Cast & creator
Mamoru Oshii
Best known for Blood+, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Ghost in the Shell
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).
Also known as: 押井 守, Mamoru Oshii, おしい まもる
117
film credits
50
television credits
7
1980–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (167)
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Blood+
Original Story
2005
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Story
2002
Ghost in the Shell
Director
1995Ghost in the Shell
Storyboard Artist
1995
The Fire Hunter
Series Composition
2023The Fire Hunter
Writer
2023The Fire Hunter
Storyboard Artist
2023
Patlabor: The TV Series
Writer
1989Patlabor: The TV Series
Author
1989
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Director
1980
Cellphone Investigator 7
Screenplay
2008Cellphone Investigator 7
Director
2008
Zillion
Storyboard Artist
1987
Patlabor: The New Files
Author
1990
Vlad Love
Executive Producer
2021Vlad Love
Writer
2021Vlad Love
Storyboard Artist
2021Vlad Love
Original Story
2021Vlad Love
Series Composition
2021Vlad Love
Director
2021Vlad Love
Creator
2021
Patlabor: Early Days
Director
1988
The Next Generation: Patlabor
Director
2014The Next Generation: Patlabor
Screenplay
2014The Next Generation: Patlabor
Original Series Creator
2014The Next Generation: Patlabor
Original Story
2014The Next Generation: Patlabor
Creator
2014
Angel's Egg
Director
1985Angel's Egg
Screenplay
1985Angel's Egg
Original Story
1985
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Screenplay
2004Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Director
2004
Windy Tales
Supervising Producer
2004
Halo Legends
Supervising Producer
2010
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Original Story
1999Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Screenplay
1999
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Director
2008
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Director
1989Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Writer
1989Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Original Series Creator
1989Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Screenplay
1989Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Series Director
1989Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Creator
1989
Blood: The Last Vampire
Supervising Producer
2000Blood: The Last Vampire
Creator
2000Blood: The Last Vampire
Original Story
2000
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Original Story
2018
Dallos
Screenplay
1983Dallos
Writer
1983Dallos
Storyboard Artist
1983Dallos
Director
1983Dallos
Creator
1983
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
Storyboard Artist
1985
Blood: The Last Vampire
Characters
2009
Ani*Kuri15
Director
2007
THE ANIME STUDIO
Self - Ghost in the Shell Director
2021
The Sky Crawlers
Director
2008
Twilight Q
Director
1987Twilight Q
Screenplay
1987Twilight Q
Story
1987Twilight Q
Original Story
1987
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Mamoru Oshii
2021
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Director
1993Patlabor 2: The Movie
Original Story
1993
Blood-C: The Last Dark
Original Story
2012
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Story
2006
Sand Whale and Me
Director
2017Sand Whale and Me
Creator
2017
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
Director
2014Garm Wars: The Last Druid
Writer
2014
MiniPato
Producer
2002MiniPato
Writer
2002MiniPato
Original Series Creator
2002MiniPato
Creator
2002
The Red Spectacles
Director
1987The Red Spectacles
Original Story
1987The Red Spectacles
Screenplay
1987
Halo Legends
Director
2010
Avalon
Director
2001
Patlabor: The Movie
Director
1989Patlabor: The Movie
Story
1989Patlabor: The Movie
Original Story
1989
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
Self
2021
Patlabor WXIII the Movie
Original Story
2002
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Screenplay
1984Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Director
1984
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
Self
2023
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai
Screenplay
2009
Assault Girls
Director
2009Assault Girls
Writer
2009
Ani*Kuri15
Director
2008Ani*Kuri15
Writer
2008
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Director
1983Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Adaptation
1983Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Storyboard Artist
1983
Dallos
Director
1983Dallos
Screenplay
1983
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
Director
2015The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
Screenplay
2015The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
Original Story
2015
Twilight Q
Director
1987Twilight Q
Screenplay
1987
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Director
2006Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Screenplay
2006Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Original Story
2006
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Director
1982
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
Director
1991Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
Writer
1991
Nowhere Girl
Director
2015
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
Director
2026Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
Screenplay
2026
MAROKO
Screenplay
1990MAROKO
Original Story
1990MAROKO
Director
1990
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5
Screenplay
2014THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5
General Manager
2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
General Manager
2014THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
Director
2014THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
Screenplay
2014Innovators of Japan Anime
2025
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
Director
2014THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
Screenplay
2014THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
General Manager
2014
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot
Original Story
2016
Rewind This!
Self
2013
Talking Head
Director
1992Talking Head
Writer
1992
In the Aftermath
Writer
1988
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2
Screenplay
2014THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2
General Manager
2014
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7
Screenplay
2015THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7
General Manager
2015THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7
Director
2015
009: The Reopening
Director
2010
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6
General Manager
2014THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6
Screenplay
2014
Beautiful Dreamer
Original Story
2020
Kill
Director
2008
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
Director
2014THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
General Manager
2014THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
Screenplay
2014
Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut)
Screenplay
2009
Open Your Mind
Executive Producer
2005
The Women of Fast Food
Director
2007The Women of Fast Food
Writer
2007The Women of Fast Food
Executive Producer
2007
Blood Friends
Director
2022
G2.5
Director
2016G2.5
Writer
2016
Dallos Special
Screenplay
1985Dallos Special
Director
1985
G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War
Director
2001G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War
Writer
2001
Chimera
Director
Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~
Writer
2006Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~
Director
2006
Patlabor: One Day of Noa
Original Story
1992
Tokyo Scanner
Supervising Producer
2003
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
Director
1981The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
Storyboard
1981The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
Writer
1981
Je t'aime
Director
2010
Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality
2008
28½
Director
201028½
Writer
2010
Tokyo Vein
Supervising Producer
2003
Killers
Director
2003