Mamoru Oshii
Directing
Born: August 8, 1951 (age 75) · Tokyo, Japan
Highest Rated
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
Ghost in the Shell
1995
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
Angel's Egg
1985
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
1999
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
2008
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002
Blood: The Last Vampire
2009
Blood: The Last Vampire
2000
Avalon
2001
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
2018
Blood+
2005
Patlabor: The Movie
1989
Photos (2)
Movies (2)
Self / Appearances (4)
Upcoming (3)
Directing (52)
Ghost in the Shell
Director
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Director
Vlad Love
Director
Cellphone Investigator 7
Director
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Director
Halo Legends
Director
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Director
The Next Generation: Patlabor
Director
Patlabor: Early Days
Director
Angel's Egg
Director
Patlabor: The Movie
Director
Ani*Kuri15
Director
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Director
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Director
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Series Director
The Sky Crawlers
Director
The Red Spectacles
Director
Twilight Q
Director
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
Director
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
Director
Avalon
Director
Dallos
Director
Twilight Q
Director
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Director
Sand Whale and Me
Director
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Director
Dallos
Director
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Director
Talking Head
Director
Kill
Director
Ani*Kuri15
Director
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
Director
Assault Girls
Director
Blood Friends
Director
Nowhere Girl
Director
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
Director
CONNECTED...
Director
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Director
MAROKO
Director
009: The Reopening
Director
The Women of Fast Food
Director
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
Director
G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War
Director
Je t'aime
Director
28½
Director
Dallos Special
Director
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
Director
G2.5
Director
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
Director
Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~
Director
Killers
Director
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7
Director
Writing (77)
Blood+
Original Story
The Fire Hunter
Series Composition
The Fire Hunter
Writer
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Story
Patlabor: The TV Series
Writer
Patlabor: The TV Series
Author
Vlad Love
Writer
Vlad Love
Original Story
Vlad Love
Series Composition
Cellphone Investigator 7
Screenplay
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Original Story
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Screenplay
The Next Generation: Patlabor
Screenplay
The Next Generation: Patlabor
Original Series Creator
The Next Generation: Patlabor
Original Story
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Original Story
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Screenplay
Patlabor: The New Files
Author
Angel's Egg
Screenplay
Angel's Egg
Original Story
Patlabor: The Movie
Story
Patlabor: The Movie
Original Story
Blood: The Last Vampire
Original Story
Blood-C: The Last Dark
Original Story
Blood: The Last Vampire
Characters
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Original Story
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Story
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Writer
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Screenplay
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Original Series Creator
The Red Spectacles
Original Story
The Red Spectacles
Screenplay
Twilight Q
Screenplay
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
Writer
Patlabor WXIII the Movie
Original Story
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
Screenplay
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
Original Story
MiniPato
Writer
MiniPato
Original Series Creator
Dallos
Screenplay
Dallos
Writer
Twilight Q
Screenplay
Twilight Q
Story
Twilight Q
Original Story
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Screenplay
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Adaptation
Dallos
Screenplay
Talking Head
Writer
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot
Original Story
Ani*Kuri15
Writer
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
Writer
Assault Girls
Writer
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2
Screenplay
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5
Screenplay
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
Screenplay
CONNECTED...
Story
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Screenplay
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Original Story
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai
Screenplay
MAROKO
Screenplay
MAROKO
Original Story
The Women of Fast Food
Writer
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
Screenplay
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6
Screenplay
G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War
Writer
28½
Writer
Dallos Special
Screenplay
In the Aftermath
Writer
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
Storyboard
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
Writer
G2.5
Writer
Beautiful Dreamer
Original Story
Patlabor: One Day of Noa
Original Story
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
Screenplay
Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)
Screenplay
Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~
Writer
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7
Screenplay
Producing (16)
Halo Legends
Supervising Producer
Vlad Love
Executive Producer
Blood: The Last Vampire
Supervising Producer
Windy Tales
Supervising Producer
MiniPato
Producer
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2
General Manager
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5
General Manager
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
General Manager
The Women of Fast Food
Executive Producer
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
General Manager
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6
General Manager
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
General Manager
Open Your Mind
Executive Producer
Tokyo Scanner
Supervising Producer
Tokyo Vein
Supervising Producer
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7
General Manager
Other Crew (14)
The Fire Hunter
Storyboard Artist
Ghost in the Shell
Storyboard Artist
Vlad Love
Storyboard Artist
Vlad Love
Creator
The Next Generation: Patlabor
Creator
Zillion
Storyboard Artist
Blood: The Last Vampire
Creator
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Creator
MiniPato
Creator
Dallos
Storyboard Artist
Dallos
Creator
Sand Whale and Me
Creator
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Storyboard Artist
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
Storyboard Artist