6 Movies Directed by Mamoru Oshii

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-03-29

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(69650 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Cast:

Writer:

Kazunori Itè (screenplay)

Masamune Shirow (comic)

Fullplot:

The year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed into a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. These are cyborgs with incredible strengths and abilities that can access any network on Earth.

Patlabor 2: The Movie

Patlabor 2: The Movie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-08-07

Languages:

Japanese, English, German, French

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (2573 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Fullplot:

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 team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.

Avalon

Avalon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-20

Languages:

Polish

Countries:

Japan, Poland

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (11190 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Fullplot:

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 her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers. Even if she finds the gateway to the next level, will she ever be able to come back to reality?

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-03-29

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(70027 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Cast:

Writer:

Kazunori Itè (screenplay)

Masamune Shirow (comic)

Fullplot:

The year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed into a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. These are cyborgs with incredible strengths and abilities that can access any network on Earth.

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-09-24

Languages:

Japanese, Cantonese, English

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (24429 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Cast:

Writer:

Masamune Shirow (comic "Koukaku-Kidoutai")

Mamoru Oshii (screenplay)

Richard Epcar (english version)

Mary Claypool (English ADR Writer)

Fullplot:

Batè is a living cyborg. His whole body, even his arms and legs, are entirely man-made. What only remains are traces of his brain and the memories of a woman. In an era when the boundary between humans and machines has become infinitely vague, Humans have forgotten that they are humans. This is the debauchery of the lonesome ghost of a man, who nevertheless seeks to retain humanity. Innocence... Is what life is.

The Sky Crawlers

The Sky Crawlers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-02

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (4211 Reviews)

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Cast:

Writer:

Hiroshi Mori (story)

Chihiro Itè (adaptation)

Fullplot:

A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds.

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