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Halo Legends Dated For Japan, First Look At Movie Cover
Original at Kotaku Australia
• Mon, Nov 30
Production IG's Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) is serving as creative director of the project, while Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) will be directing ... and more »
'The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces' (Wii) Coming to Europe - Screens & Trailer
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Thu, Nov 19
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces' (Wii) Coming to Europe - Screens & Trailer upcoming animated movie by Mamoru Oshii, known for such productions as Ghost in the Shell, Blood: The Last Vampire and Innocence : Ghost in the Shell 2. ... Sky Crawlers: Feb take-offCVG Online
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai makes its US debut
Original at Examiner.com
• Sat, Nov 14
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (Video Girl AI, Miyuki) and penned by renowned anime director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost In The Shell, Patlabor), Musashi is billed as ...
MAMORU OSHII fans in The Netherlands: this is YOUR weekend!
Original at Twitch
• Fri, Sep 25
Guess what: it is Mamoru Oshii's "The Sky Crawlers". At long last this will be in a Dutch cinema... Sniff, it's an emotional moment for me. And less then 24 hours after the only showing of "Ghost in the Shell 2.0" in the very same building. Find details here at the Camera Japan Rotterdam website.
Une actrice de la République de Corée interprète un vampireVoir la ...
Original at CCTV
• Tue, Jun 9
China Basé sur le dessin animé japonais "Ghost in the Shell" de Mamoru Oshii, ce film a coûté 35 millions de dollars américains. Par ailleurs, l'oeuvre est co-produite par les célèbres producteurs Bill Kong et Abel Nahmias, et réalisée par Chris Nahon. ...
S. Korean actress plays vampire in international movie
Original at CCTV
• Tue, Jun 9
China Based on Japanese animation 'Ghost in the Shell' by Mamoru Oshii, it cost 35 million US dollars to make. The film is co-produced by renowned producers Bill Kong and Abel Nahmias and directed by Chris Nahon.
Review: The Sky Crawlers
Original at theforgottenreviews (WordPress)
• Mon, Jun 8
2008 | Director: Mamoru Oshii (”Ghost in the Shell”, “Avalon”) The first thing one has to transcend in order to appreciate a Japanese animation–or ... theforgottenreviews.wordpress.com
My BluRay Shelf: 'The Sky Crawlers'
Original at HitFix
• Wed, Jun 3
CA When it comes to the work of Mamoru Oshii, I respect it all, but "Ghost In The Shell" and its sequel both impress me more on a technical level than on an emotional one. I know people who are quite smitten with both films, and I can see what it is that ...
One Man's Love Life
Original at New York Times
• Fri, May 29
United States Working from a series of novels by Hiroshi Mori, Mr. Oshii (“Ghost in the Shell”) uses carefully detailed 3-D computer animation to depict the spectacular dogfights that punctuate the action, but returns to traditional, hand-drawn animation to present ...
Capsule reviews of new DVD releases
Original at Modesto Bee
• Fri, May 29
CA Ghost in the Shell" director Mamoru Oshii tells the story of an endless war above the clouds by teenagers. Voices of Rinko Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shosuke Tanihara. Subtitled. 4 stars: Excellent; 3 stars: Good; 2 stars: Fair; 1 star: Poor. ...
Capsule reviews of new DVD releases
Original at Bradenton Herald
• Fri, May 29
United States Ghost in the Shell" director Mamoru Oshii tells the story of an endless war above the clouds by teenagers. Voices of Rinko Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shosuke Tanihara. Subtitled. 4 stars: Excellent; 3 stars: Good; 2 stars: Fair; 1 star: Poor. ...
New DVDs
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Fri, May 29
United States Factory) "The Sky Crawlers": Cult animator Mamoru Oshii -- best known in the US for his "Ghost in the Shell" films -- adapts a series of novels by Hiroshi Mori into "The Sky Crawlers," a futuristic martial arts adventure about squadrons of genetically ...
New on DVD
Original at Arizona Daily Star
• Thu, May 28
AZ Ghost in the Shell" director Mamoru Oshii tells the story of an endless war above the clouds by teenagers. Voices of Rinko Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shosuke Tanihara. Subtitled. Where do you think "The View" got the idea? Four smart Atlanta ladies sit ...
