Mamoru Oshii
Noah’s Barks pages relating to Japanese artist Mamoru Oshii.
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Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Noteworthy for being one of Mamoru Oshii’s first directorial outings, ‘Beautiful Dreamer’ has the classic ‘Urusei Yatsura’ cast trapped in a world of dreams. However, it spends far too much time in reality when it should be dreaming. (read more)
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Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie
‘Patlabor 2’ director Mamoru Oshii attempts a seemingly personal treatise on post-World War II Japanese politics, but the esoteric themes left me somewhat cold. (read more)
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Ani*Kuri15
‘Ani*Kuri15’ is an anthology movie consisting of 15 one-minute short films, each directed and produced by different industry figures in their own styles. (read more)
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Mobile Police Patlabor
The first adaptation of the manga franchise created in part by industry icon Mamoru Oshii, this OVA is a mostly comedic slice-of-life series with an added mecha flavor. (read more)
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Jin-Roh
‘Jin-Roh,’ written by Mamoru Oshii, is an atmospheric, downcast tone piece that mires in the traumas of war. However, though war never changes, I prefer when my media does. (read more)