Two new sculptures unveiled respectively at SORAYAMA Light Reflection Transparency −TOKYO− and Ghost in the Shell Exhibition

Two new sculptures by artist Hajime Sorayama, modeled after Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell, will be unveiled for the first time in the world. One work will be presented at Sorayama’s largest-ever retrospective exhibition, SORAYAMA: Light, Reflection, Transparency −TOKYO−, opening on March 14, 2026 at CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO in Kyobashi, Tokyo. The other will be revealed at Ghost in the Shell Exhibition Ghost and the Shell, held from January 30 to April 5, 2026 at TOKYO NODE in Toranomon. The announcement was made on December 5, 2025.

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© Hajime Sorayama. Courtesy of NANZUKA

SORAYAMA: Light, Reflection, Transparency −TOKYO− presents the largest retrospective exhibition of Hajime Sorayama’s career. Centered on the aesthetic of “the beauty of the human body and machinery,” which Sorayama has pursued for many years, the exhibition traces his exploration of “light,” “transparency,” and “reflection,” from his early masterpieces to his latest works. Based on the exhibition that attracted significant attention in Shanghai, the Tokyo edition returns to Japan in an updated form in both content and scale.

The newly announced sculptures are based on Motoko Kusanagi, the iconic character from the cyberpunk science fiction masterpiece Ghost in the Shell, originally created by Shirow Masamune. Reconstructed as a “future body” through Sorayama’s unique interpretation, the work intersects with the long-standing theme of “the boundary between human and machine” explored throughout the Ghost in the Shell series, while also resonating with the core of Sorayama’s own artistic practice. Sexy Robot_The Ghost in the Shell type 2 (2026) will be exhibited at SORAYAMA: Light, Reflection, Transparency −TOKYO−. Sexy Robot_The Ghost in the Shell type 1 (2026) will be unveiled at Ghost in the Shell Exhibition Ghost and the Shell.

The year 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release of GHOST IN THE SHELL / Ghost in the Shell (1995), and the series continues to attract renewed attention both in Japan and internationally. In 2026, a new TV animation titled Ghost in the Shell THE GHOST IN THE SHELL, produced by Science SARU, is scheduled for broadcast, with Hajime Sorayama in charge of the title logo design. Created within this context linking the 30th anniversary to the new animation project, the sculpture stands approximately three meters tall. Incorporating mirrored and transparent materials that generate multilayered reflections of light, the work embodies Sorayama’s long-standing pursuit of “light,” “transparency,” and “reflection.”

Comment by Hajime Sorayama

I designed this work with my own respect and affection for Shirow Masamune. While staying close to the concept of Ghost in the Shell, I have also reflected my own aesthetic. Through the idea and concept of this three-dimensional work themed on Motoko Kusanagi, I feel that I have been able to express her presence and worldview more freely.

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SORAYAMA: Light, Reflection, Transparency −TOKYO−

Ghost in the Shell Exhibition Ghost and the Shell