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Mamoru OSHII

押井 守
Family name (in kanji): 押井
Given name (in kanji):
Date of birth: 1951-08-08
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Favorites:
Animator: Koji Morimoto
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Director: David Lynch
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Director: Ridley Scott
Director: Robert Aldrich
Director: Robert Bresson
Director: Tatsumi Kumashiro
Director: Yoshishige Yoshida
Every time he goes to the USA he visits a shooting range
Film: 1984
Film: Blade Runner
Film: Emperor of the North Pole
Film: La Jetée
Film: Solaris
Film: Stalker
Film: The Flight of the Phoenix
Film: The Mirror
Gabu (short for Gabrielle), his basset hound
He loves guns
Mentioned being inspired by French filmmaker Jean Luc Godard at Cannes 2004.
Web Diary / Blog:
Twitter (Japanese)
Non-anime staff credits:
Director for "Avalon" (live-action movie) (Polish)
Director for "Tachiguishi retsuden" (live-action film)
Supervisor for "Mobile Police Patlabor Comes Back: MiniPato" (Japanese)
Review:
News: Show:
Anime Limited Updates (Sep 16, 2016)
NHK Launches Ani-Kuri 15 (May 1, 2007)
New Oshii Anime (Nov 21, 2005)
New Mamoru Oshii Movie (Nov 1, 2005)
Dark Horse Manga Details (Oct 11, 2005)
Tokyo Project Gathering (Oct 3, 2005)
Anime Expo - Dark Horse (Jul 4, 2005)
Blood TV Series (Mar 31, 2005)
Pokemon Pavilion at Aichi (Mar 18, 2005)
Japanese Box Office (Mar 8, 2005)
Movies From Oshii (Aug 29, 2004)
Wired on Anime (Aug 26, 2004)
Carl Horn (Apr 22, 2004)
Windy Tales Correction (Mar 9, 2004)
Windy Tales first look (Mar 9, 2004)
Central Park Media (Jul 21, 2003)
Suzuki interview (Dec 25, 2002)
All About Japan Anime (Mar 14, 2002)
Ask Oshii (Mar 11, 2002)
No Angel's Egg in 2002 (Oct 25, 2001)
Patlabor 3 Details (Sep 14, 2001)
EX is back (Jun 25, 2001)
Lots of Bandai News (Apr 5, 2001)
Japanese Theatre News (Nov 13, 2000)
Avalon Preview online (Nov 10, 2000)
Oscar advances Anime (Oct 14, 2000)
More Blood News (Sep 29, 2000)
Details on Blood Project (Sep 26, 2000)
Anime A-GO-GO (Sep 19, 2000)
Anime News Briefs (Feb 5, 2000)
Anime Movie News Briefs (Jan 31, 2000)
Other articles: Show:
ANNCast - Raise the Ruhf (Apr 11, 2014)
Shelf Life - Galaxy Quest (Aug 23, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! (Sep 11, 2009)
Hey, Answerman! (May 29, 2009)
Hey, Answerman! (Feb 13, 2009)
Hey, Answerman! (Jun 13, 2008)
Hey, Answerman! (Jul 20, 2007)
Old School - Patlabor OVA (Apr 10, 2003)
Answerman: III (Jan 28, 2001)
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Staff in:
(English version)
Halo Legends (OAV) : Special Thanks To (Making-of)
Patlabor The Mobile Police (OAV 1/1988) : Commentary (Central Park Media; eps 1-3)
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (movie 2) : Audio Commentary

Staff in:
Angel's Egg (movie) : Director, Screenplay, Story, Original Concept
Ani-Kuri 15 (special) : Director (ep 6), Storyboard (ep 6), Original creator (ep 6)
Belle and Sebastian (TV) : Storyboard (eps 16, 23), Episode Director (eps 21, 23)
Blood+ (TV) : Planning Assistant
Blood: The Last vampire (novel) : Author
Blood: The Last Vampire (movie) : Original creator, Planning Assistant
Blood: The Last Vampire 2002 (manga) : Original creator (based on a novel)
CONNECTED… (ONA) : Director
Dallos (OAV) : Director, Screenplay (eps 2-4)
Dallos Special (OAV) : Director, Screenplay
Dasshu Kappei (TV) : Storyboard (ep 21)
(The) Fire Hunter (TV) : Series Composition, Script (eps 1-10)
(The) Fire Hunter (TV 2) : Series Composition, Script (eps 1-9), Storyboard (ep 4)
Gatchaman II (TV) : Director, Episode Director (eps 6, 10, 17)
Ghost in the Shell (movie) : Director, Storyboard
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (movie) : Director, Script, Screenplay, Commentary
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Individual Eleven (OAV) : Story Concept
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (TV) : Story Concept (2nd GIG)
Gold Lightan - The Golden Warrior (TV) : Episode Director (eps 27, 33)
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (OAV) : Director, Screenplay, Original creator
Gyakuten Ippatsu-man (TV) : Storyboard (7 episodes
eps 10, 14, 17, 21, 27, 33, 39
)

