Mamoru Oshii

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Mamoru Oshii

Directing 75 August 8, 1951

Tokyo, Japan

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…

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Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

7.9 1995 Movie
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

7.4 2004 Movie
Angel's Egg

Angel's Egg

7.7 1985 Movie
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

7.4 1999 Movie
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

8.2 2002 TV Show
Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

7.4 2008 Movie
Blood+

Blood+

8.1 2005 TV Show
Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

5.9 2009 Movie
Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

6.9 2000 Movie
Avalon

Avalon

6.5 2001 Movie
Illang: The Wolf Brigade

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

6.3 2018 Movie
The Sky Crawlers

The Sky Crawlers

6.7 2008 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1

    Movie Director

  2. 2025
    Innovators of Japan Anime

    Movie

  3. 2023
    Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

    Movie Self

  4. 2023
    The Fire Hunter

    TV show Series Composition

  5. 2022
    Blood Friends

    Movie Director

  6. 2021
    THE ANIME STUDIO

    TV show Self - Ghost in the Shell Director

  7. 2021
    Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

    Movie Self

  8. 2021
    Vlad Love

    TV show Executive Producer

  9. 2021
    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    Movie Mamoru Oshii

  10. 2020
    CONNECTED...

    Movie Director

  11. 2020
    Beautiful Dreamer

    Movie Original Story

  12. 2018
    Illang: The Wolf Brigade

    Movie Original Story

  13. 2017
    Sand Whale and Me

    TV show Director

  14. 2016
    Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot

    Movie Original Story

  15. 2016
    G2.5

    Movie Director

  16. 2015
    Nowhere Girl

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2015
    The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War

    Movie Director

  2. 2015
    THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 2014
    THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6

    Movie General Manager

  4. 2014
    Garm Wars: The Last Druid

    Movie Director

  5. 2014
    THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 2014
    THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4

    Movie Director

  7. 2014
    THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3

    Movie General Manager

  8. 2014
    THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 2014
    THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1

    Movie Director

  10. 2014
    The Next Generation: Patlabor

    TV show Director

  11. 2013
    Rewind This!

    Movie Self

  12. 2012
    Blood-C: The Last Dark

    Movie Original Story

  13. 2010
    009: The Reopening

    Movie Director

  14. 2010
    28½

    Movie Director

  15. 2010
    Je t'aime

    Movie Director

  16. 2010
    Halo Legends

    Movie Director

  17. 2010
    Halo Legends

    TV show Supervising Producer

  18. 2009
    Assault Girls

    Movie Director

  19. 2009
    Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

    Movie Screenplay

  20. 2009
    Blood: The Last Vampire

    Movie Characters

  21. 2009
    Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 2008
    Kill

    Movie Director

  23. 2008
    Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality

    Movie

  24. 2008
    The Sky Crawlers

    Movie Director