Mamoru Oshii

Known for: Directing
Born: August 8, 1951, Tokyo, Japan
Movies: 54

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).

Upcoming Mamoru Oshii Movies

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1

2026

November 20, 2026

Chimera

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

7.9

Ghost in the Shell

1995

7.4

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

2004

7.7

Angel's Egg

1985

7.4

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999

7.4

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

2008

6.5

Avalon

2001

6.9

Patlabor: The Movie

1989

6.7

The Sky Crawlers

2008

7.3

Halo Legends

2010

7.4

Patlabor 2: The Movie

1993

Filmography

2025	Innovators of Japan Anime
2023	Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds	Self
2021	Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist	Self
2021	We Made a Beautiful Bouquet	Mamoru Oshii
2013	Rewind This!	Self
2008	Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1	Director, Screenplay
2022	Blood Friends	Director
2016	G2.5	Director, Writer
2015	Nowhere Girl	Director
2015	The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War	Director, Screenplay
2015	THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7	Screenplay, Director
2014	THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6	Screenplay
2014	Garm Wars: The Last Druid	Director, Writer
2014	THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5	Screenplay
2014	THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4	Director, Screenplay
2014	THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3	Director, Screenplay
2014	THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2	Screenplay
2014	THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1	Director, Screenplay
2010	009: The Reopening	Director
2010	28½	Director, Writer
2010	Je t'aime	Director
2010	Halo Legends	Director
2009	Assault Girls	Director, Writer
2009	Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai	Screenplay
2009	Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)	Screenplay
2008	Kill	Director
2008	The Sky Crawlers	Director
2008	Ghost in the Shell 2.0	Director
2008	Ani*Kuri15	Director, Writer
2007	The Women of Fast Food	Director, Writer
2006	Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~	Director, Writer
2006	Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters	Director, Screenplay
2004	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence	Director, Screenplay
2003	Killers	Director
2001	G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War	Director, Writer
2001	Avalon	Director
1999	Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade	Screenplay
1995	Ghost in the Shell	Director
1993	Patlabor 2: The Movie	Director
1992	Talking Head	Writer, Director
1991	Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops	Director, Writer
1990	MAROKO	Screenplay, Director
1989	Patlabor: The Movie	Director
1988	In the Aftermath	Writer
1987	Twilight Q	Director, Screenplay
1987	The Red Spectacles	Director, Screenplay
1985	Angel's Egg	Director, Screenplay
1985	Dallos Special	Director, Screenplay
1984	Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer	Director, Screenplay
1983	Dallos	Director, Screenplay
1983	Urusei Yatsura: Only You	Director
1982	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils	Director
1981	The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra	Director, Writer

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