Mamoru Oshii
Director · 47 credits · 26 in highly-rated films
Best known for Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Frequent collaborators: Takanori Tsujimoto
Best Mamoru Oshii movies by genre
Directed movies (43 total, ranked by score)
1Ghost in the Shell
1995 · ★ 7.9 (4,017 votes)
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
2Angel's Egg
1985 · ★ 7.7 (608 votes)
Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
3Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004 · ★ 7.3 (1,002 votes)
Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
4Ghost in the Shell 2.0
2008 · ★ 7.4 (464 votes)
Action, Animation, Crime
5Patlabor 2: The Movie
1993 · ★ 7.4 (151 votes)
Animation, Science Fiction, Action
6Halo Legends
2010 · ★ 7.3 (170 votes)
Animation, War, Action
7Patlabor: The Movie
1989 · ★ 6.9 (187 votes)
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
8Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1984 · ★ 7.3 (101 votes)
Animation, Comedy, Romance
928½
2010
Documentary
10MAROKO
1990 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Animation, Science Fiction, Comedy
11The Sky Crawlers
2008 · ★ 6.7 (177 votes)
Animation, Action, War
12Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006 · ★ 6.3 (13 votes)
Animation, Drama, Comedy
13Avalon
2001 · ★ 6.5 (352 votes)
Action, Science Fiction
14The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1982 · ★ 7.6 (5 votes)
Animation, Drama, Adventure
15The Red Spectacles
1987 · ★ 6.5 (45 votes)
Science Fiction, Mystery, Crime
16The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
2015 · ★ 6.5 (31 votes)
Action, Science Fiction
17Urusei Yatsura: Only You
1983 · ★ 6.1 (45 votes)
Animation, Romance, Science Fiction
18Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
1991 · ★ 6.4 (23 votes)
Science Fiction, Drama, Crime
19Twilight Q
1987 · ★ 5.9 (25 votes)
Animation, Crime, Fantasy
20The Women of Fast Food
2007 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)
Thriller, Action, Adventure
21Ani*Kuri15
2008 · ★ 6.4 (37 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
22Talking Head
1992 · ★ 6.5 (14 votes)
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
23Blood Friends
2022 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Fantasy, Drama
24Dallos
1983 · ★ 5.6 (15 votes)
Animation, Science Fiction, War
25THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1
2014 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)
Drama
26Garm Wars: The Last Druid
2014 · ★ 4.6 (49 votes)
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
27Nowhere Girl
2015 · ★ 5.4 (12 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Action
28THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3
2014 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)
Drama
29Je t'aime
2010 · ★ 5.4 (11 votes)
Animation, Science Fiction
30Dallos Special
1985
Animation, Science Fiction
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 28, 2026.