Mamoru Oshii(I)
- Writer
- Director
- Art Department
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.
Oshii was approached to be one of the directors of The Animatrix, but he was unable to participate because of his work in Innocence.
- Awards
- 13 wins & 11 nominations
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Writer
- 2026
- 2023–2024
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020–2021
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- The Next Generation: Patlabor5.0TV Series
- created by
- original story
- original work (creator, as headgear) ...
- 2014–2015
- 2014
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009
Director
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- Official site
- Alternative names
- Headgear
- Born
- Children
- Tomoe Oshii
- Other worksTV Commercial ("Last Orders" - Samurai & Beer) for Murphy's Irish Stout (1998)
- Publicity listings
- TriviaTrained, as a youth, in a Christian seminary for the priesthood in Japan. However, while he was there, something happened (which he refuses to discuss publicly) that shattered his religious leanings. He remains fascinated by Christianity, however, and often alludes to the Bible in his films. There is some debate among his fans about whether Angel's Egg (1985) is an allegory for his loss of faith.
- QuotesExperiencing a world that is different from reality - somewhere other than here and now as someone who does not exist - is an essential part of living a human life, an essential experience for human beings. It is no exaggeration to say this is the essence of culture and religion. Since prehistoric times, human beings have lived fictions that are not limited to reality, and it is these experiences that have made us human. This is perhaps the only thing that will not change in any given future.
- TrademarksAlways includes a basset hound whenever possible in each of his movies. He owns a Basset himself, and is a fan of the breed.
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