Mamoru Oshii
Known for: Directing
Born: August 8, 1951
Place of birth: 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 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).
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Filmography
69 movies · 20 TV shows, newest first
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Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
2026NR
Innovators of Japan Anime
2025
6.6
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
2023
6.1
The Fire Hunter
2023
6.5
Blood Friends
2022
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THE ANIME STUDIO
2021
6.7
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
2021
5.6
Vlad Love
2021
7.7
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021
6.0
CONNECTED...
2020
7.0
Beautiful Dreamer
2020
6.3
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
2018
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Sand Whale and Me
2017
7.3
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot
2016
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G2.5
2016
5.6
Nowhere Girl
2015
6.4
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
2015
6.0
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7
2015
6.0
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6
2014
4.6
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
2014
6.0
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5
2014
6.0
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
2014
6.0
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
2014
6.0
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2
2014
6.0
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
2014
7.0
The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014
6.9
Rewind This!
2013
7.0
Blood-C: The Last Dark
2012
4.0
009: The Reopening
2010
5.0
28½
2010
5.4
Je t'aime
2010
7.3
Halo Legends
2010
6.6
Halo Legends
2010
4.6
Assault Girls
2009
6.3
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai
2009
5.9
Blood: The Last Vampire
2009
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Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)
2009
4.9
Kill
2008
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Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality
2008
6.7
The Sky Crawlers
2008
7.4
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
2008
6.3
Ani*Kuri15
2008
8.7
Cellphone Investigator 7
2008
8.5
The Women of Fast Food
2007
5.9
Ani*Kuri15
2007
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Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~
2006
6.5
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006
7.5
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
2006
8.1
Blood+
2005
5.8
Open Your Mind
2005
7.2
Windy Tales
2004
7.4
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
1.0
Killers
2003
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Tokyo Vein
2003
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Tokyo Scanner
2003
8.2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002
6.6
Patlabor WXIII the Movie
2002
2.5
MiniPato
2002
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G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War
2001
6.5
Avalon
2001
6.9
Blood: The Last Vampire
2000
7.4
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
1999
7.9
Ghost in the Shell
1995
7.4
Patlabor 2: The Movie
1993
6.5
Talking Head
1992
7.0
Patlabor: One Day of Noa
1992
6.5
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
1991
9.8
Patlabor: The New Files
1990
6.0
MAROKO
1990
7.1
Patlabor: The TV Series
1989
7.0
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
1989
6.9
Patlabor: The Movie
1989
7.4
Patlabor: Early Days
1988
4.8
In the Aftermath
1988
7.0
Zillion
1987
5.9
Twilight Q
1987
6.0
Twilight Q
1987
6.5
The Red Spectacles
1987
7.7
Angel's Egg
1985
6.1
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
1985
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Dallos Special
1985
7.3
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1984
5.6
Dallos
1983
6.5
Dallos
1983
6.2
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
1983
7.6
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1982
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The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
1981
7.7
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
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