Mamoru Oshii

Blood Friends (2022)

The story is set at the blood donation club in Kurusu Private High School. There are four girls who are fascinated by the pleasure of having their blood drawn – Maki (Erika Karata), Jinko (Ichika Osaki), Nami (Mikoto Hibi), and Kaoru (Nazuki Amano). One ...

CONNECTED... (2020)

A collaboration of Mamoru Oshii, Koji Morimoto, and KENWOOD. This short animation is inspired by "Smart Headsets" (earphones with AI assistant) that depicts future life with a unique interpretation, set in a fictitious city where devices have become common ...

Beautiful Dreamer (2020)

Excitement pervades through a university preparing for the annual school festival. Meanwhile, a calm atmosphere hangs over the club room of the film studies group which does not really have an exhibition. But Sara, who dreamed there was something in the co ...

Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018)

In 2029, an elite police squad combats an anti-reunification terrorist group while another enemy lurks nearby. ...

Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot (2016)

Police officers pursue a rogue labor mech rampaging through the city and causing widespread destruction. As the situation escalates, a young pilot is sent in to stop the machine before the damage grows even worse. ...

The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War: Director's Cut (2015)

Extended version of Patlabor Tokyo War ...

Nowhere Girl (2015)

Ai is a student at an all-girls' art high school. She is known to be extremely gifted in the arts, but the adults around her try to use her and her classmates are jealous of her. Ai suffers because of her situation, but doesn't have anywhere to escape. Her ...

The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)

An attack takes place on Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, Tokyo by the fighter helicopter `Gray Ghost`. 2 days earlier, the Gray Ghost was stolen. The perpetrators are followers of Yukihito Tsuge. Yukihito Tsuge planned a coup of Tokyo 13 years earlier. The leade ...

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 (2015)

Contains a recap and Episode 12, which leads into the film "THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Tokyo War" and its director's cut "Gray Ghost: THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor". ...

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 (2014)

Contains Episode 10 and Episode 11. ...

Garm Wars: The Last Druid (2014)

In a world where clone soldiers from three military tribes are locked in a perpetual battle of air, land and technology, one clone is separated from the battle and finds herself on the run with a group of unlikely companions. ...

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 (2014)

Contains Episode 8 and Episode 9. ...

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 (2014)

Contains Episode 6 and Episode 7. ...

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 (2014)

Contains Episode 4 and Episode 5. ...

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2 (2014)

Contains Episode 2 and Episode 3. ...

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 (2014)

Contains Episode 0 and Episode 1. ...

Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012)

Tokyo, Winter. Despite the use of the Youth Ordinance Bill to enforce curfews for minors and regulate the use of the Internet, young people continue to fight for their own freedom through underground methods. One such group calls themselves Surat. They hav ...

009: The Reopening (2010)

A short 3D CGI anime of Cyborg 009 directed by Mamoru Oshii. ...

Cyborg 009: The Reopening (2010)

A short 3D CGI anime of Cyborg 009 produced by director Oshii Mamoru. ...

28½ (2010)

Crew and actors prepare for Mamoru Oshii's stage version of Tetsujin 28. ...

Je t'aime (2010)

Set in Tokyo in the near future, when all humanity has been wiped out, a lonely basset hound wanders around a deserted city. Its only wish is to feel the warmth of a human being once more. ...

Assault Girls (2009)

Three women and one man - with an assortment of weaponry - wage war against giant mutant sandwhales in a barren digital landscape, all to achieve points within the virtual reality video game called Avalon. ...

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (2009)

The film's story centers on Musashi Miyamoto, one of the most famous swordsmen in Japanese history. He pioneered the Hyouhou Niten Ichi-ryuu style of two-sword fighting and wrote "The Book of Five Rings," a book that has been compared to Sun Tzu's "The Art ...

Keita's First Dream of the New Year (Director's Cut) (2009)

Under Anchor Headquarters is strictly off limits to all outsiders to protect the confidentiality of their activities. However, one day at lunchtime, Chigusa allowed the agents to "deliver", and this iron rule collapsed. Each of them was excited about the f ...

Kill (2008)

Four segments by four different Directors. Kiriko (Takanori Tsujimoto), The Children's Samurai (Kenta Fukasaku), The Firing Range (Makoto Tahara), and Assault Girl 2 (Mamoru Oshii). Kiriko: the spirit of a murdered assassin takes revenge on the gang that k ...

Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut) (2008)

Riding a scooter with Seven left at home, Keita went on a solo trip. Along the way, he meets a mysterious woman. She behaves strangely and elusively. Keita's scooter broke down, and he has to stay overnight at a hot spring inn. A strong yakuza gives him my ...

The Sky Crawlers (2008)

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 the ...

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)

In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. ...

Ani*Kuri15 (2008)

15 one-minute shorts created by various people from Japan's animation industry. The title of the collection, Ani*Kuri15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators". ...

The Women of Fast Food (2007)

"Tachiguishi", that is to say, grifters who make it their profession to "eat-and-run", was created by the world-famous filmmaker, Mamoru Oshii. In 2006, he directed "Tachigui -- the Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters", a feature film which was made us ...