Zabriskie Point
Original at Toronto Eye Weekly
• Wed, May 27
Canada Based on the popular Japanese novels, this feature-length anime saw its premiere during last year's TIFF. It's directed by Mamoru Oshii, but fans should not go in expecting anything remotely as intricate as Ghost in the Shell. ...
The Sky Crawlers Blu-ray Review
Original at fps
• Tue, May 26
Canada I would never count myself among the legion of Mamoru Oshii fans. In fact, I find Ghost in the Shell a hard slog, tough to sit through. Like watching water boil. All right, I'm exaggerating here. Oshii never fails to deliver beautiful moments and ...
THE SKY CRALWERS is out on R1 DVD.
Original at Twitch (Work
• Tue, May 26
• 3 related articles
By Kurt Halfyard After Sony Pictures Classics (embarrassingly) modest theatrical release of Mamoru Oshii‘s The Sky Crawlers in late 2008 which only allowed for people on big Coastal cities to have a look at the film as it should be seen - A massive screen with state of the art sound, it finally gets a R1 DVD a...
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Today on Blu-ray - May 26th
Original at Blu-ray.com
• Tue, May 26
Sony today releases 'The Sky Crawlers' from acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii of 'Ghost in the Shell' fame while Lionsgate provides the Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr. film 'New In Town' to Blu-ray. Warner is releasing 'True Romance', the extended ...
DVD Brings Back Saturday Morning Cartoons
Original at Animation Magazine
• Sun, May 24
Also new this week is The Sky Crawlers (Sony, $27.96 DVD, $34.95 Blu-ray), the anime feature film from Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii. The film is a tale of epic war and astounding air battles. This release includes bonus features on ...
DVDS Out Tuesday: 'New In Town', Designing Women: The Complete ...
Original at Hartford Courant
• Sat, May 23
United States Cult animator Mamoru Oshii — best known in the US for his "Ghost in the Shell" films — adapts a series of novels by Hiroshi Mori into "The Sky Crawlers," a futuristic martial arts adventure about squadrons of genetically engineered, eternally young ...
Jeon Ji-hyun Looks to Confound Critics in Vampire Film - 조선일보
Original at Chosun Ilbo
• Fri, May 15
조선일보(영문판), South Korea Based on Japanese animation "Ghost in the Shell" by Mamoru Oshii, it cost US$35 million as a co-production by Japan, France and Hong Kong. "I'm more excited and nervous because it's not a Korean project, but a multinational one," Jeon said. ...
DVD PLAYHOUSE—MAY 2009
Original at The Hollywood Interview
• Wed, May 6
CA - Allen Gardner THE SKY CRAWLERS, is an impressive piece of Japanese anime from director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), which spins the sci-fi tale of fighter pilots who seem gifted with eternal youth and near-indestructibility. Dazzling for the eyes and the brain ...
Annecy Line-Up Announced
Original at Animation Magazine
• Thu, Apr 30
Japan leads with three submissions: Five-segment anthology Genius Party Beyond by Mahiro Maeda, Kazuto Nakazawa, Shinya Ohira, Tatsuyuki Tanaka and Koji Morimoto; Ghost in the Shell 2.0 by Mamoru Oshii; and the buzzed-about Sword of the Stranger by ...
Anime invasion
Original at Honolulu Advertiser
• Sat, Apr 11
HI Unlike traditional American animation, anime often tackles mature topics such as drug abuse, politics and violence. The popular "Ghost in the Shell," directed by Mamoru Oshii, is a science-fiction mystery that boasts rapid-fire action, nudity, ...
GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC Director Kenji Kamiyama Travels To EDEN OF THE EAST
Original at twitchfilm.net
• Fri, Mar 27
• 3 related articles
By Todd Brown After achieving huge international acclaim as the director of Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Kenji Kamiyama evidently felt the need to step out from the shadow of Mamoru Oshii and Shirow Masamune and so has struck out to do something unrelated to the cyber-punk epic. We first he...