Halo Legends (OAV) : Director (creative director; The Duel), Creative Supervision
Hellhounds: Panzer Cops (manga) : Story
Illang: The Wolf Brigade (live-action movie) : Original creator
Ippatsu Kanta-kun (TV) : Episode Director (2 eps; eps 28-29, 41)
Je T'aime (OAV) : Director
Jetter Mars (TV) : Episode Director (eps 7, 12)
Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade (movie) : Screenplay, Original creator, Planning
Kick-Heart (movie) : Project Consultant
Lupin the 3rd Part 6 (TV) : Script (eps 4, 10)
Maroko (movie) : Director, Screenplay, Original creator
Mezame no Hakobune (OAV) : Director
Mini Pato (movie) : Script, Music producer
Mrs. Pepperpot (TV) : Scenario (ep 54), Storyboard (ep 54)
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (movie) : Screenplay, Original Concept, Producer
(The) Next Generation -Patlabor- (live-action movie series) : Chief Director, Director (eps 1, 5-6, 12), Screenplay
(The) Next Generation Patlabor: Shuto Kessen (live-action movie) : Director
Patlabor 2: The Movie (movie 2) : Director
Patlabor The Mobile Police (OAV 1/1988) : Director (eps 1-6), Storyboard (eps 1-6)
Patlabor the Mobile Police (TV) : Screenplay (5 episodes
eps 3, 9, 14, 29, 38
)

Patlabor the Mobile Police: The New Files (OAV 2/1990) : Script (4 episodes
eps 6, 8, 10, 13
)

Patlabor: The Movie (movie 1) : Director
Phone Braver 7 (live-action TV) : Script (eps 19-20), Episode Director (eps 19-20)
(The) Red Spectacles (live-action movie) : Director
Seraphim: 266613336 Wings (manga) : Story
(The) Sky Crawlers (movie) : Director
Stray Dog (live-action movie) : Director
Talking Head (hybrid movie) : Director, Screenplay
Time Patrol-Tai Otasukeman (TV) : Episode Director (6 episodes
eps 14, 31, 37, 41, 44, 48
)

Twilight Q (OAV) : Director (ep 2), Script (ep 2), Original Work (ep 2)
Urusei Yatsura (TV 1981) : Chief Director (eps 1-106), Script (6 episodes
eps 43, 49, 64, 78, 83, 104
)
, Storyboard (22 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 14, 17-18, 20, 22-23, 36, 43, 61, 64, 71, 76, 79, 81, 83, 90, 104
)
, Episode Director (26 episodes
eps 1, 3b, 5a, 8a, 10, 14a, 17b, 18a, 20a, 22, 26, 33, 36, 39, 43, 52, 61, 63-64, 68, 76-77, 93, 103-104, 106
)

Urusei Yatsura OVA Series : Storyboard
Urusei Yatsura Special: It's Spring! Take Off! : Director
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (movie 2) : Director, Script
Urusei Yatsura: Only You (movie 1) : Director, Storyboard, Dramatization
Vladlove (TV) : Chief Director, Series Composition, Script (eps 1, 3-4, 6), Storyboard (6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11
)
, Original Concept
Windy Tales (TV) : Supervision
(The) Wonderful Adventures of Nils (movie) : Director, Storyboard
(The) Wonderful Adventures of Nils (TV) : Episode Director (19 episodes
eps 6, 9-10, 13, 17-19, 23-24, 27, 32, 34, 36, 40-41, 43, 46, 49, 51
)

Yatterman (TV) : Episode Director (eps 55, 59)
Yattodetaman (TV) : Episode Director (6 episodes
eps 3, 9, 12, 18, 26, 34
)

Zendarman (TV) : Episode Director (9 eps; 11 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 16, 18, 24-25, 32, 34, 38, 50
)


Cast in:
(English version)
Halo Legends (OAV) as Himself (Making-of)
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