Movies directed by Mamoru Oshii

Biography: Always includes a basset hound whenever possible in each of his movies. He owns a Basset himself, and is a fan of the breed.

Avalon (2001)

16 Feb 2010 00:12
AvalonGenres: Action | Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Japan | UK
Directors: Mamoru Oshii
Actors: Malgorzata Foremniak | Wladyslaw Kowalski | Jerzy Gudejko | Dariusz Biskupski | Bartlomiej Swiderski | Katarzyna Bargielowska | Alicja Sapryk | Michal Breitenwald | Zuzanna Kasz | Adam Szyszkowski | Krzysztof Szczerbinski | Marek Stawinski | Jaroslaw Budnik | Andrzej Debski
Gloomy portrayal of the near future in an imaginary town in Central Europe, shot in Poland (Polish is also spoken). The town is dirty and chaotic. Computer games have lost their innocence: they are addictive and large sums of money can be won. Ash lives alone. She doesn't have any contact with other people, only with her dog. Her only activities are cooking meals for the dog and playing games. She is a professional Avalon super warrior, a player on the top-level, that is only accessible under very specific conditions. Once a player is inside, they can only stop by winning the game. Otherwise the player can die. Ash ignores all warnings and decides to play anyway.
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Patlabor: The Movie (1989)

03 Dec 2009 17:56
Patlabor: The MovieGenres: Action | Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Japan | UK
Directors: Mamoru Oshii
Actors: Toshio Furukawa | Mîna Tominaga | Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Yô Inoue | Michihiro Ikemizu | Issei Futamata | Shigeru Chiba | William Dufries | Doug Erholtz | Blair Fairman | Don Fellows | Michael Fitzpatrick | Edward Glen | Daisuke Gôri
A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo. Step by step, the police find themselves tangled up by the web of a perfect crime which awaits the approaching Typhoon to activate thousands of virus affected robots. As time runs out, Asuma and his team must complete a task that is doomed to be a failure before the Typhoon lands Tokyo.
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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

14 Jul 2009 12:30
Ghost in the ShellGenres: Action | Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Japan | UK
Directors: Mamoru Oshii
Actors: Atsuko Tanaka | Akio Ôtsuka | Tamio Ôki | Iemasa Kayumi | Kôichi Yamadera | Tesshô Genda | Richard Barnes | Steven Jay Blum | Steve Bulen | Richard Cansino | Tom Carlton | George Celik | Shigeru Chiba | Stephen Davis | Richard Epcar
The year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed into a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. These are cyborgs with incredible strengths and abilities that can access any network on Earth.
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