Search Results for: Mamoru Oshii
With lots of Ghost in the Shell fans upset that a live-action version is even being created, let alone starring a non-Asian as main character Motoko Kusanagi, two guys who appear to be down with the project – at least enough to go visit the …Read more »
Try as he might, Mamoru Oshii just can’t get into recent anime. That’s the word from a recent interview with the director of Urusei Yatsura , Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell in which Oshii talked anime, Dragon Quest Builders , and attempting to provoke …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 »
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 »
Released in 1993, Mamoru Oshii’s Patlabor 2 was a stunning work of hyperreal animation that touched on politics, war and technology and in many ways prefigured Oshii’s work on the legendary Ghost in the Shell . Now it appears Oshii is returning to the story …Read more »
Angel's Egg . Patlabor . Ghost in the Shell . Jin-roh . The Sky Crawlers . These films are all the creation of Mamoru Oshii, one of anime's most celebrated and influential directors. A thinking person's director, Oshii's films are full of religious symbolism, philosophical …Read more »
You might know Mamoru Oshii as the director of Ghost in the Shell , The Sky Crawlers , and Patlabor 2: The Movie . You might also know him as the most opinionated man in the industry, with a regularly updated blog on Nico Nico …Read more »
It’s been a rather Mamoru Oshii-influenced week, with the premiere of 009 Re:Cyborg , directed by Oshii protege Kenji Kamiyama, and the successful backing of Kick-Heart , the short on which Oshii is consulting. The veteran director of classics like Ghost in the Shell and …Read more »
Some of the details on this one are still a bit unclear, but it's worth passing along, especially in the shadow of some lackluster attempts at reviving Tetsujin 28 in recent years. I'm talking specifically about Shin Togashi's live-action film from 2005, which was almost …Read more »
To today’s anime fan, the OVA, or Original Video Animation, a piece of work made for the home video market, is an essential and everyday staple of the medium. You’ll see OVAs developed to hawk popular manga, utilized as sequels for existing works, and used …Read more »
Actually, that's just one of two things that makes the Ghost in the Shell director's latest animated film a unique feature at this year's Sitges Film Fest. The other is the fact that, unlike its animated brothers Genius Party , Freedom and Evangelion: 1.0 You …Read more »
This should interest anyone that fancies action and anthologies in equal parts. Mamoru Oshii, famed director of classics like Ghost in the Shell , is overseeing a live-action project known as Kiru ~ Kill along with three other directors, another of which is Kenta Fukasaku …Read more »
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