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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…

Biggest In Japan

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Ghost in the Shell

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...

Nihon Cine Art

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Angel's Egg, Ghost in the Shell

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."

Anime News Network - Views

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

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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: 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

#OshiiOct Mamoru Oshii October Announcement

So, I’ve been hinting at this all week with my subtly called not Mamoru Oshii week. You know, because I am just so clever like that apparently. So…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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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

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 14, SERAPHIM

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Harmony, Lupin III

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

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 [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

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)

AnimeBackgrounds

Jun 19, 2013 • Subscribe

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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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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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

May 20, 2023 • Subscribe

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

Miyazaki’s Marxism – The Politics of Anime’s Legendary Director

Hayao Miyazaki began his career as a Marxist, but by the mid-90s, that all had faded away. What impact have those politics had on his works, what do…

Floating into Bliss

Dec 31, 2019 • Subscribe

A Legendary Update

There’s yet another Brave-related update on deck today, so here’s what’s new: Mecha profiles for Legendary Brave Da-Garn This concludes the effort to create mecha profiles for all the…

MAHQ

Jun 30, 2024 • Subscribe

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".

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

Nov 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Lupin III, LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6

Talk Like a Japanese Pirate with“Yagaru”

Have you ever wanted to talk like an anime ruffian? Well, now you can learn how!

AniTAY-Official - Medium

Jun 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Sengoku Youko Director Masahiro Aizawa and Producer Ailian Cai Talk With Anime Herald

Anime Herald: What attracted you to this project? Masahiro Aizawa: When I read the manga, I found it to be a cool story. The human relationships and

Anime Herald

Dec 24, 2023 • Subscribe

Sengoku Youko

BELLE Director Mamoru Hosoda at the Animation is Film Festival

Anime News Network met with Hosoda on the red carpet to discuss his futuristic retelling of the classic fairytale, including how 'beauty' has evolved in the last 300…

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Oct 27, 2021 • Subscribe

BELLE

Dougram: A Short Interview with Director Takahashi Ryosuke

This interview is from the 1983 August edition of OUT with a brief word from Takahashi Ryosuke on his, at the time, recently completed series Fang of the…

Cries In Newtype

May 29, 2019 • Subscribe

Fang of the Sun Dougram

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…

Anime News Network - Views

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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