Mamoru Oshii filmography
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Mamoru Oshii is a prolific Japanese film director, television director, and writer. In a career that has so far spanned more than forty years, Oshii has been involved in directing OVAs, feature films, short films, television series, and radio dramas. His first occupation in the anime industry was as a storyboard artist, and in the 1970s he storyboarded a variety of anime television programs for Tatsunoko Productions. As a writer, Oshii is a frequent screenwriter, and an occasional novelist and manga artist.
Though primarily known as a director of animated films, mostly for Production I.G, Oshii has also been involved in several live-action projects.
Director[]
Year | Title | Type | Medium | Notes |
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1977–1978 | Ippatsu Kanta-kun | Animated | TV series | Directed two episodes |
1977–1979 | Yatterman | Animated | TV series | Directed two episodes |
1978–1979 | Gatchaman II | Animated | TV series | Directed three episodes |
1979–1980 | Zenderman | Animated | TV series | Directed nine episodes |
1980–1981 | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils | Animated | TV series | Directed 18 episodes |
1981–1982 | Belle and Sebastian | Animated | TV series | Directed two episodes |
1981–1984 | Urusei Yatsura | Animated | TV series | Served as "chief director" from episodes 1 to 106, directed 24 episodes |
1983 | Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Animated | Feature film | |
1983–1984 | Dallos | Animated | OVA | |
1984 | Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer | Animated | Feature film | |
1985 | Angel's Egg | Animated | OVA | |
1987 | While Waiting for the Red Spectacles | N/A | Radio drama | |
1987 | The Red Spectacles | Live-action | Feature film | |
1987 | Twilight Q: FILE538 | Animated | OVA | Directed second part |
1988 | Mobile Police Patlabor | Animated | OVA | |
1989 | Patlabor: The Movie | Animated | Feature film | |
1989 | Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! | Animated | OVA | |
1990 | MAROKO | Animated | Feature film | |
1991 | StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops | Live-action | Feature film | |
1992 | Talking Head | Live-action | Feature film | |
1993 | Patlabor 2: The Movie | Animated | Feature film | |
1995 | Ghost in the Shell | Animated | Feature film | |
2001 | Avalon | Live-action | Feature film | |
2003 | Killers – .50 Woman | Live-action | Short film | |
2004 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Animated | Feature film | |
2005 | Open Your Mind | Animated | Musical drama | |
2006 | Kerberos Panzer Jäger | N/A | Radio drama | |
2006 | Tachiguishi Retsuden | Animated | Feature film | |
2006 | Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden Ketsune korokke no Ogin: Paresuchina shitō hen | Live-action | Short film | |
2007 | Ani-Kuri 15 – Project Mermaid | Animated | Animated short | |
2007 | Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden – The Golden Fish Girl & Assault Girl | Live-action | Feature film | |
2008 | Ghost in the Shell 2.0 | Animated | Feature film | |
2008 | The Sky Crawlers | Animated | Feature film | |
2008 | Rebellion: The Killing Isle (aka Kill) – Assault Girl 2 | Live-action | Short film | Directed one of four shorts in the film |
2009 | Assault Girls | Live-action | Feature film | |
2010 | Live-action | Feature film | ||
2010 | Animated | Short film | 12 min. | |
2014–2015 | The Next Generation: Patlabor | Live-action | Feature film[1] | |
2015 | The Next Generation Patlabor: Shuto Kessen | Live-action | Feature film[1] | |
2015 | Tōkyō Mukokuseki Shōjo | Live-action | Feature film[2] | |
2015 | Garm Wars: The Last Druid | Live-action | Feature film[3] | This is Oshii's first English language live-action film. |
2017 | Live-action | TV miniseries[4] | ||
2021 | Vlad Love | Animated | ONA[5] | |
TBA | Chimera | Animated | Feature film[6] | Return to animated feature film |
TBA | Hikari no Ō | Animated | TV series[7] |
Writer[]
Year | Title | Medium | Notes |
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1981–1986 | Urusei Yatsura | Television Script | Wrote 7 episodes |
1983–1984 | Dallos | Screenplay | Wrote 3 episodes |
1983–1984 | Mrs. Pepper Pot | Television script | Wrote 1 episode |
1984 | Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer | Screenplay | |
1985 | Angel's Egg | Screenplay | |
1987 | The Red Spectacles | Screenplay | |
1987 | Twilight Q | Screenplay | Wrote second part |
1987 | While Waiting for the Red Spectacles | Radio Drama Script | |
1988–2000 | Kerberos Panzer Cop | Manga | Illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara |
1989 | Gosenzosama Banbanzai! | Screenplay | |
1989–1990 | Patlabor: The TV Series/Mobile Police Patlabor | Television Script | Wrote 5 episodes |
1990 | Maroko | Screenplay | |
1990–1992 | Television Script | Wrote 4 episodes | |
