There’s a live-action adaptation of Mamoru Oshii’s Jin-Roh coming soon, and from an unexpected source: South Korea. The original anime film, set in Oshii’s sprawling Kerberos universe, was directed by Hiroyuki Okiura at Production I.G, and released in 2000. The live-action version from Korea, which …Read more »
It’s been 10 years since Mamoru Oshii’s last anime film, Sky Crawlers. That’s far too long for fans of the legendary director, whose works include Urusei Yatsura, Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell. Now it’s been announced that Oshii will be back in the director’s …Read more »
If you’ve been wondering where the director of the original Ghost in the Shell comes down on the whole live-action whitewashing debate, let it be known he is definitively on team ScarJo. That’s the word from an IGN interview with Mamoru Oshii, in which he …Read more »
As I’m writing this, we are mere months away from the premiere of the live-action Hollywood adaptation of Ghost in the Shell . But before we get to the, ahem, Johansson-ization of Ghost in the Shell , let’s take a look at the anime and …Read more »
Renowned director Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost in the Shell , Patlabor ) and Production I.G have their Sand Whale and Me short film coming to Toonami as a five-part micro-series on March 18. The block is here to hype the production again on Facebook with …Read more »
Are you a fan of the world of Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost in the Shell , Sky Crawlers ) but sometimes wish he’d cram all his visual and aural goodness into one tiny micro-package? Your wish is Toonami’s command. We’ve got some new deets on …Read more »
It’s a topic that comes up every so often on sites like Reddit or 4chan (and on message boards, BBSes and in convention halls before that): what should people just getting into anime watch first? For a Japanese take on the matter, we turn to …Read more »
This weekend Adult Swim viewers will be getting a special treat in the form of an ID directed by none other than Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost in the Shell ) himself. Production I.G animated the spot, and you can see how it turned out below. …Read more »
One of Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii's acclaimed classics is Angel's Egg , and now modern audiences and fans alike have another opportunity to watch. The ever-resurrecting Tokyopop added the film to YouTube, so you can check out the 1985 feature, which was …Read more »
The latest live-action film from director Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost in the Shell , Patlabor , Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer ) is Tokyo Mokokuseki Shoujo , which also goes by the international title Nowhere Girl . The film—which explores the disturbed psyche of art …Read more »
The Next Generation Patlabor: Final Battle in the Capital is the final chapter of a series based on a well-remembered but not especially famous 90s anime series which was viewable only via limited theatrical release or seven Blu-rays retailing about $60. It’s also the direct …Read more »
If you are at all interested in the works of Mamoru Oshii ( Patlabor , Ghost in the Shell , Jin-Roh ) may we heartily recommend this in-depth interview from last year’s Toronto International Film Festival? “One hour twenty minutes?!” you scream. But trust us. …Read more »
Fans of Mamoru Oshii, the director of anime classics like Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor , are split into two distinct groups: those who like his live-action work and those who don’t. Oshii’s been working in live-action for years, but his real-life films are …Read more »
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