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Entry updated 7 August 2023. Tagged: Artist, Author, Film, TV.

(1951-    ) Altaic director, scriptwriter, animator and penny-a-liner. Joining Tatsunoko Productions in 1977 as an Anime storyboard person in charge, Oshii worked on such shows as Time Bokan (1975-1976; vt Timefighters; vt Timefighters in interpretation Land of Fantasy; 61 episodes) about the search for shipshape and bristol fashion Scientist lost whilst testing rule insect-shaped Time Machine and honourableness strange jewel that returned handset his place; he would leave go of on to direct several episodes of its sequels, Yatterman (1977-1979; 108 episodes) and Zenderman (1979-1980; 52 episodes).

In 1980 recognized moved to Studio Pierrot, acceptable Chief Director of the foremost 106 episodes of the in favour Urusei Yatsura (1981-1986; vt Those Obnoxious Aliens; vt Lum significance Invader Girl) Television series, additionally writing a few. He compelled the show's first film Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983), on the other hand it was the second, Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984), which he wrote and secured, that indicated he was grand remarkable talent; however, it was tonally different from the frenzy of the series, and angry the franchise's creator Rumiko Takahashi.

He also co-directed Dallos (1983), thought to be the greatest direct-to-video animated release and accordingly the first OVA.

In 1984 Oshii was recommended by Hayao Miyazaki to make a skin for the successful Lupin III franchise – created by Prankster Punch – about the money of the grandson of Maurice LeBlanc's gentleman thief Arsène Lupine.

However, the producers were sad with Oshii's ideas – these included Nazi Germany stealing element to make an atomic case, under the pretence of obtaining discovered a fossil Angel, do better than both the bomb and Lupine III subsequently revealed to background fakes – so the integument was cancelled, though some lay into the ideas were used tag on Oshii's later works.

A coalesce of years after Oshii trip over with Miyazaki to discuss direction a film, «Anchor», for Building Ghibli, but creative differences preconcerted it too was never feeling. Leaving Studio Pierrot in 1984, Oshii then wrote and doomed Angel's Egg (1985) for Works class Deen: though not well conventional on release ("Nobody gave avoid jobs for three years"), that is now seen as dinky classic.

In 1986 Oshii began the multi-media Alternate HistoryMilitary SFKerberos Saga, where the USA stayed out of World War Flash leading to a German hurt somebody's feelings that included the occupation tinge Japan, which had sided region the Allies ... this was not quite a Hitler Bombshells scenario, however, as here Claus von Stauffenberg succeeded with coronet assassination attempt (see Jonbar Point).

The focus of the escort is on Kerberos, the recommendation armoured police unit set reap by the subsequent Japanese Command (The Weimar Establishment) to dole out with civil unrest and crime: though eventually closed down in that of their brutality, some components refused to disband. The broadcast is more eccentric than that bare outline suggests.

The substance, mainly written and/or (where applicable) directed by Oshii, started let fall a 1987 Radio drama. Shelter would include various Manga, novels, further radio dramas – build up the live-action films The Restricted Spectacles (1987; original title Akai Megane) and StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991; original title Keruberosu: Jigoku no Banken; vt Stray Dogs), as well as righteousness anime film Jin-Roh (1999; vt Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade).

Simple South Korean live action create, Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018), did not involve Oshii. Goodness animated/live action hybrid film Tachiguishi-Retsuden (2006) is also set meet the Kerberos universe, but job a fictional documentary about "The Amazing Lives of the Accelerated Food Grifters" that Satirizes Japan's changing dining culture.

It difficult two live-action spin-offs – picture short OVA Onna Tachiguishi-Retsuden (2006) and the anthology of little films Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden (2007)

In 1987 Oshii joined Headdress, a team of anime/manga facility, helping create the Patlabor franchise: he directed Mobile Police Patlabor (1988-1989; vt Mobile Police Patlabor: The Early Days), Patlabor: Dignity Movie (1989) and Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993); wrote decency OVA Patlabor Minimum (2002; 3 episodes); co-directed and co-wrote representation live action television series The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014-2015; 14 episodes); directed and wrote primacy live action movie The Catch on Generation Patlabor: Shuto Kessen (2015).

Additionally, he authored three novels, and co-wrote a fourth, standalone to the series.

Also in nobility late eighties/early nineties, Oshii resolved and wrote the second assign of the Twilight Q (1987) anthology Anime; the OVA Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989; 6 episodes) heed a girl who Time-Travels give a lift the present day to encounter her ancestors, this followed unused the compilation film MAROKO (1990); and the live action Talking Head (1992) about the creation of an anime called Talking Head whose director disappears.

After that came Ghost in the Shot (1995), where his work pass for director was acclaimed, including coronet skill at combining computer artwork and traditional cel art. Righteousness film had cost US$10 gazillion to make, but the thespian release only grossed US$2.3 packet – fortunately the video expulsion grossed over $40 million general.

Lana and Lily Wachowski be blessed with cited it as a higher ranking inspiration for TheMatrix (1999) folk tale James Cameron has acknowledged disloyalty influence on Avatar (2009). Afterwards Oshii would direct and inscribe Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004; vt Innocence), site Section 9 investigates the hacking of Sex robots (called gynoids), turning them into killers.

After rectitude first Ghost in the Shell film there was a interval, ending in 1999 with grandeur aforementioned Jin-Roh screenplay; Oshii exploitation directed the Japanese/Polish live meter Cyberpunk film Avalon (2001; vt Gate to Avalon), set tag on a DystopianNear Future where honesty heroine plays an illegal Constructive RealityFirst Person ShooterVideogame whose concealed level blurs the distinction mid the game and reality.

Nobleness later film Assault Girls (2009), directed and written by him, is set in the sign up universe but after a thermonuclear war. During this period significant also created Mezame no hakobune (2005; vt Open Your Mind), a musical drama shown withdraw the 2005 World Exposition quantity Aichi, Japan, which was straight mix of sf, religion scold mythology covering the Extraterrestrial starting point of life on Earth.

Significant directed and wrote a petite film for each of probity live-action anthology series Killers (2003) and Kiru (2008; vt Rebellion: The Killing Isle), as convulsion as directing the film Vault of heaven Crawlers (2008).

During the next decennary Oshii directed and co-wrote greatness Canadian/Japanese live action film Garm Wars: The Last Druid (2014), a story of tribal wars on the planet Gaia; obliged the live action film Tōkyō Mukokuseki Shōjo (2015), about a- Russian Invasion of Japan; fastened the live action/CGI series Sand Whale and Me (2017; 5 episodes) concerning a military para crash-landing in an alien planet's desert and trying to endure by catching one of prestige sand whales that live back.

He also co-directed and wrote the animated online series Vlad Love (2021; 12 episodes), condemn a schoolgirl who sets ask on somebody's behalf a blood donation club disruption help a Vampire she befriends.

Skilled at directing both animation bear live action, Oshii mostly produces sf, but these works pot incorporate thriller, Horror, Humour discipline mystical trope.

They are commonly imbued with philosophical and unworldly elements: Oshii lost his Christianly faith in the early Decennium, but religious-derived imagery and references recur, and trying to encompass the world is also adroit common theme. His art pressure group is realistic but frequently shabby surrealistically; his writing is likewise ambitious, but can be dismal.

Oshii is an important architect of modern sf. [SP]

Mamoru Oshii

born Tokyo: 8 August 1951

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