Mamoru Oshii
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 8, 1951 in Tokyo, Japan
- Active Years
- 1980–2026 (47 Years)
- Total Credits
- 169 credits in database
Directing Born Aug 8, 1951 Tokyo, Japan 169 credits
Biography
Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer known for directing. Born on August 8, 1951, in Tokyo, Japan, Oshii has 89 known credits in the industry. He is recognized for his philosophy-oriented storytelling and has directed acclaimed anime films such as Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer released in 1984, Angel's Egg released in 1985, Patlabor 2: The Movie released in 1993, and Ghost in the Shell released in 1995. His stage name is written in Japanese as 押井守, and he is also known by the romanized variations Oshii Mamoru and the hiragana spelling おしい まもる.
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Career overview
Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer. Born in Tokyo, Japan on August 8, 1951, he is a male artist known primarily for directing. His professional career features a total of eighty-nine known credits in the industry.
Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films that are famous for their philosophy-oriented storytelling. Among his notable directorial works are Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, released in 1984, and Angel's Egg, which followed in 1985. His later acclaimed film releases include Patlabor 2: The Movie in 1993 and Ghost in the Shell in 1995.
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Career timeline
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 · Director
The Fire Hunter · Series CompositionThe Fire Hunter · WriterThe Fire Hunter · Storyboard ArtistHideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
Blood Friends · Director
Vlad Love · Executive ProducerVlad Love · WriterVlad Love · Storyboard ArtistVlad Love · Original StoryVlad Love · Series Composition
CONNECTED... · DirectorCONNECTED... · StoryBeautiful Dreamer · Original Story
Illang: The Wolf Brigade · Original Story
Sand Whale and Me · DirectorSand Whale and Me · Creator
G2.5 · DirectorG2.5 · WriterMobile Police Patlabor Reboot · Original Story
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War · DirectorThe Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War · ScreenplayThe Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War · Original StoryNowhere Girl · DirectorTHE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 · General Manager
The Next Generation: Patlabor · DirectorThe Next Generation: Patlabor · ScreenplayThe Next Generation: Patlabor · Original Series CreatorThe Next Generation: Patlabor · Original StoryThe Next Generation: Patlabor · Creator
Rewind This!
Blood-C: The Last Dark · Original Story
Halo Legends · Supervising ProducerHalo Legends · Director009: The Reopening · Director28½ · Director28½ · Writer
Blood: The Last Vampire · CharactersAssault Girls · DirectorAssault Girls · WriterMusashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai · ScreenplayKeita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut) · Screenplay
Cellphone Investigator 7 · DirectorCellphone Investigator 7 · ScreenplayGhost in the Shell 2.0 · DirectorThe Sky Crawlers · DirectorKill · Director
Ani*Kuri15 · DirectorThe Women of Fast Food · DirectorThe Women of Fast Food · WriterThe Women of Fast Food · Executive Producer
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven · StoryTachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters · DirectorTachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters · ScreenplayTachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters · Original StoryFemale Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~ · Director
Blood+ · Original StoryOpen Your Mind · Executive Producer
Windy Tales · Supervising ProducerGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence · DirectorGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence · Screenplay
Tokyo Scanner · Supervising ProducerTokyo Vein · Supervising ProducerKillers · Director
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex · StoryMiniPato · ProducerMiniPato · WriterMiniPato · Original Series CreatorMiniPato · Creator
Avalon · DirectorG.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War · DirectorG.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War · Writer
Blood: The Last Vampire · Supervising ProducerBlood: The Last Vampire · CreatorBlood: The Last Vampire · Original Story
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade · Original StoryJin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade · Screenplay
Ghost in the Shell · DirectorGhost in the Shell · Storyboard Artist
Patlabor 2: The Movie · DirectorPatlabor 2: The Movie · Original Story
Talking Head · WriterTalking Head · DirectorPatlabor: One Day of Noa · Original Story
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops · DirectorStray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops · Writer
Patlabor: The New Files · AuthorMAROKO · ScreenplayMAROKO · Original StoryMAROKO · Director
Patlabor: The TV Series · WriterPatlabor: The TV Series · AuthorGosenzo-sama Banbanzai! · DirectorGosenzo-sama Banbanzai! · WriterGosenzo-sama Banbanzai! · Original Series Creator
Full Filmography
169 titles- Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 (2026) Director
- The Fire Hunter (2023) Series Composition
- The Fire Hunter (2023) Writer
- The Fire Hunter (2023) Storyboard Artist
- Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (2023) as Self
- Blood Friends (2022) Director
- Vlad Love (2021) Executive Producer
- Vlad Love (2021) Writer
- Vlad Love (2021) Storyboard Artist
- Vlad Love (2021) Original Story
- Vlad Love (2021) Series Composition
- Vlad Love (2021) Director
- Vlad Love (2021) Creator
- We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021) as Mamoru Oshii
- Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist (2021) as Self
- THE ANIME STUDIO (2021) as Self - Ghost in the Shell Director
- CONNECTED... (2020) Director
- CONNECTED... (2020) Story
- Beautiful Dreamer (2020) Original Story
- Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018) Original Story
- Sand Whale and Me (2017) Director
- Sand Whale and Me (2017) Creator
- G2.5 (2016) Director
- G2.5 (2016) Writer
- Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot (2016) Original Story
- The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015) Director
- The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015) Screenplay
- The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015) Original Story
- Nowhere Girl (2015) Director
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 (2015) General Manager
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 (2015) Screenplay
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 (2015) Director
- The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014) Director
- The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014) Screenplay
- The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014) Original Series Creator
- The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014) Original Story
- The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014) Creator
- Garm Wars: The Last Druid (2014) Director
- Garm Wars: The Last Druid (2014) Writer
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 (2014) Director
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 (2014) Screenplay
