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). As a writer, Oshii has worked as a screenwriter, and occasionally as a manga writer and novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mamoru Oshii is the 296th most popular film director (up from 300th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from Japan (down from 429th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mamoru Oshii ranks 296 out of 2,041. Before him are Frank Darabont, Leonid Gaidai, Sam Raimi, Frank Borzage, Stanley Donen, and Henri Verneuil. After him are David Hamilton, Marco Bellocchio, Denis Villeneuve, Tobe Hooper, Raoul Walsh, and Tony Gatlif.

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Among people born in 1951, Mamoru Oshii ranks 100. Before him are Joe Lynn Turner, Roger Myerson, Horst Hrubesch, Šaban Šaulić, Bob Geldof, and Lazarus You Heung-sik. After him are Behgjet Pacolli, Duncan Haldane, Joey Ramone, Laimdota Straujuma, Roberto Durán, and Isabel Preysler.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mamoru Oshii ranks 512 out of 6,245. Before him are Takijirō Ōnishi (1891), Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), Takeo Fukuda (1905), Taizo Kawamoto (1914), Kiichi Miyazawa (1919), and Emperor Jomei (593). After him are Kantarō Suzuki (1868), Sessue Hayakawa (1886), Minoru Genda (1904), Kawakami Gensai (1834), Emperor Go-Ichijō (1008), and Morihiro Hosokawa (1938).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Mamoru Oshii ranks 11. Before him are Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), Nagisa Oshima (1932), and Shohei Imamura (1926). After him are Hideaki Anno (1960), Satoshi Kon (1963), Makoto Shinkai (1973), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), and Ishirō Honda (1911).

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