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Ittemiyo! Volume Six
Original at IGN
• Tue, Mar 24
CA One recent anime production that streaming video probably couldn't do justice to is Sky Crawlers, the latest creation from Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii. Luckily, Sony Pictures announced last week that it'll deliver both DVD and Blu-ray ...
GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC Director Kenji Kamiyama Travels To EDEN OF THE EAST
Original at Twitch (Work
• Tue, Mar 24
• 3 related articles
By Todd Brown After achieving huge international acclaim as the director of Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Kenji Kamiyama evidently felt the need to step out from the shadow of Mamoru Oshii and Shirow Masamune and so has struck out to do something unrelated to the cyber-punk epic. We first he...
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Web Stalker - Blood: The Last Vampire Slashes Its Way Online
Original at AMCtv.com
• Tue, Mar 17
• 4 related articles
NY A little history: The Blood saga began back in 2000 with the arrival of an original, one-off short film based on a concept created by Ghost In The Shell director Mamoru Oshii. It wasn't long before animation house Production IG realized that they had a ...
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Richard Epcar Talks GitS 2.0
Original at Newsarama
• Fri, Feb 20
NJ By Steve Fritz Five years ago, animation master Mamoru Oshii released the sequel to his masterpiece Ghost in the Shell. Entitled Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, the film never quite garnered the praise or luster of its predecessor. ...
The Eastern World Gives the Trend: focus on Japan
Original at Artfacts.Net
• Sun, Feb 8
UK - influenced a whole generation, Ghost in the Shell by Mamoru Oshii and Graves of the Fireflies by Isao Takahata which share interesting visual aspects. ...
First Teaser For Oshii-Scripted Samurai Anime MIYAMOTO MUSASHI
Original at twitchfilm.net
• Sun, Dec 14
By Todd Brown Though Mizuho Nishikubo may be the actual director of upcoming animated feature Miyamoto Musashi from Japan’s Production IG and while the director usually reigns supreme, fans will most likely have eyes for another name on the list of credits here: Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru O...
See Mamoru Oshii’s SKY CRAWLERS In New York For Free!
Original at twitchfilm.net
• Sat, Dec 6
• 3 related articles
By Todd Brown Good news for New York based fans of legendary Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii! His latest picture, the fantastic Sky Crawlers, will be screening at the Film Society of Lincoln Center of Friday, December 12th at both 7 and 9:30 pm. Want to go? We’ve got a pair of tickets to give awa...
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Ghost in the Shell, Vol. 2: Innocense [Blu-ray]
Original at hidefdvd.com
• Tue, Nov 4
Anime legend Mamoru Oshii wrote and directed this eagerly awaited sequel to his groundbreaking sci-fi drama Ghost in the Shell, which follows the continued adventures of futuristic crime fighters Batou (voice of Akio Otsuka) and Togusa ...
Twitch - Confirmed: Japanese GHOST IN THE SHELL 2.0 DVD Release ...
Original at twitchfilm.net
• Mon, Nov 3
Very good news here for fans of Mamoru Oshii and Ghost in the Shell. There was speculation early on that the upcoming Japanese DVD and BluRay releases of the re-animated version of the cyberpunk classic would include English subtitles ...
Twitch - Ghost in the Shell’s Oshii develops and writes Musashi ...
Original at twitchfilm.net
• Wed, Oct 15
Just when you thought there was never enough Samurai animations in the world Ghost in the Shell’s lord and master Mamoru Oshii is developing a animated samurai film for Japanese animation powerhouse Production I.G. ...
Tachikoma to Invade Your Pasokon
Original at maochan (WordPress)
• Mon, Oct 15
By MaoChan If you have no idea what a tachikoma is, they are from Ghost in the Shell best described as a "spider type multi leg combat vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence". As you all know, Ghost in the Shell is an amazing movie/anime. I use the term movie since the film version by Mamoru Oshii i...
Production I.G. annouces new Mamoru Oshii animated film, 'The Sky Crawlers'
Original at twitchfilm.net
• Wed, Jun 20
Animation super-house Production I.G. announced today the new project by animation director Mamoru Oshii, who brought us such animation staples as the Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell movies. Oshii will be adapting the five-volume novel series The Sky Crawlers...