Mamoru Oshii
personal-info
known-for
Directing
gender
Male
birthday
1951-08-08
place-of-birth
Tokyo, Japan
also-known-as
押井 守
Mamoru Oshii
Oshī Mamoru
おしい まもる
오시이 마모루
押井守
biography
Mamoru Oshii (押井 守, Oshii Mamoru, born 8 August 1951) is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984), Angel's Egg (1985), Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993), and Ghost in the Shell (1995).