giving the bearded veteran another chapter amid the squad’s pursuit of the mysterious hacker known as the Puppet Master.

Who Voices Ishikawa in The Ghost in the Shell (2026)?

In the English dub of the 2026 series, Ishikawa is voiced by John Bentley, whose casting was confirmed ahead of the UK premiere screening. On the Japanese side, Yutaka Nakano has been the definitive voice of Ishikawa across the franchise since Mamoru Oshii’s landmark 1995 film, reprising the role through Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, the Stand Alone Complex series, and Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 on Netflix, making him one of the most consistent presences in the entire Ghost in the Shell casting history. Nakano is also recognized for roles including Shou Hei Kun in the long-running historical epic Kingdom and Aultcray Melromarc XXXII in The Rising of the Shield Hero.