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Mamoru Oshii

Directing

Mamoru Oshii

JA, EN, FR, KO cinema · 68 credits

Born

8 August 1951 (age 75)

Birthplace

Tokyo, Japan

Also known as 押井 守 · Mamoru Oshii · おしい まもる

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

Filmography

Chimera poster

Chimera

JANot rated

Director

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 poster

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1

JA · 2026Not rated

Director, Screenplay

グローバルヒットメーカー ジャパンアニメの革新者たち

2025

Innovators of Japan Anime

JA · 2025Not rated

Actor

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds poster

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

EN · 20236.6

as Self

Blood Friends poster

Blood Friends

JA · 20226.5

Director

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist poster

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

FR · 20216.7

as Self

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet poster

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

JA · 20217.7

as Mamoru Oshii

Beautiful Dreamer poster

Beautiful Dreamer

JA · 20207.0

Original Story

Illang: The Wolf Brigade poster

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

KO · 20186.3

Original Story

Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot poster

Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot

JA · 20167.3

Original Story

G2.5 poster

G2.5

JA · 2016Not rated

Director, Writer

The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War poster

The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War

JA · 20156.4

Director, Screenplay, Original Story

Nowhere Girl poster

Nowhere Girl

JA · 20155.6

Director

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 poster

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7

JA · 20156.0

Screenplay, General Manager, Director

Garm Wars: The Last Druid poster

Garm Wars: The Last Druid

EN · 20144.6

Director, Writer

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 poster

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1

JA · 20146.0

Director, Screenplay, General Manager

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2 poster

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2

JA · 20146.0

Screenplay, General Manager

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 poster

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3

JA · 20146.0

General Manager, Director, Screenplay

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 poster

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4

JA · 20146.0

Director, General Manager, Screenplay

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 poster

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5

JA · 20146.0

Screenplay, General Manager

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 poster

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6

JA · 20146.0

General Manager, Screenplay

Rewind This! poster

Rewind This!

EN · 20136.9

as Self

Blood-C: The Last Dark poster

Blood-C: The Last Dark

JA · 20127.1

Original Story

28½ poster

28½

JA · 20105.0

Director, Writer

Je t'aime poster

Je t'aime

JA · 20105.4

Director

009: The Reopening poster

009: The Reopening

JA · 20104.0

Director

Halo Legends poster

Halo Legends

JA · 20107.3

Creative Director

Assault Girls poster

Assault Girls

JA · 20094.6

Director, Writer

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai poster

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

JA · 20096.3

Screenplay

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

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

JA · 2009Not rated

Screenplay

Blood: The Last Vampire poster

Blood: The Last Vampire

EN · 20095.9

Characters

Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality poster

Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality

JA · 2008Not rated

Actor

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 poster

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

JA · 20087.4

Director

The Sky Crawlers poster

The Sky Crawlers

JA · 20086.7

Director

Kill poster

Kill

JA · 20084.9

Director

Ani*Kuri15 poster

Ani*Kuri15

JA · 20086.3

Director, Writer

The Women of Fast Food poster

The Women of Fast Food

JA · 20078.5

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters poster

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

JA · 20066.5

Director, Screenplay, Original Story

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

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

JA · 2006Not rated

Writer, Director

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven poster

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

JA · 20067.5

Story

Open Your Mind poster

Open Your Mind

JA · 20055.8

Executive Producer

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence poster

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

JA · 20047.4

Screenplay, Director, Storyboard Artist

Tokyo Scanner poster

Tokyo Scanner

XX · 2003Not rated

Supervising Producer

Killers poster

Killers

JA · 20031.0

Director

Tokyo Vein poster

Tokyo Vein

JA · 2003Not rated

Supervising Producer

Patlabor WXIII the Movie poster

Patlabor WXIII the Movie

JA · 20026.6

Original Story

Avalon poster

Avalon

PL · 20016.5

Director

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

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

EN · 2001Not rated

Director, Writer

Blood: The Last Vampire poster

Blood: The Last Vampire

JA · 20006.9

Supervising Producer, Creator, Original Story

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade poster

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

JA · 19997.4

Original Story, Screenplay

Ghost in the Shell poster

Ghost in the Shell

JA · 19957.9

Director, Storyboard Artist

Patlabor 2: The Movie poster

Patlabor 2: The Movie

JA · 19937.4

Director, Original Story

Talking Head poster

Talking Head

JA · 19926.5

Director, Writer

Patlabor: One Day of Noa poster

Patlabor: One Day of Noa

JA · 19927.0

Original Story

Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops poster

Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops

JA · 19916.5

Director, Writer

MAROKO poster

MAROKO

JA · 19906.0

Screenplay, Original Story, Director

Patlabor: The Movie poster

Patlabor: The Movie

JA · 19896.9

Director, Story, Original Story

In the Aftermath poster

In the Aftermath

EN · 19884.9

Writer

The Red Spectacles poster

The Red Spectacles

JA · 19876.5

Director, Original Story, Screenplay

Twilight Q poster

Twilight Q

JA · 19875.9

Director, Screenplay

Angel's Egg poster

Angel's Egg

JA · 19857.7

Director, Screenplay, Original Story

Dallos Special poster

Dallos Special

JA · 1985Not rated

Screenplay, Director

Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party poster

Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party

JA · 19856.1

Storyboard Artist

Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer poster

Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer

JA · 19847.2

Screenplay, Director

Urusei Yatsura: Only You poster

Urusei Yatsura: Only You

JA · 19836.2

Director, Adaptation, Storyboard Artist

Dallos poster

Dallos

JA · 19835.6

Director, Screenplay

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils poster

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

JA · 19827.6

Director

The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra poster

The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra

JA · 1981Not rated

Director, Storyboard, Writer