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).

KNOWN FOR

Blood+
2005
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2004
Ghost in the Shell
1995
The Fire Hunter
2023
Patlabor: The TV Series
1989
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1980
Cellphone Investigator 7
2008
Patlabor: The New Files
1990
Zillion
1987
Vlad Love
2021
Patlabor: Early Days
1988
The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
7
Directing
53
Writing
77
Producing
16
Art
7
Crew
1
2025
Innovators of Japan Anime
2023
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
as Self
2021
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
as Self
2021
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
as Mamoru Oshii
2021
THE ANIME STUDIO
as Self - Ghost in the Shell Director
2013
Rewind This!
as Self
2008
Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality