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MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 44, MAMORU OSHII IN POLAND

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MAMORU OSHII book review: INDEX

nonfiction filmography and career My Dear, Hayao Miyazaki 1984 Roman Album PERSONA 1996 Complete Works of Mamoru Oshii 1996 My Dear, Mamoru Oshii 1998 INNOCENCE Material Book 2004…

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Angel's Egg, Ghost in the Shell, Giant Killing, Lupin III, Tachiguishi Retsuden

Interview with Mamoru Oshii on Angel's Egg

If you watched the Mamoru Oshii TIFF interview , you probably were very curious to hear his dry and discouraging comments on Angel's Eg...

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Angel's Egg, Ghost in the Shell

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 14, SERAPHIM

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Harmony, Lupin III

A Philosophical Talk with Legendary Director Mamoru Oshii

“Part of what artists do has to withstand the test of time. I suppose you could call it 'universality.' People who live by entertainment generally live in the…

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MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 40, 1968

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Angel's Egg

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 17, GIANT KILLING

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Giant Killing

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 11, RAINY DOGS

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Shigeru, Kurenai

Interview: A Philosophical Talk with Legendary Director Mamoru Oshii

Back when Anime Now! was on its last legs, I got to interview acclaimed Ghost In The Shell director Mamoru Oshii. Sadly, that interview never had the chance…

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Ghost in the Shell

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 04, PANZER COP

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 18, ZOMBIE DIARY

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 10, TACHIGUISHI RETSUDEN

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Tachiguishi Retsuden

MAMORU OSHII book review [extra] A FLEDGING PRODUCER'S DIARY

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Urusei Yatsura, Tomorrow's Joe

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 05, DRAGON RETRIEVER

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 20, GARM WARS

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 21, YUBAE SAKUSEN

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Angel's Egg, Hundred, Shigeru

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 12, PAX JAPONICA

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Space Battleship Yamato

Interview with Mamoru Oshii on Urusei Yatsura 2 - Beautiful Dreamer

( Urusei Yatsura 2 Byutifuru Dorima, 1984 )   By Masumi Homma and “John” of Central Park Media [Thanks UncleChuckTH for…

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Idea, Urusei Yatsura, Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell. Directed by Mamoru Oshii. Created by...

Ghost in the Shell. Directed by Mamoru Oshii. Created by Production I.G. Ghost in the Shell (DVD)

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Ghost in the Shell

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 47, ANGEL'S EGG GUIDEBOOK

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Angel's Egg, Lupin III

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 15, KERBEROS PANZER JÄGER

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Director Mamoru Oshii Reflects on His Anime Classic Beautiful Dreamer

"In a way, it's a movie that's made up of 'wishes.' It's made up of different people's desires."

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 19, ZOMBIE DIARY 2

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The Sky Crawlers

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 06, PATLABOR TOKYO WAR

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Mobile Police Patlabor

MAMORU OSHII analysis: WHAT ARE THE LYRICS OF UTAI ABOUT?

I think that the lyrics of this iconic anime song tend to be misunderstood. Here are my thoughts on the lyrics. The original lyrics 吾が舞へば麗し女 酔ひにけり 吾が舞へば照る月 響むなり…

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veil

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 43, AVALON MAKING BOOK

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Wizardry

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 09, AVALON GREY LADY

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 07, PANZER COP PART 2

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 16, BOW-WOW MEIJI RESTORATION

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MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 46, STRANGE TALES, TACHIGUISHI RETSUDEN

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Tachiguishi Retsuden, Twilight Q

Angel’s Egg (天使のたまご, Mamoru Oshii, 1985)

A solitary girl and a nihilistic soldier find themselves on opposite sides of an ideological divide in Mamoru Oshii’s surrealist animation.

Windows on Worlds

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Angel's Egg

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 45, AVALON PRE-PRODUCTION BOOK

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Wizardry

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 08, NIGHT OF THE BEASTS

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Blood: The Last Vampire, Jarinko Chie

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 48, Storyboard of Talking Head

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 22, ANGEL'S EGG (ANIMAGE BUNKO)

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Angel's Egg

Interview: Director Mamoru Oshii Reflects on His Anime Classic Beautiful Dreamer

Back when Anime Now! was on its last legs, I got to interview acclaimed Ghost In The Shell director Mamoru Oshii. Sadly, that interview never had the chance…

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 13, THE GIRL OF HARAHARA TOKEI

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Tachiguishi Retsuden, Urusei Yatsura

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 41, Ein Brief von den Hunden

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Nora, Shigeru, Urusei Yatsura

Lupin the Third Part 6 – 04 (OSHII Mamoru does Ernest Hemingway #Lupin6)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 04. Lupin, Jigen, and Fujiko re-enact Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers" 'cause "reasons".

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Lupin III, LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6

Seven Seas Wonderful Wednesday License Announcement Recap (October 2nd)

Seven Seas is back again with their Wonderful Wednesday License Announcement Event on X (Formally Twitter) on Wednesday October 2nd, 2024. Seven Seas revealed Seven brand new…

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Seven Seas Wonderful Wednesday License Announcement Recap (October 9th)

Seven Seas is back again with their Wonderful Wednesday License Announcement Event on X (Formally Twitter) on Wednesday October 9th, 2024. Seven Seas revealed Seven brand new…

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Seven Seas Wonderful Wednesday License Announcement Recap (October 30th)

Seven Seas is back again with their Wonderful Wednesday License Announcement Event on X (Formally Twitter) on Wednesday October 30th, 2024. Seven Seas revealed Seven brand new English…

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Seven Seas Wonderful Wednesday License Announcement Recap (October 16th)

Seven Seas is back again with their Wonderful Wednesday License Announcement Event on X (Formally Twitter) on Wednesday October 16th, 2024. Seven Seas revealed Seven brand new English…

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What Mamoru Oshii Wants to Tell the Next Generation of Anime and Film Creators

Mamoru Oshii is participating in an online video course about what it means to be a director. He spoke exclusively to ANN about what he wants viewers to…

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MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 42, THE ANALYSIS OF GHOST IN THE SHELL

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Ghost in the Shell

What matters in animation is expression – Interview with Mamoru Oshii [Niigata International Animation Film Festival]

An exclusive interview with director Mamoru Oshii held at the first edition of the Niigata International Film Festival.

Full Frontal

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#OshiiOct Dallos: The Winds of Change

To start Oshii October, we’ve got to start somewhere near the beginning of Oshii’s career. That means we start with the first official anime OVA ever, Dallos. Ok,…

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Winds of Change, Dallos

Oshii and Kon

Water, oil and two impossible people.

Animation Obsessive

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Announcement

After years and years of sitting on ideas, I have decided to give content creation a go again. For those who have not been following me for quite…

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#OshiiOct Patlabor: The Movie – Low Frequency Problems

This post is a culmination of a lot of previous posts finally coming together. To understand all that craziness, this movie is a follow up to short OVA…

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Patlabor: The Movie