Mamoru Hosea ( Jap. 押 守 守 Hosea Mamoru ) (born August 8, 1951 ) - Japanese film director , screenwriter . The most famous film is Ghost in the Shell , thanks to which he became famous.
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| jap. 押 井 守 | |
 Mamoru Hosea presents NEC's Sky Wanderers in 2008 | |
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| Place of Birth | Tokyo Japan |
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| Profession | producer screenwriter producer |
| Awards | Nihon SF Taisho Award ( 2004 ) |
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Biography
Mamoru Hosea was born in Tokyo on August 8, 1951 . Mamoru is the youngest of the three children of the Hosea family. In childhood, he was often taken to the cinema - every weekend, and sometimes in the middle of the work week [4] . At school, Mamoru was fond of science fiction and planned to become a science fiction writer. He corresponded with the famous Japanese writer Ryu Mitsuse , read a lot of foreign fiction [4] .
In high school, Mamoru became interested in politics and the protest movement, participated in demonstrations. Later, this hobby was reflected in his works, such as “ Police of the Future: Rebellion ” and “ Werewolves ” [5] . After school, he entered Tokyo Gakugei University , which he graduated in 1976 .
After shooting several short films, in 1977 Mamoru Hosea joined the animation studio Tatsunoko Production . His debut as a director was the film Ryu no me no namida (1979) [6] . In 1980, he moved to Studio Pierrot , where he continued to study the profession of director under the leadership of Hisayuki Torumi. Together they worked on the anime series Nils no Fushigi na Tabi , the OVA series Dallos . There, Mamoru Hosea worked on his first major project - Urusei Yatsura , - an adaptation of the manga Rumiko Takahashi and his first full-length film Urusei Yatsura: Only You .
Hosea's first work as an independent director was OVA Angel's Egg in 1985 . He later joined Headgear , with whom he worked on the Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor OVA series and the feature films Police of the Future and Police of the Future: Rebellion . After the success of the second full-length film, Hosea was invited to film the manga Masamune Shiro " Ghost in the Shell ." The feature film “ The Ghost in the Shell ” has become one of the most famous anime in the West. [7]
In 2000, Hosea directed the feature film of the joint Polish-Japanese production Avalon . In 2004, the sequel to “The Ghost in the Shell” was released - the feature film “ The Ghost in the Shell: Innocence ”, during the creation of which Hosea again acted as a director. In the same year, the film was nominated for the Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival .
For the first time in twenty years, seeing his daughter, Hosea set about creating the full-length anime Sky Crawlers - an adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's novel [8] . The animated film was released in 2008 and received the Future Film Festival Digital Award at the 65th Venice Film Festival .
The author of the original for the animated film.
- 2006 - Tachiguishi Retsuden
- 2000 - Blood: The Last Vampire
- 2000 - Werewolves
- 1990 - Maroko
- 1989 - Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
- 1985 - Angel Egg
Animation Director
- 2008 - The Sky Crawlers
- 2006 - Knights of the glutton ranks ;
- 2005 - Open your mind ;
- 2004 - Ghost in the Shell: Innocence ;
- 1995 - Ghost in the Shell ;
- 1993 - Police of the Future: Rebellion (Patlabor 2 the Movie) (second film);
- 1989 - Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! ;
- 1989 - Patlabor (first film);
- 1988 - Mobile Police Patlabor ( OVA );
- 1987 - Twilight Q (episode No. 2);
- 1985 - The Egg of the Angel ;
- 1985 - Dallos (Film);
- 1984 - Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer ;
- 1983 - Dallos ( OVA );
- 1983 - Urusei Yatsura 1: Only You ;
- 1982 - Ryu no Me no Namida ;
- 1981 - Urusei Yatsura [TV] [1981-1984];
- 1980 - Nills no Fushigi na Tabi ;
- 1979 - Gatchaman Fighter - Director;
- 1978 - Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II [TV] - director;
- 1977 - Ippatsu Kanta-kun - director;
- 1977 - Yatterman - director.
Movie Director
- 2014 - The Last Druid: Harmon Wars
- 2009 - Assault Girls
- 2003 - .50 Woman fourth chapter of the Killers short film collection
- 2001 - Avalon
- 1992 - Talking Head
- 1991 - Stray Dog: Armored Squad Kerber (Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops, Jigoku no banken: kerubersu)
- 1987 - The Red Spectacles (The Red Spectacles, Jigoku no banken: akai megane)
Scriptwriter in animation
- 2006 - Knights of the glutton ranks ;
- 2004 - Ghost in the Shell: Innocence ;
- 2002 - Miniature Police of the Future ;
- 2000 - Werewolves ;
- 1989 - Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! ;
- 1987 - Twilight Q (episode No. 2);
- 1985 - The Egg of the Angel ;
- 1984 - Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer ;
- 1983 - Dallos ( OVA ).
Movie Scriptwriter
- 2014 - The Last Druid: Harmon Wars
Mixed Roles in Animation
- 2004 - Windy Tales - general control;
- 1983 - Urusei Yatsura 1: Only You - storyboard .
Notes
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Internet Speculative Fiction Database - 1995.
- ↑ 1 2 Ruh Brian. Biography // Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii. - Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. - S. 4. - ISBN 1-4039-6334-7 .
- ↑ Ruh Brian. Biography // Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii. - Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. - S. 5. - ISBN 1-4039-6334-7 .
- ↑ Ivanov B. A. Brief Biographies // Introduction to Japanese Animation. - 2nd ed. - M .: Fund for the Development of Cinematography; ROF "Eisenstein Center for the Study of Film Culture", 2002. - ISBN 5-901631-01-3 .
- ↑ Ruh Brian. Biography // Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii. - Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. - S. 6. - ISBN 1-4039-6334-7 .
- ↑ Anime Guide , No. 35 May 2009, p. 20
Literature
- Ivanov B. A. Introduction to Japanese animation. - 2nd ed. - M .: Cinema Development Fund; ROF "Eisenstein Center for Film Culture Research", 2002. - 336 p. - ISBN 5-901631-01-3 .
- Brian Ruh. Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii. - Palgrave Macmillan, 2004 .-- 230 p. - ISBN 1-4039-6334-7 .
- Dani Cavallaro. Cinema of Mamoru Oshii: Fantasy, Technology and Politics. - McFarland & Company, 2006. - ISBN 0786427647 .
Links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Biography of Hosea Mamoru (Russian) on the site " Anime and Manga in Russia ".
- Mamoru Hosea on the Internet Movie Database
- Mamoru Hosea in the Anime News Network personal encyclopedia