FILM DIRECTOR

Mamoru Oshii

1951 - Today

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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). He also holds the distinction of directing the first ever OVA, Dallos (1983). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mamoru Oshii has received more than 1,216,901 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Mamoru Oshii is the 300th most popular film director (up from 343rd in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Japan (up from 478th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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  • 3.05

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mamoru Oshii ranks 300 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Cacoyannis, Mike Nichols, Stanley Kramer, Márta Mészáros, Shin Sang-ok, and Ousmane Sembène. After him are Mikhail Kalatozov, Satoshi Kon, Raúl Ruiz, John Boorman, Philippe de Broca, and Jim Henson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Mamoru Oshii ranks 80. Before him are Ben Feringa, Joey Ramone, Thomas Boni Yayi, Behgjet Pacolli, Ben Carson, and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti. After him are Fernando Lugo, Gustavo Santaolalla, James Newton Howard, Joe Lynn Turner, Karekin II, and Hilda Heine.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mamoru Oshii ranks 429 out of 6,245. Before him are Mōri Terumoto (1533), Gunpei Yokoi (1941), Azai Nagamasa (1545), Emperor Jomei (593), Tokugawa Iesada (1824), and Junji Ito (1963). After him are Noritaka Hidaka (1947), Emperor Shijō (1231), Yoshihiko Noda (1957), Takijirō Ōnishi (1891), Kiichi Miyazawa (1919), and Katsuhiro Otomo (1954).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Mamoru Oshii ranks 14. Before him are Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Hideaki Anno (1960), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), and Makoto Shinkai (1973). After him are Satoshi Kon (1963), Mikio Naruse (1905), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), Ishirō Honda (1911), Kaneto Shindo (1912), and Kon Ichikawa (1915).

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