Mamoru Oshii
Born: 1951-08-08 in Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Directing
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).
Filmography
2026
- Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 ... (Director)
2023
- The Fire Hunter ... (Series Composition)
- Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds as Self
2022
- Blood Friends ... (Director)
2021
- Vlad Love ... (Executive Producer)
- We Made a Beautiful Bouquet as Mamoru Oshii
- THE ANIME STUDIO as Self - Ghost in the Shell Director
- Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist as Self
2020
- Beautiful Dreamer ... (Original Story)
- CONNECTED... ... (Director)
2018
- Illang: The Wolf Brigade ... (Original Story)
2017
- Sand Whale and Me ... (Director)
2016
- Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot ... (Original Story)
- G2.5 ... (Director)
2015
- Nowhere Girl ... (Director)
- The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War ... (Director)
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 ... (Screenplay)
2014
- The Next Generation: Patlabor ... (Director)
- Garm Wars: The Last Druid ... (Director)
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2 ... (Screenplay)
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 ... (General Manager)
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 ... (Director)
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 ... (Screenplay)
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 ... (General Manager)
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 ... (Director)
2013
- Rewind This! as Self
2012
- Blood-C: The Last Dark ... (Original Story)
2010
- Halo Legends ... (Supervising Producer)
- Halo Legends ... (Director)
- 28½ ... (Director)
- 009: The Reopening ... (Director)
- Je t'aime ... (Director)
2009
- Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai ... (Screenplay)
- Assault Girls ... (Director)
- Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut) ... (Screenplay)
2008
- Cellphone Investigator 7 ... (Director)
- The Sky Crawlers ... (Director)
- Ghost in the Shell 2.0 ... (Director)
- Ani*Kuri15 ... (Director)
- Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut) ... (Screenplay)
- Kill ... (Director)
- Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality
2007
- Ani*Kuri15 ... (Director)
- The Women of Fast Food ... (Director)
2006
2005
- Blood+ ... (Original Story)
- Open Your Mind ... (Executive Producer)
2004
- Windy Tales ... (Supervising Producer)
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ... (Screenplay)
- The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Self
2003
- Killers ... (Director)
- Tokyo Scanner ... (Supervising Producer)
- Tokyo Vein ... (Supervising Producer)
2002
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ... (Story)
- MiniPato ... (Producer)
- Patlabor WXIII the Movie ... (Original Story)
2001
- Avalon ... (Director)
- G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War ... (Director)
2000
- Blood: The Last Vampire ... (Supervising Producer)
1999
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade ... (Original Story)
1995
- Ghost in the Shell ... (Director)
- Ghost in the Shell: Production Report as Self
1993
- Patlabor 2: The Movie ... (Director)
1992
- Talking Head ... (Director)
- Patlabor: One Day of Noa ... (Original Story)
1991
- Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops ... (Director)
1990
- Patlabor: The New Files ... (Author)
- MAROKO ... (Screenplay)
1989
- Patlabor: The TV Series ... (Writer)
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! ... (Director)
- Patlabor: The Movie ... (Director)
1988
- Patlabor: Early Days ... (Director)
- In the Aftermath ... (Writer)
1987
- Zillion ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Twilight Q ... (Director)
- The Red Spectacles ... (Writer)
- Twilight Q ... (Director)
1985
- Angel's Egg ... (Director)
- Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Dallos Special ... (Screenplay)
1984
- Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer ... (Screenplay)
1983
- Dallos ... (Screenplay)
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You ... (Director)
- Dallos ... (Director)
1982
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils ... (Director)
1981
- The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra ... (Director)
1980
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils ... (Director)