Mamoru Oshii

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Mamoru Oshii - what members say

Avalon review by A customer from London

Interesting for fans of Anime 8 June 2005
...Directed by Anime hero Mamoru Oshii, and using his musician Kenji Kawai, this is basically a filmed version of anime. The problem is that the slow, minimalist anime style t... Read customer review

Ghost In The Shell 2 - Innocence review by from London, England

Stunning 14 December 2005
... scenes in a way that has scarcely been seen before in the field of animation. Mamoru Oshii manages to provide more than just futuristic eye candy with an intellectually ... Read customer review

Halo - Legends on DVD (2010)
Starring: James Faulkner, Luci Christian, John Swasey
Director: Shinji Aramaki, Mamoru Oshii
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Halo Legends is an unprecedented gathering of the finest talent in Japanese animation that have drawn together to explore the mystery and action of the Halo universe. Eight episodes and a stunning range of visual styles shed new light and epic perspective on Halo lore. A renowned set of ..read more »

58% from 1,457 member

Halo - Legends - Blu-ray (2010)
Starring: James Faulkner, Luci Christian, John Swasey
Director: Shinji Aramaki, Mamoru Oshii
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Halo Legends is an unprecedented gathering of the finest talent in Japanese animation that have drawn together to explore the mystery and action of the Halo universe. Eight episodes and a stunning range of visual styles shed new light and epic perspective on Halo lore. A renowned set of ..read more »

54% from 1,738 member

Sky Crawlers on DVD (2008)
Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shosuke Tanihara
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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From Mamoru Oshii, the world-acclaimed director of Ghost in the Shell comes an award-winning story of an exciting but endless war with heroes too young to understand the meaning of their battles. A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as ..read more »

58% from 529 members

Sky Crawlers - Blu-ray (2008)
Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shosuke Tanihara
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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From Mamoru Oshii, the world-acclaimed director of Ghost in the Shell comes an award-winning story of an exciting but endless war with heroes too young to understand the meaning of their battles. A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as ..read more »

56% from 629 members

Ghost In The Shell 2 - Innocence on DVD (2005)
Starring: Akio Ohtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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It is the year 2032, and the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction. Humans have forgotten that they are human, and those that are left co-exist with cyborgs--human spirits inhabiting entirely mechanized bodies, and dolls--robots with no human elements at all. ..read more »

65% from 6,778 members

Ghost In The Shell 2.0 Redux - Blu-ray (2004)
Starring: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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Re-animated version of the original "Ghost in the Shell".

70% from 662 members

Avalon (2001)
Starring: Malgorzata Foremniak, Jerzy Gudejko, Dariusz Biskupski
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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In the future there is an illegal virtual reality game called Avalon. Ash, a star player of the game, learns of a rumoured advanced level of the game and puts her life at risk in order to experience it.

55% from 895 members
Not currently released

Ghost In The Shell on DVD (1996)
Starring: Richard George, Mimi Woods, William Frederick
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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In the year 2029, the world has become interconnected by a vast electronic network that permeates every aspect of life. That same network also becomes a battlefield for Tokyo's Section Nine security force, which has been charged with apprehending the master hacker known only as the Puppet Master. ..read more »

68% from 15,161 members

Pat Labor The Movie on DVD (1989)
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo. Step by step, the police find themselves tangled up by the web of a perfect crime which awaits the approaching Typhoon ..read more »

65% from 138 members

Urusei Yatsura - Movie 2 Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
Starring: Masahiro Anzai, Shigeru Chiba
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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In this classic anime comedy by legendary director Mamoru Oshii, teenage Ataru doesn't have much going for him, and he bemoans his ordinary life. One day, however, everything changes when he meets the ravishing alien princess Lum! Taken in by her beauty and charm, Ataru will follow Lum anywhere, ..read more »

67% from 12 members
Currently unavailable

Ghost In The Shell - S.A.C. - 2nd Gig - ... on DVD
Starring: Akio Ohtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera
Director: Kenji Kamiyama, Mamoru Oshii
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With an alternative plot to that of the influential feature film that preceded it, GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX features the police investigations of Major Motoko Kusanagi and her allies in the terrorist and cybercrime unit Section 9. STAND ALONE COMPLEX continues in the steps of the ..read more »

83% from 640 members

Ghost In The Shell 2 - Innocence - Blu-ray
Starring: Akio Ohtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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Director Mamoru Oshii follows up his adaptation of Masamune Shirow's manga in the Anime film GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE. Similar in concept and theme to the cyberpunk classic BLADE RUNNER, GHOST IN THE SHELL features a future where humans can modify their bodies with technology and live side-..read more »

70% from 449 members

Ghost In The Shell - S.A.C. - 2nd Gig - ... on DVD
Starring: Akio Ohtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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This is the final (and seventh) volume of the wildly popular anime series based on the film by Mamoru Oshii and the comic by Masamune Shirow. Blending the real and virtual worlds, GHOST IN THE SHELL follows female cyborg Motoko Kusanagi and her team of law enforcement pals as they seek out ..read more »

83% from 728 members

Halo - Legends - 3.0 stars
Halo - Legends - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Sky Crawlers - 3.0 stars
Sky Crawlers - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Ghost In The Shell 2 - Innocence - 3.5 stars

Urusei Yatsura - Movie 2 Beautiful Dreamer - 3.5 stars
Halo - Legends - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Avalon - 3.0 stars
Sky Crawlers - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Sky Crawlers - 3.0 stars

Koichi Yamadera - 5 times - show films
Atsuko Tanaka - 5 times - show films
Akio Ohtsuka - 4 times - show films
Jerzy Gudejko - 3 times - show films
Malgorzata Foremniak - 3 times - show films

Shinji Aramaki - 4 times - show films
Kenji Kamiyama - 1 times - show films