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 (2014) General Manager
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 (2014) Director
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 (2014) General Manager
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 (2014) Screenplay
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 (2014) Director
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 (2014) General Manager
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 (2014) Screenplay
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 (2014) General Manager
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 (2014) Screenplay
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2 (2014) Screenplay
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2 (2014) General Manager
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 (2014) General Manager
- THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 (2014) Screenplay
- Rewind This! (2013) as Self
- Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012) Original Story
- Halo Legends (2010) Supervising Producer
- Halo Legends (2010) Director
- 009: The Reopening (2010) Director
- 28½ (2010) Director
- 28½ (2010) Writer
- Je t'aime (2010) Director
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Characters
- Assault Girls (2009) Director
- Assault Girls (2009) Writer
- Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (2009) Screenplay
- Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut) (2009) Screenplay
- Cellphone Investigator 7 (2008) Director
- Cellphone Investigator 7 (2008) Screenplay
- Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008) Director
- The Sky Crawlers (2008) Director
- Kill (2008) Director
- Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality (2008)
- Ani*Kuri15 (2008) Director
- Ani*Kuri15 (2008) Writer
- Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut) (2008) Screenplay
- Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut) (2008) Director
- Ani*Kuri15 (2007) Director
- The Women of Fast Food (2007) Director
- The Women of Fast Food (2007) Writer
- The Women of Fast Food (2007) Executive Producer
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006) Story
- Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006) Director
- Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006) Screenplay
- Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006) Original Story
- Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~ (2006) Director
- Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~ (2006) Writer
- Blood+ (2005) Original Story
- Open Your Mind (2005) Executive Producer
- Windy Tales (2004) Supervising Producer
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) Director
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) Screenplay
- Tokyo Scanner (2003) Supervising Producer
- Tokyo Vein (2003) Supervising Producer
- Killers (2003) Director
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) Story
- MiniPato (2002) Producer
- MiniPato (2002) Writer
- MiniPato (2002) Original Series Creator
- MiniPato (2002) Creator
- Patlabor WXIII the Movie (2002) Original Story
- Avalon (2001) Director
- G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War (2001) Director
- G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War (2001) Writer
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) Supervising Producer
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) Creator
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) Original Story
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) Original Story
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) Screenplay
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) Director
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) Storyboard Artist
- Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) Director
- Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) Original Story
- Talking Head (1992) Writer
- Talking Head (1992) Director
- Patlabor: One Day of Noa (1992) Original Story
- Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991) Director
- Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991) Writer
- Patlabor: The New Files (1990) Author
- MAROKO (1990) Screenplay
- MAROKO (1990) Original Story
- MAROKO (1990) Director
- Patlabor: The TV Series (1989) Writer
- Patlabor: The TV Series (1989) Author
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989) Director
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989) Writer
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989) Original Series Creator
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989) Series Director
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989) Screenplay
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989) Creator
- Patlabor: The Movie (1989) Director
- Patlabor: The Movie (1989) Story
- Patlabor: The Movie (1989) Original Story
- Patlabor: Early Days (1988) Director
- In the Aftermath (1988) Writer
- Zillion (1987) Storyboard Artist
- Twilight Q (1987) Director
- Twilight Q (1987) Screenplay
- Twilight Q (1987) Story
- Twilight Q (1987) Original Story
- The Red Spectacles (1987) Director
- The Red Spectacles (1987) Original Story
- The Red Spectacles (1987) Screenplay
- Twilight Q (1987) Director
- Twilight Q (1987) Screenplay
- Angel's Egg (1985) Director
- Angel's Egg (1985) Screenplay
- Angel's Egg (1985) Original Story
- Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985) Storyboard Artist
- Dallos Special (1985) Director
- Dallos Special (1985) Screenplay
- Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) Director
- Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) Screenplay
- Dallos (1983) Director
- Dallos (1983) Screenplay
- Dallos (1983) Screenplay
- Dallos (1983) Writer
- Dallos (1983) Storyboard Artist
- Dallos (1983) Director
- Dallos (1983) Creator
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983) Director
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983) Storyboard Artist
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983) Adaptation
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1982) Director
- The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra (1981) Director
- The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra (1981) Storyboard
- The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra (1981) Writer
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980) Director
- Chimera Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Mamoru Oshii best known for?
Mamoru Oshii is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 (2026), The Fire Hunter (2023), The Fire Hunter (2023), The Fire Hunter (2023).
When and where was Mamoru Oshii born?
Mamoru Oshii was born on August 8, 1951 in Tokyo, Japan.
How many credits does Mamoru Oshii have?
Mamoru Oshii has accumulated over 169 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1980 to 2026.
What is Mamoru Oshii's background in cinema and television?
Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer known for directing. Born on August 8, 1951, in Tokyo, Japan, Oshii has 89 known credits in the industry. He is recognized for his philosophy-oriented storytelling and has directed acclaimed anime films such as Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer rel...
Mamoru Oshii by the numbers
169credits
119films
50TV series
1980–2026active years
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