Portrait of Mamoru Oshii

Directing

Mamoru Oshii

Career

Active from 1977 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Angel's Egg
Angel's Egg
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mamoru Oshii Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Historical
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Dystopian Future 6
  • Philosophical Sci-Fi 6
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Complex Narrative 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Existential Mystery 3
  • Philosophical 3
  • Atmospheric 3
  • Cyberpunk 3
  • Cyberpunk Noir 3
  • Meta-Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Chimera
Chimera

Director

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 2
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 2

Director, Screenplay

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 77
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 (2026)

Screenplay, Director

Blood Friends
Blood Friends (2022)

Director

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mamoru Oshii

Beautiful Dreamer
Beautiful Dreamer (2020)

Original Story

2010s

18 titles ยท average score 55
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Story

The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Screenplay

Nowhere Girl
Nowhere Girl (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Garm Wars: The Last Druid
Garm Wars: The Last Druid (2014)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Writer

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2 (2014)

General Manager, Screenplay

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 (2014)

Screenplay, Director

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4
THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 (2014)

Director, Screenplay

Blood-C: The Last Dark
Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Story

Je t'aime
Je t'aime (2010)

Director

009: The Reopening
009: The Reopening (2010)

Director

28ยฝ
28ยฝ (2010)

Director, Writer

Halo Legends
Halo Legends (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

Creative Director

2000s

21 titles ยท average score 63
Assault Girls
Assault Girls (2009)
GoodWatch score 33

Director, Writer

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
GoodWatch score 43

Characters

Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

The Sky Crawlers
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15 (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

Kill
Kill (2008)

Director

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006)
GoodWatch score 78

Story

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Director

Avalon
Avalon (2001)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

Supervising Producer, Original Story

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 72
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Story, Screenplay

Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Storyboard Artist

Patlabor 2: The Movie
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Original Story

Talking Head
Talking Head (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Patlabor: One Day of Noa
Patlabor: One Day of Noa (1992)

Original Story

Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

MAROKO
MAROKO (1990)

Screenplay, Original Story

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 68
Patlabor: The Movie
Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

Story, Director

In the Aftermath
In the Aftermath (1988)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

Twilight Q
Twilight Q (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

Angel's Egg
Angel's Egg (1985)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay, Director

Dallos Special
Dallos Special (1985)

Screenplay, Director

Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)

Storyboard Artist

Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay, Director

Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Adaptation

Dallos
Dallos (1983)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1982)

Director

The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra
The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra (1981)

Storyboard, Writer