Mamoru Oshii

Writer, Director, Art Department

Birthdate: Aug 8, 1951

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and screenwriter. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of popular anime, including Urusei Yatsura (1981-1984), Angel's Egg (1985), Patlabor: The Movie (1989), Ghost in the Shell (1995), and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004).

Oshii was approached to be one of the directors of The Animatrix, but he was unable to participate because of his work in Innocence.

Mamoru Oshii Movies

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2025 |
Angel’s Egg
Angel’s Egg
2025
Other
1h 11m
Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
7.5
In a desolate and mysterious world, a young girl devoutly guards an egg of unknown origin. On her journey, she encounters a boy carrying a cross, who begins to question the nature of his faith and his mission.
2024 |
Kill
Kill
2024
R
1h 45m
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.6
During a train trip to New Delhi, a pair of commandos face an army of invading bandits.
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2004 |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
PG-13
1h 40m
Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
7.4
In the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner.
1996 |
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
1996
Other
1h 23m
Action, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
7.9
A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.