Directing
Mamoru Oshii
8 August 1951 (75) Tokyo, Japan
- Directed
- 54
- Written
- 58
- Produced
- 1
- Movies
- 6
- Shows
- 1
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).
Known For
- Upcoming
- Chimera · Film · Director
- 2026
- Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 · Film · Director
- 2025
- Innovators of Japan Anime · Film
- 2023
- Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds · Film
- The Fire Hunter · Series · Series Composition
- 2022
- Blood Friends · Film · Director
- 2021
- Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist · Film
- We Made a Beautiful Bouquet · Film · Mamoru Oshii
- THE ANIME STUDIO · Series · Ghost in the Shell Director
- Vlad Love · Series · Executive Producer
- 2020
- Beautiful Dreamer · Film · Original Story
- 2018
- Illang: The Wolf Brigade · Film · Original Story
- 2017
- Sand Whale and Me · Series · Director
- 2016
- Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot · Film · Original Story
- G2.5 · Film · Director
- 2015
- The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War · Film · Director
- Nowhere Girl · Film · Director
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 · Film · Director
- 2014
- Garm Wars: The Last Druid · Film · Director
- The Next Generation: Patlabor · Series · Director
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 · Film · Screenplay
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2 · Film · General Manager
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 · Film · Director
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 · Film · Director
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 · Film · General Manager
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 · Film · General Manager
- 2013
- Rewind This! · Film
- 2012
- Blood-C: The Last Dark · Film · Original Story
- 2010
- Halo Legends · Film · Director
- Halo Legends · Series · Supervising Producer
- Je t'aime · Film · Director
- 009: The Reopening · Film · Director
- 28½ · Film · Director
- 2009
- Blood: The Last Vampire · Film · Characters
- Assault Girls · Film · Director
- Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai · Film · Screenplay
- Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut) · Film · Screenplay
- 2008
- Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality · Film
- Ghost in the Shell 2.0 · Film · Director
- The Sky Crawlers · Film · Director
- Ani*Kuri15 · Film · Director
- Kill · Film · Director
- Cellphone Investigator 7 · Series · Director
- 2007
- Ani*Kuri15 · Series · Director
- The Women of Fast Food · Film · Director
- 2006
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven · Film · Story
- Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters · Film · Director
- Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~ · Film · Writer
- 2005
- Blood+ · Series · Original Story
- Open Your Mind · Film · Executive Producer
- 2004
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence · Film · Screenplay
- Windy Tales · Series · Supervising Producer
- 2003
- Killers · Film · Director
- Tokyo Scanner · Film · Supervising Producer
- Tokyo Vein · Film · Supervising Producer
- 2002
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex · Series · Story
- Patlabor WXIII the Movie · Film · Original Story
- MiniPato · Series · Producer
- 2001
- Avalon · Film · Director
- G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War · Film · Director
- 2000
- Blood: The Last Vampire · Film · Creator
- 1999
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade · Film · Screenplay
- 1995
- Ghost in the Shell · Film · Director
- 1993
- Patlabor 2: The Movie · Film · Director
- 1992
- Talking Head · Film · Writer
- Patlabor: One Day of Noa · Film · Original Story
- 1991
- Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops · Film · Writer
- 1990
- Patlabor: The New Files · Series · Author
- MAROKO · Film · Screenplay
- 1989
- Patlabor: The Movie · Film · Director
- Patlabor: The TV Series · Series · Writer
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! · Series · Director
- 1988
- Patlabor: Early Days · Series · Director
- In the Aftermath · Film · Writer
- 1987
- The Red Spectacles · Film · Director
- Twilight Q · Film · Screenplay
- Zillion · Series · Storyboard Artist
- Twilight Q · Series · Director
- 1985
- Angel's Egg · Film · Director
- Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party · Film · Storyboard Artist
- Dallos Special · Film · Director
- 1984
- Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer · Film · Screenplay
- 1983
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You · Film · Director
- Dallos · Film · Director
- Dallos · Series · Screenplay
- 1982
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils · Film · Director
- 1981
- Urusei Yatsura · Series · Director
- The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra · Film · Director
- 1980
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils · Series · Director
- 1977
- Time Bokan Series: Yatterman · Series · Storyboard Artist
- Homerun Kanta · Series · Storyboard Artist