Project Mermaid (2007)

A fish turns into a mermaid who swims out into post-apocalyptic city. ...

Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~ (2006)

Foxy Croquette Ogin disappeared after the protest incident in front of the National Diet building in 1960, but there are rumors of a mysterious Japanese woman amongst a band of guerillas in Palestine... ...

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006)

Tachigui retells Japan's history from 1945 to 21st century through the feats of self-proclaimed dine and dash professionals - the Fast Food Grifters are the phantoms that rise and fall with the shifting diet-styles. They are the dissenting heroes who carve ...

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006)

The year is 2030, and an influx of refuges have effortlessly transformed themselves into a terrorist organization known as the "Individual Eleven." With a sadistic intent of mass destruction, will they triumph in victory or discover the gloomy pitfalls of ...

Open Your Mind (2005)

The plot of Open Your Mind follows the extraterrestrial origin of life, coming from outerspace as six deities (Intermission act), evolving into water (Sho-ho) then emerging to the air (Hyakkin) and to the ground (Ku-nu). Each one of these creatures rules o ...

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's ...

Killers (2003)

A 2003 theatrical compilation of five short film thrillers by five different Japanese directors. ...

Tokyo Scanner (2003)

Twenty-minute aerial overview of various Tokyo highlights, with continuous zooms from sweeping panoramas down to individual people on the street. ...

Patlabor WXIII the Movie (2002)

Set in the year 2000, when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, conspiracy concerning a new biological ...

Avalon (2001)

In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up h ...

Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)

In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to he ...

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)

A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police di ...

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in poli ...

Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

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 t ...

Talking Head (1992)

After the director of a film in production dissappears, his replacement has to deal with the cast and crew being mysteriously killed off one by one. ...

Patlabor: One Day of Noa (1992)

Noa Izumi is the pilot of an Ingram Patrol Labor, a law-enforcing robot suit. On a day off from work, Noa plans to attend a concert. However, due to a series of setbacks, Noa is running later and later. ...

Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991)

An elite police unit, rebelled against disarmament orders. Their leader Koichi escaped after the uprising. Years later, ex-member Inui seeks him, encountering unexpected twists. Upon finding Koichi, Inui realizes he's been manipulated. ...

MAROKO (1990)

Theatrical anime movie created from the OVA 'Gosenzosama Banbanzai', written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. ...

Patlabor: The Movie (1989)

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. ...

In the Aftermath (1988)

In a radiation-soaked wasteland, two surviving soldiers, Frank and Goose, search for essential supplies amid the rubble. After a violent confrontation, Frank is haunted by visions of an angelic young girl holding a giant egg, herself a refugee from anothe ...

Twilight Q (1987)

Part 1: "Time Knot: Reflection" Written by Kazunori Itô, directed by Tomomi Mochizuki. Mayu finds a camera floating in the ocean while on vacation. A very unusual camera. The film, mostly intact, reveals a picture of herself with a man she has never seen ...

The Red Spectacles (1987)

Summer 1995. With the arrival of the "Age of Cats", the former Kerberos police unit is now disbanded. However one member remains, a stray dog who returns to his old roost after a three-years exile. This wild dog no longer has a master, but now the "Young L ...

Angel's Egg (1985)

In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream. ...

Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)

Ryoko throws a tea party for her friends. Flashbacks reveal the pasts of Ryoko's various guests. ...

Dallos Special (1985)

An edited compendium of the four OVAs were spliced together to create a movie which aired in theaters. Included within the was also a prologue, which used 50 extra shots that introduced the world of Dallos before the opening credits. ...

Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)

As the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back where they started. ...

Dallos (1983)

In a near future, mankind has moved from a drained Earth to the Moon. Rebel acts of terrorism lead to conflicts with the Earth Federal Government. A mysterious entity called Dallos appears to restore hope. ...

Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983)

Six-year-old Ataru steps on Elle's shadow during an impromptu game of shadow-tag; in Elle's culture, this is viewed as a marriage proposal. Eleven years later, Elle returns to Earth in order to marry Ataru — by which time not only had he forgotten the ev ...

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1982)

Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Mo ...

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (2023)

A journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game designer in the world. Featuring appearances from visionary artists Guillermo del Toro, Nicholas Winding Refn, Grimes, George Miller, Norman Reedus, Woodkid, CHVRCHES, this visually captivating ...

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist (2021)

A subtle portrait of Japanese director Satoshi Kon by the specialist of Japanese cinema Pascal-Alex Vincent and a dive into a rich work. With interviews of the greatest Japanese, French and American directors inspired by his work. ...

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)

Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years. ...

Rewind This! (2013)

Home video changed the world. The cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape was enormous. This film traces the ripples of that impact by examining the myriad aspects of society that were altered by the creation of videotape. ...

Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality (2008)

The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

This making of segment offers a lot of interview comments with the crew behind it, although does so in a rather rapid fashion. The most interesting element of this is probably learning a bit more behind how the movie was created from an animation standpoin ...

Ghost in the Shell: Production Report (1995)

A behind the scenes look at the making of the 1995 classic anime, Ghost in the Shell. ...