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Mamoru Oshii

Directing 74 years old Tokyo, Japan ★ 1.2
Born: August 8, 1951

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

Directing Credits (54)

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 Director 2026
Blood Friends
Blood Friends Director 2022
CONNECTED...
CONNECTED... Director 2020
Sand Whale and Me
Sand Whale and Me Director 2017
G2.5
G2.5 Director 2016
Nowhere Girl
Nowhere Girl Director 2015
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War Director 2015
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 Director 2015
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
Garm Wars: The Last Druid Director 2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 Director 2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 Director 2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 Director 2014
The Next Generation: Patlabor
The Next Generation: Patlabor Director 2014
009: The Reopening
009: The Reopening Director 2010
28½
28½ Director 2010
Je t'aime
Je t'aime Director 2010
Halo Legends
Halo Legends Director 2010
Assault Girls
Assault Girls Director 2009
Kill
Kill Director 2008
Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut)
Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut) Director 2008
The Sky Crawlers
The Sky Crawlers Director 2008
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Director 2008
Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15 Director 2008
Cellphone Investigator 7
Cellphone Investigator 7 Director 2008
The Women of Fast Food
The Women of Fast Food Director 2007
Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15 Director 2007
Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~
Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~ Director 2006
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters Director 2006
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Director 2004
Killers
Killers Director 2003
G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War
G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War Director 2001
Avalon
Avalon Director 2001
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell Director 1995
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Patlabor 2: The Movie Director 1993
Talking Head
Talking Head Director 1992
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops Director 1991
MAROKO
MAROKO Director 1990
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! Director 1989
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! Series Director 1989
Patlabor: The Movie
Patlabor: The Movie Director 1989
Patlabor: Early Days
Patlabor: Early Days Director 1988
Twilight Q
Twilight Q Director 1987
Twilight Q
Twilight Q Director 1987
The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles Director 1987
Angel's Egg
Angel's Egg Director 1985
Dallos Special
Dallos Special Director 1985
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Director 1984
Dallos
Dallos Director 1983
Dallos
Dallos Director 1983
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Urusei Yatsura: Only You Director 1983
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Director 1982
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra Director 1981
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Director 1980
Chimera
Chimera Director

Writing Credits (77)

The Fire Hunter
The Fire Hunter Series Composition 2023
The Fire Hunter
The Fire Hunter Writer 2023
Vlad Love
Vlad Love Writer 2021
Vlad Love
Vlad Love Original Story 2021
Vlad Love
Vlad Love Series Composition 2021
CONNECTED...
CONNECTED... Story 2020
Beautiful Dreamer
Beautiful Dreamer Original Story 2020
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Illang: The Wolf Brigade Original Story 2018
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot Original Story 2016
G2.5
G2.5 Writer 2016
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War Screenplay 2015
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War Original Story 2015
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 Screenplay 2015
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 Screenplay 2014
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
Garm Wars: The Last Druid Writer 2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 Screenplay 2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 Screenplay 2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 Screenplay 2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2 Screenplay 2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 Screenplay 2014
The Next Generation: Patlabor
The Next Generation: Patlabor Screenplay 2014
The Next Generation: Patlabor
The Next Generation: Patlabor Original Series Creator 2014
The Next Generation: Patlabor
The Next Generation: Patlabor Original Story 2014
Blood-C: The Last Dark
Blood-C: The Last Dark Original Story 2012
28½
28½ Writer 2010
Assault Girls
Assault Girls Writer 2009
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai Screenplay 2009
Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)
Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut) Screenplay 2009
Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut)
Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut) Screenplay 2008
Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15 Writer 2008
Cellphone Investigator 7
Cellphone Investigator 7 Screenplay 2008
The Women of Fast Food
The Women of Fast Food Writer 2007
Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~
Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~ Writer 2006
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters Screenplay 2006
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters Original Story 2006
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven Story 2006
Blood+
Blood+ Original Story 2005
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Screenplay 2004
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Story 2002
Patlabor WXIII the Movie
Patlabor WXIII the Movie Original Story 2002
MiniPato
MiniPato Writer 2002
MiniPato
MiniPato Original Series Creator 2002
G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War
G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War Writer 2001
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire Original Story 2000
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Screenplay 1999
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Original Story 1999
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Patlabor 2: The Movie Original Story 1993
Talking Head
Talking Head Writer 1992
Patlabor: One Day of Noa
Patlabor: One Day of Noa Original Story 1992
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops Writer 1991
Patlabor: The New Files
Patlabor: The New Files Author 1990
MAROKO
MAROKO Screenplay 1990
MAROKO
MAROKO Original Story 1990
Patlabor: The TV Series
Patlabor: The TV Series Writer 1989
Patlabor: The TV Series
Patlabor: The TV Series Author 1989
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! Writer 1989
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! Original Series Creator 1989
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! Screenplay 1989
Patlabor: The Movie
Patlabor: The Movie Story 1989
Patlabor: The Movie
Patlabor: The Movie Original Story 1989
In the Aftermath
In the Aftermath Writer 1988
Twilight Q
Twilight Q Screenplay 1987
Twilight Q
Twilight Q Screenplay 1987
Twilight Q
Twilight Q Story 1987
Twilight Q
Twilight Q Original Story 1987
The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles Original Story 1987
The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles Screenplay 1987
Angel's Egg
Angel's Egg Screenplay 1985
Angel's Egg
Angel's Egg Original Story 1985
Dallos Special
Dallos Special Screenplay 1985
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Screenplay 1984
Dallos
Dallos Screenplay 1983
Dallos
Dallos Screenplay 1983
Dallos
Dallos Writer 1983
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Urusei Yatsura: Only You Adaptation 1983
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra Storyboard 1981
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra Writer 1981

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