1991 | StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops | Screenplay | |
1992 | Talking Head | Screenplay | |
1994–1995 | Manga | Illustrated by Satoshi Kon | |
1999 | Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | Screenplay | |
2000 | Avalon: Gray Lady | Novel | |
2002 | MiniPato: Mobile Police Patlabor Minimum | Screenplay | |
2003 | Killers – .50 Woman | Screenplay | |
2003–2005 | Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs | Manga | |
2004 | Tachiguishi Retsuden | Novel | |
2004 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Screenplay | |
2005 | Blood: The Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts | Novel | |
2005 | Elle is Burning | Screenplay | Unfilmed screenplay |
2006 | Kerberos Panzer Jäger | Radio Drama Script | |
2006 | Tachiguishi Retsuden | Screenplay | |
2006–2007 | Kerberos & Tachiguishi | Manga | |
2006 | Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden | Screenplay | |
2007 | Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden | Screenplay | |
2008 | – Assault Girl 2 | Screenplay | |
2009 | Screenplay | ||
2009 | Assault Girls | Screenplay | |
2014–2015 | The Next Generation: Patlabor | Screenplay | Co-writer |
2014 | Garm Wars: The Last Druid | Story | Screenplay by Geoffrey Gunn. |
2021 | Vlad Love | Screenplay[5] | |
TBA | Chimera | Screenplay |
Storyboard artist[]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1977–1978 | Storyboarded 4 episodes | |
1977–1979 | Yatterman | Storyboarded 2 episodes |
1978–1979 | Gatchaman II | Storyboarded 3 episodes |
1978–1979 | Majokko Tickle | Storyboarded 1 episode |
1979–1980 | Zenderman | Storyboarded 10 episodes |
1980–1981 | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils | Storyboarded 11 episodes |
1980–1981 | Rescueman | Storyboarded 6 episodes |
1981–1982 | Yattodetaman | Storyboarded 6 episodes |
1981–1982 | Belle and Sebastian | Storyboarded 2 episodes |
1981–1982 | Golden Warrior Gold Lightan | Storyboarded 2 episodes |
1981–1983 | Miss Machiko | Storyboarded 1 episode |
1981–1986 | Urusei Yatsura | Storyboarded 21 episodes |
1983 | Urusei Yatsura: Only You | |
1981–1986 | Dashu Kappei | Storyboarded 1 episode |
1982–1983 | Gyakuten! Ippatsuman | Storyboarded 7 episodes |
1983–1984 | Little Mrs. Pepperpot | Storyboarded 1 episode |
1983–1985 | The Yearling | Storyboarded 2 episodes |
1983–1984 | Dallos | Storyboarded 3 episodes |
1987 | Zillion | Storyboarded 3 episodes |
1988 | Mobile Police Patlabor | Storyboarded all 6 episodes |
1989–1990 | Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! | Storyboarded all 6 episodes |
Miscellaneous[]
Year | Title | Medium | Role | Notes |
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1981–1982 | Belle and Sebastian | TV series | Production assistant | For 2 episodes |
1987 | In the Aftermath | Feature film | Directed by Carl Colpaert. Uses footage from Angel's Egg, which was written and directed by Oshii | |
1999 | King of My Castle | Music video | Single by Wamdue Project. Music video is composed of footage from Ghost in the Shell | |
2000 | Blood: The Last Vampire | Feature film | Co-planner (Team Oshii) | |
2004 | Video game | Supervisor | ||
2004-2005 | Windy Tales | TV series | Supervisor | |
2004 | Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG | TV series | Story concept | |
2005 | Blood+ | TV series | Co-planner | |
2008 | The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces | Video game | Special consultant | |
2009 | Halo Legends – The Duel | Short film | Creative director | |
2012 | Kick-Heart | Short film | Project Consultant | Project directed by Masaaki Yuasa |
References[]
General[]
- Ruh, Brian (2004). Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1-4039-6334-7
- Mamoru Oshii at IMDb
- Mamoru Oshii at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Production I.G
Specific[]
- ^ a b "Live-Action Patlabor's Premiere Dates, Visuals Unveiled". Anime News Network. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Mamoru Oshii Makes Live-Action Thriller Tōkyō Mukokuseki Shōjo". Anime News Network. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Ghost in the Shell's Oshii to Helm His 1st Live-Action English Film". Anime News Network. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Ghost in the Shell's Mamoru Oshii, I.G Debut 'Sand Whale and Me' Micro-Series on March 18". Anime News Network. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Mamoru Oshii Unveils Vladlove Vampire 'Girls-Meets-Girl' Comedy Anime Show". Anime News Network. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Comic Natalie: Mamoru Oshii Directs Anime Film of Baku Yumemakura's Chimera Novels". Anime News Network. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Ranma ½'s Junji Nishimura Directs Hikari no Ō Fantasy TV Anime Scripted by Mamoru Oshii". Anime News Network. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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