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Mamoru Oshii

Mamoru Oshii

Director · Born August 8, 1951 · Tokyo, Japan

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Biography

Mamoru Oshii (押井 守, Oshii Mamoru, born 8 August 1951) is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984), Angel's Egg (1985), Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993), and Ghost in the Shell (1995).

Directed 53

2020s

  1. 2026

    Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1

    Director

  2. 2022
  3. 2021

2010s

  1. 2017

    Sand Whale and Me

    Director

  2. 2016

    G2.5

    Director

  3. 2015
  4. 2014

    Garm Wars: The Last Druid

    Director

  5. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4

    Director

  6. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1

    Director

  7. 2010

    009: The Reopening

    Director

  8. 28½

    Director

  9. Je t'aime

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2008

    Kill

    Director

  3. Ani*Kuri15

    Director

  4. 2007

    The Women of Fast Food

    Director

  5. 2006

    Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~

    Director

  6. Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

    Director

  7. 2004
  8. 2003

    Killers

    Director

  9. 2001

    G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War

    Director

  10. Avalon

    Director

1990s

  1. 1995
  2. 1993
  3. 1992

    Talking Head

    Director

  4. 1991
  5. 1990

    MAROKO

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1988
  3. 1987

    Twilight Q

    Director

  4. Twilight Q

    Director

  5. 1985
  6. Dallos Special

    Director

  7. 1984
  8. 1983

    Dallos

    Director

  9. Dallos

    Director

  10. Urusei Yatsura: Only You

    Director

  11. 1982

    The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

    Director

  12. 1981
  13. The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra

    Director

  14. 1980

No release date

  1. Chimera

    Director

Wrote 58

2020s

  1. 2026

    Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1

    Screenplay

  2. 2023
  3. 2021
  4. 2020

    Beautiful Dreamer

    Original Story

2010s

  1. 2018
  2. 2016

    Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot

    Original Story

  3. G2.5

    Writer

  4. 2015
  5. 2014

    THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6

    Screenplay

  6. Garm Wars: The Last Druid

    Writer

  7. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5

    Screenplay

  8. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4

    Screenplay

  9. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2

    Screenplay

  10. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1

    Screenplay

  11. 2012

    Blood-C: The Last Dark

    Original Story

  12. 2010

    28½

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

    Screenplay

  3. Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)

    Screenplay

  4. 2008

    Ani*Kuri15

    Writer

  5. 2007

    The Women of Fast Food

    Writer

  6. 2006

    Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~

    Writer

  7. Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

    Screenplay, Original Story

  8. 2005
  9. 2004
  10. 2002
  11. 2001

    G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War

    Writer

  12. 2000

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1993
  3. 1992

    Talking Head

    Writer

  4. Patlabor: One Day of Noa

    Original Story

  5. 1991
  6. 1990
  7. MAROKO

    Screenplay, Original Story

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1988

    In the Aftermath

    Writer

  3. 1987

    Twilight Q

    Screenplay

  4. Twilight Q

    Screenplay, Story, Original Story

  5. 1985
  6. Dallos Special

    Screenplay

  7. 1984
  8. 1983

    Dallos

    Screenplay

  9. Dallos

    Screenplay, Writer

  10. Urusei Yatsura: Only You

    Adaptation

  11. 1981
  12. The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra

    Storyboard, Writer

Produced 16

2010s

  1. 2015
  2. 2014

    THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6

    General Manager

  3. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5

    General Manager

  4. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4

    General Manager

  5. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2

    General Manager

  6. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1

    General Manager

  7. 2010

2000s

  1. 2007

    The Women of Fast Food

    Executive Producer

  2. 2005

    Open Your Mind

    Executive Producer

  3. 2004
  4. 2003

    Tokyo Vein

    Supervising Producer

  5. Tokyo Scanner

    Supervising Producer

  6. 2002
  7. 2000

Art department 12

Created 6

2020s

  1. 2021

2010s

  1. 2017

    Sand Whale and Me

    Creator

  2. 2014

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1983

    Dallos

    Creator

Acted in 2

2000s

  1. 2008

    Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality

    Movie

Other crew 1

Appearances4

2020s

  1. 2023
  2. 2021

    THE ANIME STUDIO

    Self - Ghost in the Shell Director · 1 episode

  3. Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

    Self

2010s

  1. 2013

    Rewind This!

    Self