DIRECTOR · FROM TOKYO, JAPAN
Mamoru Oshii
Born 1951 · 75 years old67 credits since 19772 coming up
Thought provokingTechnologyDarkQuirkyDystopia
ABOUT MAMORU
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born8 August 1951
BirthplaceTokyo, Japan
Known forDirecting
On Cineora37 of 67 titles
Known for
The titles people know Mamoru from.
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What Mamoru is working on next.
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1Director · ScreenplayOut Nov 2026
ChimeraDirectorDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 37
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1977
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
3 titles · IMDb 5.8 on average
SeriesWriter · 20 episodes
Director
SeriesDirector · Writer · Creator · Executive Producer · 12 episodes
The 2010s
17 titles · IMDb 5.5 on average
Director · Creator · 5 episodes
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The 2000s
21 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
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The 1990s
6 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
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The 1980s
18 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
SeriesWriter · 5 episodes
Director · Screenplay · Writer · Creator · 6 episodes
MovieDirector · Story
SeriesDirector · 5 episodes
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Director · Screenplay · Story · 1 episode
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The 1970s
1 title
Director · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Mamoru’s titles.
Kenji KawaiGhost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and 13 more
Shigeru ChibaGhost in the Shell 2.0, Patlabor: The Movie and 7 more
Toshio FurukawaPatlabor: The Movie, Patlabor 2: The Movie and 7 more
Kazunori ItoWriter · Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2.0 and 6 more
Akio OtsukaGhost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and 5 more
Koichi YamaderaGhost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and 4 more
Atsuko TanakaGhost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and 4 more
