title: The Sky Crawlers (film)
Mamoru Oshii
Avalon (2001 film)
Urusei Yatsura (film series)
Mamoru Oshii filmography
Pam Veasey
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Assault Girls
Kerberos Panzer Cop
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
sentences: The Sky Crawlers (スカイ・クロラ , Sukai Kurora ) is a 2008 Japanese anime film, directed by Mamoru Oshii.
 It is an adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's novel of the same name.
 It was released across Japanese theatres by Warner Bros.
 Japan on August 2, 2008.
 Animated by Production I.G, the film was written by Chihiro Itō, featuring character designs by Tetsuya Nishio and music by Kenji Kawai.
 The 3D CG animation for the movie was produced by the Polygon Pictures studio, who also produced the 3D CG for Oshii's previous film "".
Mamoru Oshii (押井 守 , Oshii Mamoru , born 8 August 1951) is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and screenwriter.
 Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of popular anime, including "Urusei Yatsura", "Ghost in the Shell", and "".
 He also holds the distinction of having created the first ever OVA, "Dallos".
 For his work, Oshii has received and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Palme d'Or and Golden Lion.
 He has also attracted praise from international directors such as James Cameron and The Wachowskis.
Avalon (Japanese: アヴァロン , Hepburn: Avaron ) , also known as Gate to Avalon, is a film 2001 Japanese-Polish science fiction drama film directed by Mamoru Oshii and written by Kazunori Itō.
 The film stars Małgorzata Foremniak as Ash, a player in an illegal virtual reality video game whose sense of reality is challenged as she attempts to unravel the true nature and purpose of the game.
 "Avalon" was filmed in Wrocław, Nova Huta, the Modlin Fortress and Warsaw.
 The 2009 film "Assault Girls" that was written and directed by Oshii, is a stand-alone sequel set in the same fictional universe as "Avalon".
Urusei Yatsura, a Japanese anime and manga series, has six movies and twelve OVA releases.
 During the television run of the series, four theatrical films were produced. ""
 was directed by Mamoru Oshii and began showing in Japanese cinemas on February 11, 1983. ""
 was also directed by Mamoru Oshii and was released on February 11, 1984.
 "Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love" was directed by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on January 26, 1985.
 "Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever" was directed again by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on February 22, 1986.
Mamoru Oshii is a prolific Japanese film director, television director, and writer.
 In a career that has so far spanned more than thirty years, Oshii has been involved in directing OVAs, feature films, short films, television series, and radio dramas.
 His first occupation in the anime industry was as a storyboard artist, and in the 1970s he storyboarded a variety of anime television programs for Tatsunoko Productions.
 As a writer, Oshii is a frequent screenwriter, and an occasional novelist and manga artist.
Pamela Renea Veasey (born May 25, 1962) is an American television writer, producer and director.
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (Japanese: うる星やつら２　ビューティフル・ドリーマー , Hepburn: Urusei Yatsura 2 Byūtifuru Dorīmā ) is a 1984 Japanese anime fantasy comedy film.
 It is the second film in the "Urusei Yatsura" film series based on the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi.
 Like its predecessor, "", the film was directed by Mamoru Oshii.
 It was released in Japan on February 11, 1984.
 Although the film initially received mixed responses upon its initial release, "Beautiful Dreamer" was eventually better-received as an early example of Oshii's well-received style of filmmaking.
Assault Girls (アサルトガールズ ) is a 2009 Japanese science fiction action live-action feature film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii.
 It was released in Japan on December 19, 2009.
 The movie was developed as a spiritual sequel to the "" and "Assault Girl 2" shorts Oshii directed as part of the "Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden" and "" collections of short films respectively.
 It is also set in the same fictional universe as Oshii's "Avalon" 2001 film but it is not a direct sequel.
Kerberos Panzer Cop, also known as Hellhounds Legend (犬狼伝説 , Kenrou Densetsu ) , is a 1988 to 2000 Kerberos saga manga written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara (Studio 2B) with mechanical design by Yutaka Izubuchi.
 This comic series tales events prior to those portrayed in Oshii's 1987 live-action feature film "The Red Spectacles".
 In 1991, Mamoru Oshii directed the movie "" which is based on the first volume of "Kerberos Panzer Cop".
 The complete comic series was loosely adapted for the screen in the 1999 animated feature "Jin-Roh" directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and written by Mamoru Oshii.
Garm Wars: The Last Druid is a 2014 Canadian-Japanese live action/animated science fiction adventure film directed by Mamoru Oshii.
 It is also Mamoru Oshii's first English-language film.
 It was released in Japan on May 20, 2016.

