Mamoru Oshii
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). 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).
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Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
director
2026
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
actor
2023
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
actor
2021
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
actor
2021
Beautiful Dreamer
writer
2020
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
writer
2018
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot
writer
2016
G2.5
director
2016
G2.5
writer
2016
Nowhere Girl
director
2015
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
writer
2015
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
director
2015
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
writer
2014
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
director
2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
writer
2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
director
2014
Blood-C: The Last Dark
writer
2012
Halo Legends
director
2010
Assault Girls
writer
2009
Assault Girls
director
2009
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai
writer
2009
Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)
writer
2009
Kill
director
2008
Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut)
director
2008
Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut)
writer
2008
The Sky Crawlers
director
2008
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
director
2008
Ani*Kuri15
writer
2008
Ani*Kuri15
director
2008
The Women of Fast Food
director
2007
The Women of Fast Food
writer
2007
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
director
2006
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
writer
2006
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
writer
2006
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
director
2004
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
writer
2004
Killers
director
2003
Patlabor WXIII the Movie
writer
2002
Avalon
director
2001
Blood: The Last Vampire
writer
2000
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
writer
1999
Ghost in the Shell
director
1995
Patlabor 2: The Movie
director
1993
Patlabor 2: The Movie
writer
1993
Talking Head
writer
1992
Talking Head
director
1992
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
director
1991
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
writer
1991
MAROKO
director
1990
MAROKO
writer
1990
Patlabor: The Movie
writer
1989
Patlabor: The Movie
director
1989
Twilight Q
director
1987
Twilight Q
writer
1987
The Red Spectacles
director
1987
The Red Spectacles
writer
1987
Angel's Egg
director
1985
Angel's Egg
writer
1985
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
director
1984
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
writer
1984
Dallos
writer
1983
Dallos
director
1983
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
writer
1983
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
director
1983
Chimera
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