Personal Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Birth DateAug 8, 1951 (75 years old)

Zodiac Sign♌Leo

Place of BirthTokyo, Japan

Career Span1977 – Present (50 yrs)

Known Credits90 Titles

Official Links

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DirectingPopularity Score 1.7

Mamoru Oshii

Also known as:押井守Mamoru Oshiiおしいまもる

Total Works

34 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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Global Reach

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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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Mamoru Oshii's career

7.9

Ghost in the Shell

1995•anime

Role: Director

7.4

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

2004•anime

Role: Screenplay

7.7

Angel's Egg

1985•anime

Role: Director

7.4

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999•anime

Role: Screenplay

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 90 titles featuring Mamoru Oshii

7.9

Ghost in the Shell

1995•anime

Role: Director

7.4

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

2004•anime

Role: Screenplay

7.7

Angel's Egg

1985•anime

Role: Director

7.4

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999•anime

Role: Screenplay

7.4

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

2008•anime

Role: Director

8.2

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2002•anime

Role: Story

5.9

Blood: The Last Vampire

2009•movie

Role: Characters

6.9

Blood: The Last Vampire

2000•anime

Role: Creator

6.5

Avalon

2001•movie

Role: Director

6.3

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

2018•movie

Role: Original Story

8.1

Blood+

2005•anime

Role: Original Story

6.9

Patlabor: The Movie

1989•anime

Role: Director

6.7

The Sky Crawlers

2008•anime

Role: Director

7.3

Halo Legends

2010•anime

Role: Director

7.1

Blood-C: The Last Dark

2012•anime

Role: Original Story

7.4

Patlabor 2: The Movie

1993•anime

Role: Director

6.7

Halo Legends

2010•series

Role: Supervising Producer

7.5

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

2006•anime

Role: Story

7.7

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

2021•movie

as Mamoru Oshii

7.2

Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer

1984•anime

Role: Screenplay

6.9

Rewind This!

2013•movie

as Self

7.7

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

1980•anime

Role: Director

6.6

Patlabor WXIII the Movie

2002•anime

Role: Original Story

4.6

Garm Wars: The Last Druid

2014•movie

Role: Director

6.5

The Red Spectacles

1987•movie

Role: Director

7.3

Urusei Yatsura

1981•anime

Role: Director

4.6

Assault Girls

2009•movie

Role: Director

6.2

Urusei Yatsura: Only You

1983•anime

Role: Director

5.9

Ani*Kuri15

2007•anime

Role: Director

6.3

Ani*Kuri15

2008•anime

Role: Director

6.4

The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War

2015•movie

Role: Director

7.1

Patlabor: The TV Series

1989•anime

Role: Writer

6.6

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

2023•movie

as Self

6.5

Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops

1991•movie

Role: Writer

5.9

Twilight Q

1987•anime

Role: Screenplay

7.4

Patlabor: Early Days

1988•anime

Role: Director

6.1

The Fire Hunter

2023•anime

Role: Series Composition

5.6

Dallos

1983•anime

Role: Director

6.5

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

2006•anime

Role: Director

6.7

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

2021•movie

as Self

6.5

Talking Head

1992•movie

Role: Writer

5.6

Nowhere Girl

2015•movie

Role: Director

4.9

In the Aftermath

1988•movie

Role: Writer

7.2

Windy Tales

2004•anime

Role: Supervising Producer

5.6

Vlad Love

2021•anime

Role: Executive Producer

6.3

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

2009•anime

Role: Screenplay

7.0

Zillion

1987•anime

Role: Storyboard Artist

5.4

Je t'aime

2010•anime

Role: Director

7.3

Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot

2016•anime

Role: Original Story

6.0

Time Bokan Series: Yatterman

1977•anime

Role: Storyboard Artist

4.9

Kill

2008•movie

Role: Director

6.1

Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party

1985•anime

Role: Storyboard Artist

6.5

Dallos

1983•anime

Role: Screenplay

7.6

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

1982•anime

Role: Director

5.8

Open Your Mind

2005•anime

Role: Executive Producer

7.0

The Next Generation: Patlabor

2014•series

Role: Director

9.8

Patlabor: The New Files

1990•anime

Role: Author

6.0

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1

2014•movie

Role: Screenplay

6.0

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2

2014•movie

Role: General Manager

6.0

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3

2014•movie

Role: Director

6.0

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4

2014•movie

Role: Director

6.0

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7

2015•movie

Role: Director

6.0

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5

2014•movie

Role: General Manager

6.0

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6

2014•movie

Role: General Manager

4.0

009: The Reopening

2010•anime

Role: Director

7.0

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

1989•anime

Role: Director

6.0

Twilight Q

1987•anime

Role: Director

8.7

Cellphone Investigator 7

2008•series

Role: Director

7.0

Beautiful Dreamer

2020•movie

Role: Original Story

6.0

MAROKO

1990•anime

Role: Screenplay

8.5

The Women of Fast Food

2007•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Blood Friends

2022•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Patlabor: One Day of Noa

1992•anime

Role: Original Story

2.5

MiniPato

2002•anime

Role: Producer

5.0

28½

2010•movie

Role: Director

1.0

Killers

2003•movie

Role: Director

1.0

Homerun Kanta

1977•anime

Role: Storyboard Artist

Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality

2008•movie

THE ANIME STUDIO

2021•anime

as Self - Ghost in the Shell Director

Dallos Special

1985•anime

Role: Director

Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~

2006•movie

Role: Writer

Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)

2009•movie

Role: Screenplay

Chimera

anime

Role: Director

Tokyo Scanner

2003•movie

Role: Supervising Producer

Tokyo Vein

2003•movie

Role: Supervising Producer

The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra

1981•anime

Role: Director

G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War

2001•movie

Role: Director

G2.5

2016•anime

Role: Director

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1

2026•anime

Role: Director

Sand Whale and Me

2017•series

Role: Director