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.

Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

10Jun
10 Jun 2010 20:13
Patlabor 2: The MovieGenres: Animation | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War
Countries: Japan
Directors: Mamoru Oshii
Actors: Mîna Tominaga | Toshio Furukawa | Michihiro Ikemizu | Issei Futamata | Daisuke Gôri | Shigeru Chiba | Osamu Saka | Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Tomomichi Nishimura | Blair Fairman | Edward Glen | David Jarvis | Ron Lepaz | Peter Marinker
A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.
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The Sky Crawlers aka Sukai kurora (2008)

09Jun
09 Jun 2010 22:28
The Sky Crawlers aka Sukai kuroraGenres: Adventure | Animation | Drama | War
Countries: Japan
Directors: Mamoru Oshii
Actors: Rinko Kikuchi | Chiaki Kuriyama | Shosuke Tanihara | Bryce Hitchcock | Ryo Kase
The story unfolds in another 'possible' modern age. The main characters are youngsters called "Kildren", who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a "war as entertainment" organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.
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Patlabor 2 (1993)

09Jun
09 Jun 2010 12:13
Patlabor 2Genres: Animation | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War
Countries: Japan
Directors: Mamoru Oshii
Actors: Mîna Tominaga | Toshio Furukawa | Michihiro Ikemizu | Issei Futamata | Daisuke Gôri | Shigeru Chiba | Osamu Saka | Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Tomomichi Nishimura | Blair Fairman | Edward Glen | David Jarvis | Ron Lepaz | Peter Marinker
A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.
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Avalon (2001)

16Feb
16 Feb 2010 00:12
AvalonGenres: Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: Japan | Poland
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)

03Dec
03 Dec 2009 17:56
Patlabor: The MovieGenres: Action | Animation | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Japan
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)

14Jul
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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