Mamoru Oshii

押井守

Twitter An anime and live-action director, mostly known for the former, whose seminal titles include Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Angel's Egg, the first two Patlabor films and the Ghost in the Shell films, as well as the Kerberos Saga universe of which Jin-Roh is a part. His affinity for Euro arthouse cinema, his falling out with the Christian religion, and his fascination with the unsuccessful anti-occupation, pro-communist protest movement in postwar Japan shaped his unusual sensibilities. Recurring themes and aesthetics in his works include oppressive police states, unsuccessful…