
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
165
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-08-08 (74 years old)
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
Mamoru Oshii
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).