Kurutan
CharacterKurutan earns her living as a nurse and stands among Motoko Kusanagi's civilian friends, one of the Major's companions when she is off the clock. She first shows up in the original manga, then returns for the Stand Alone Complex anime.
Appearance
The source material offers no real rundown of how Kurutan looks.
Personality
Kurutan plays the part of a warm, ordinary friend to the Major, yet she is not above losing patience with her, as one scene of her bristling at Kusanagi makes clear.
History
Her manga origins carry over into the Stand Alone Complex anime. The installment titled The Inviting Bird will Chant brings her on screen for the first time, meeting Motoko alongside another friend, Ran, in the apartment where the trio share cocktails, though the Major's mind stays fixed on the Laughing Man inquiry. The Fortunate Ones later spells out her nursing job and has her point Motoko toward a rash of stolen hearts. Come the episode In Corporat, she stands by as the Major is forced to change cyberbodies following her clash with Gayle Yasuoka.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kurutan in Ghost in the Shell?
Kurutan is a nurse and one of Motoko Kusanagi's civilian friends in Ghost in the Shell, one of the Major's companions when she is off the clock.
What is Kurutan's job?
Kurutan works as a nurse, a detail the Stand Alone Complex episode The Fortunate Ones spells out.
How does Kurutan help Motoko Kusanagi in Stand Alone Complex?
In the episode The Fortunate Ones, Kurutan points Motoko Kusanagi toward a rash of stolen hearts, drawing on what she knows from her nursing job.
Who is Kurutan's friend besides Motoko Kusanagi?
Kurutan is close with Ran, and the two of them first appear on screen together meeting Motoko in the episode The Inviting Bird will Chant.
Where did Kurutan first appear before Stand Alone Complex?
Kurutan's origins are in the original Ghost in the Shell manga, and her character carries over into the Stand Alone Complex anime.
Sources & Information
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