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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 having created the first ever OVA, Dallos (1983). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mamoru Oshii has received more than 1,108,230 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Mamoru Oshii is the 344th most popular film director (up from 363rd in 2019), the 480th most popular biography from Japan (up from 563rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mamoru Oshii ranks 344 out of 1,581. Before him are Makoto Shinkai, Samuel Fuller, Maya Deren, Guy Hamilton, Robert Frank, and Walerian Borowczyk. After him are Bong Joon-ho, Russ Meyer, William A. Wellman, Nick Castle, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, and Gerard Damiano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Mamoru Oshii ranks 81. Before him are Joe Pantoliano, Fernando Lugo, Ben Feringa, Thomas Boni Yayi, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, and Edward Witten. After him are James Newton Howard, Joe Lynn Turner, Šaban Šaulić, Isabel Preysler, Horst Hrubesch, and Jack Unterweger.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mamoru Oshii ranks 480 out of 6,048. Before him are Hiroshi Kanazawa (1950), Hiroto Muraoka (1931), Hidetoshi Nakata (1977), Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Masahiro Hamazaki (1940), and Taira no Masakado (903). After him are Akira Yoshino (1948), Kentaro Miura (1966), Yoshihiro Togashi (1966), Yukio Tsuda (1917), Masaoka Shiki (1867), and Fujiwara no Kamatari (614).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Mamoru Oshii ranks 17. Before him are Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), Ishirō Honda (1911), Mikio Naruse (1905), Satoshi Kon (1963), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), and Makoto Shinkai (1973). After him are Kaneto Shindo (1912), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Hiroshi Inagaki (1905), Kon Ichikawa (1915), Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941), and Takashi Miike (1960).

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