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 The Sky Crawlers (スカイ・クロラ , Sukai Kurora ) is a 2008 Japanese anime film, directed by Mamoru Oshii.
 It is an adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's novel of the same name.
 It was released across Japanese theatres by Warner Bros.
 Japan on August 2, 2008.
 Animated by Production I.G, the film was written by Chihiro Itō, featuring character designs by Tetsuya Nishio and music by Kenji Kawai.
 The 3D CG animation for the movie was produced by the Polygon Pictures studio, who also produced the 3D CG for Oshii's previous film "". 

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 Mamoru Oshii (押井 守 , Oshii Mamoru , born 8 August 1951) is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and screenwriter.
 Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of popular anime, including "Urusei Yatsura", "Ghost in the Shell", and "".
 He also holds the distinction of having created the first ever OVA, "Dallos".
 For his work, Oshii has received and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Palme d'Or and Golden Lion.
 He has also attracted praise from international directors such as James Cameron and The Wachowskis. 

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 Avalon (Japanese: アヴァロン , Hepburn: Avaron ) , also known as Gate to Avalon, is a film 2001 Japanese-Polish science fiction drama film directed by Mamoru Oshii and written by Kazunori Itō.
 The film stars Małgorzata Foremniak as Ash, a player in an illegal virtual reality video game whose sense of reality is challenged as she attempts to unravel the true nature and purpose of the game.
 "Avalon" was filmed in Wrocław, Nova Huta, the Modlin Fortress and Warsaw.
 The 2009 film "Assault Girls" that was written and directed by Oshii, is a stand-alone sequel set in the same fictional universe as "Avalon". 

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 Urusei Yatsura, a Japanese anime and manga series, has six movies and twelve OVA releases.
 During the television run of the series, four theatrical films were produced. ""
 was directed by Mamoru Oshii and began showing in Japanese cinemas on February 11, 1983. ""
 was also directed by Mamoru Oshii and was released on February 11, 1984.
 "Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love" was directed by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on January 26, 1985.
 "Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever" was directed again by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on February 22, 1986. 

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 Pamela Renea Veasey (born May 25, 1962) is an American television writer, producer and director. 

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 Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (Japanese: うる星やつら２　ビューティフル・ドリーマー , Hepburn: Urusei Yatsura 2 Byūtifuru Dorīmā ) is a 1984 Japanese anime fantasy comedy film.
 It is the second film in the "Urusei Yatsura" film series based on the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi.
 Like its predecessor, "", the film was directed by Mamoru Oshii.
 It was released in Japan on February 11, 1984.
 Although the film initially received mixed responses upon its initial release, "Beautiful Dreamer" was eventually better-received as an early example of Oshii's well-received style of filmmaking. 

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 Assault Girls (アサルトガールズ ) is a 2009 Japanese science fiction action live-action feature film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii.
 It was released in Japan on December 19, 2009.
 The movie was developed as a spiritual sequel to the "" and "Assault Girl 2" shorts Oshii directed as part of the "Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden" and "" collections of short films respectively.
 It is also set in the same fictional universe as Oshii's "Avalon" 2001 film but it is not a direct sequel. 

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 Kerberos Panzer Cop, also known as Hellhounds Legend (犬狼伝説 , Kenrou Densetsu ) , is a 1988 to 2000 Kerberos saga manga written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara (Studio 2B) with mechanical design by Yutaka Izubuchi.
 This comic series tales events prior to those portrayed in Oshii's 1987 live-action feature film "The Red Spectacles".
 In 1991, Mamoru Oshii directed the movie "" which is based on the first volume of "Kerberos Panzer Cop".
 The complete comic series was loosely adapted for the screen in the 1999 animated feature "Jin-Roh" directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and written by Mamoru Oshii. 

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Answer: yes