2013 Japanese anime film directed by Yōichi Fujita

Rune Ballot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, Ballot feels grateful. However, she can't help but be curious about why he's done so much for her, so she does some research about his past on a computer. This turns out to be a mistake which will change her life greatly. When Shell finds out what she's done, he attempts to burn her to death by blowing up her car.

承受着残酷命运的少女露恩•芭洛特（林原惠美 配音）与强敌鲍伊德（矶部勉 配音）进行着实力悬殊的惨烈战斗，危急时刻，号称万能兵器的犯罪搜查官乌夫库克博士（八岛智人 配音）出现，拯救了濒临死亡的芭洛特。当芭洛特再次醒来，发现自己正置身于传说中的禁忌科学诞生之地——“乐园”实验室，再次她见识了许多奇怪的发明，并了解到“乐园”和三博士的过去。经过一番追查，她终于得知榭尔（中井和哉 配音）的记忆正藏在卡西诺赌场的一枚筹码之中。为了追查榭尔的过去，芭洛特化装成赌客走入凶险的赌场……
本片根据冲方丁的科幻小说改编，为“壳中少女”三部曲中第二部（另两部分别为“压缩”和“排气”）。

本作讲述的是这样一个故事：回到王立警察特殊犯罪捜査课的天才搜查官基思（キース・フリック）追寻着某个事件的犯人。该犯人是专门猎杀凶恶犯罪者的连续杀人犯，通称“Killer B”。在犯罪现场必然会刻下的“B”的文字引起了人们的注意和猜测。“B”其实是为了她的留言。“我在这里……”即使是身体变成了异形，黑羽也继续刻下无法传递的思念。基思和黑羽，两个未曾相见的人的命运终于被一个同样的阴谋卷在一起。