The Best Mamoru Oshii Movies, Ranked
35 credits from 1983 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) with $10.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mamoru Oshii Box Office Hits
Mamoru Oshii's films have made $56.5M worldwide in total. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) is the biggest hit at $10.2M, ahead of The Sky Crawlers (2008) ($5.85M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 2004 · Action $10.2M $1.33M dom. - 2
The Sky Crawlers 2008 · Sci-Fi $5.85M - 3
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War 2015 · Sci-Fi $1.18M - 4
The Next Generation: Patlabor 2014 · Comedy $1.18M - 5
Ghost in the Shell 1996 · Action $968K $889K dom. - 6
Patlabor: The Movie 1989 · Sci-Fi $579K - 7
Patlabor: The Mobile Police 1988 · Comedy $579K - 8
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 2008 · Action $490K - 9
Avalon 2001 · Action $449K - 10
Angel’s Egg 1985 · Fantasy $5.9K
The Best Mamoru Oshii Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mamoru Oshii has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 6 films, and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) is the pick of them.
The Best Mamoru Oshii Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mamoru Oshii's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Mamoru Oshii Movies
The most recent films Mamoru Oshii is credited on, newest first — starting with Angel's Egg (1985) (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Angel's Egg (1985) 2025 · Director -
I Can’t Stop Biting You 2022 · Director -
Sand Whale and Me 2017 · Director -
Nowhere Girl 2015 · Director - The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War 2015 · Director
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Garm Wars: The Last Druid 2014 · Director - The Next Generation: Patlabor 2014 · Director
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28½ 2010 · Director -
Assault Girls 2009 · Director - The Sky Crawlers 2008 · Director
- Ghost in the Shell 2.0 2008 · Director
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The Women of Fast Food 2007 · Director
The Best Mamoru Oshii Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mamoru Oshii films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Mamoru Oshii movie?
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) made the most at the box office, with $10.2M worldwide, followed by The Sky Crawlers (2008) with $5.85M. Together, Mamoru Oshii's films with box office figures have made $56.5M.
What is the best Mamoru Oshii action movie?
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) is the best-rated of Mamoru Oshii's action films. In other genres: The Sky Crawlers (sci-fi), The Next Generation: Patlabor (comedy) and Angel’s Egg (fantasy).
What is the newest Mamoru Oshii movie?
The newest film on Mamoru Oshii's filmography is Angel's Egg (1985) (2025), directed by Mamoru Oshii.
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