Mamoru Oshii
Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer · Japan · On the map · Directors · Born 1951 · age 75
Mamoru Oshii 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).
Mamoru Oshii is read about 1,136 times a day, in 30 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 2 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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The Fire HunterSeries, Writer
Hideo Kojima: Connecting WorldsFilm, 20232021
THE ANIME STUDIOSeries2016Winsor McCay AwardAward2015
Nowhere GirlFilm, Director2014
The Next Generation: PatlaborSeries, Director, Writer2013
Rewind This!Film2009
Assault GirlsFilm, Director, Writer2008
Cellphone Investigator 7Series, Director, Writer
Ani*Kuri15Film, 2008Director, Writer2007
Ani*Kuri15Series, Director2005
Open Your MindFilm, Producer2004Nihon SF Taisho AwardAward2001
AvalonFilm, Director1999
Jin-Roh: The Wolf BrigadeFilm, Writer1993
Patlabor 2: The MovieFilm, Director1991
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer CopsFilm, Director, Writer1990
Patlabor: The New FilesSeries, Writer1989
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!Series, Director, Writer
Patlabor: The MovieFilm, 1989Director, Writer1988
Patlabor: Early DaysSeries, Director1987
The Red SpectaclesFilm, Director, Writer1984
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful DreamerFilm, Director, Writer1983
DallosSeries, Director, Writer1982
The Wonderful Adventures of NilsFilm, Director1980
The Wonderful Adventures of NilsSeries, Director1951Born8 August 1951People around Mamoru
Close ties
Kenji Kawai Mamoru directed Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Erina Mano Also in THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 (2014)
Shigeru Chiba Also in Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983)
Mako Hyōdō Mamoru directed The Red Spectacles (1987)
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Produced Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
Yoshiko Sakakibara Also in Dallos and Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Fukushi Seiji Also in THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 (2014)
Kazunori Itō Also in The Red Spectacles and Twilight Q
Takashi Matsuyama Also in Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991)
Toshio Suzuki Mamoru directed Tachiguishi-Retsuden (2006)- Atsuko Tanaka Also in Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Tesshō Genda Also in Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
Kenji Kamiyama Also in Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Rinko Kikuchi Mamoru directed Assault Girls (2009)
Akio Ōtsuka Also in Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ichirō Nagai Mamoru directed The Red Spectacles (1987)- Tamio Ōki Also in Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Machiko Washio Mamoru directed The Red Spectacles (1987)- Toshio Kakei Mamoru directed The Next Generation -Patlabor- (2014)
Toshio Furukawa Also in Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
Hideyuki Tanaka Mamoru directed The Red Spectacles (1987)
Naoto Takenaka Also in Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
Osamu Saka Also in Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
Yutaka Nakano Also in Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Known for
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Ghost in the Shell 1995
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet 2021
Angel's Egg 1985
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven 2006
Halo Legends 2010
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
169 credits on file
Television 16
Media & music
Awards
About this person
He also holds the distinction of directing the first ever OVA, Dallos (1983). As a writer, Oshii has worked as a screenwriter, and occasionally as a manga writer and novelist. His most notable works as a writer include the manga Kerberos Panzer Cop (1988-2000) and its feature film adaptation Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999).
