Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Shirow Masamune
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 39
TMDB ID: 57303
IMDb ID: nm0794385
Known for: Writing
Born: November 23, 1961
Age: 64
Place of birth: Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1987 - 2023
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.98
Wikidata: Q442602
Also known as
Masanori Ota • Ota Masanori • 士郎 正宗 • まさのり おだ • Masamune Shirow
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Comic Book (12)Original Story (8)Original Concept (6)Character Designer (3)Novel (3)Creator (2)Art Department Manager (1)Author (1)
Biography
Masamune Shirow is an internationally renowned manga artist, born as Masanori Ota on November 23, 1961. He is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has since been turned into two theatrical anime movies, two anime TV series, an anime TV movie, and several video games.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shirow Masamune.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shirow Masamune.
7.9
Ghost in the Shell
Comic Book
1995 Movie
7.7
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Comic Book
2005 Movie
7.5
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Comic Book
2006 Movie
7.5
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Comic Book
2007 Movie
7.4
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Novel
2008 Movie
7.3
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Comic Book
2004 Movie
7.0
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Creator
2013 Movie
7.0
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Comic Book
2013 Movie
6.9
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
Novel
2014 Movie
6.8
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
Novel
2014 Movie
6.7
Appleseed Alpha
Original Story
2014 Movie
6.7
Appleseed
Comic Book
2004 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Shirow Masamune.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shirow Masamune.
6.1
Ghost in the Shell
Comic Book
2017 Movie
7.9
Ghost in the Shell
Comic Book
1995 Movie
7.3
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Comic Book
2004 Movie
6.3
Black Magic M-66
Director
1987 Movie
7.4
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Novel
2008 Movie
6.6
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Original Story
2015 Movie
7.5
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Comic Book
2006 Movie
7.7
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Comic Book
2005 Movie
7.0
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Creator
2013 Movie
7.5
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Comic Book
2007 Movie
6.8
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War
Comic Book
2021 Movie
6.7
Appleseed Alpha
Original Story
2014 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shirow Masamune.
8.2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Original Concept • 52 eps
2002 Series
7.6
Ghost Hound
Original Concept • 22 eps
2007 Series
6.7
Real Drive
Original Story • 26 eps
2008 Series
6.4
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045
Comic Book • 24 eps
2020 Series
5.1
Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
Original Concept • 12 eps
2016 Series
5.6
Appleseed XIII
Original Series Creator • 13 eps
2011 Series
6.9
Dominion Tank Police
Original Concept • 10 eps
1988 Series
8.2
Landlock
Original Series Design • 2 eps
1996 Series
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Original Concept • 1 eps
Series
7.0
Bounty Dog
Character Designer • 2 eps
1994 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shirow Masamune.
6.9
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human
Comic Book
2023 Movie
6.8
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War
Comic Book
2021 Movie
6.1
Ghost in the Shell
Comic Book
2017 Movie
G2.5
Original Story
2016 Movie
6.0
Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
Creator
2015 Movie
6.3
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
Comic Book
2015 Movie
6.6
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Original Story
2015 Movie
6.9
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
Novel
2014 Movie
6.8
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
Novel
2014 Movie
6.7
Appleseed Alpha
Original Story
2014 Movie
7.0
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Comic Book
2013 Movie
7.0
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Creator
2013 Movie
4.9
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos
Original Story
2011 Movie
5.1
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros
Original Story
2011 Movie
7.4
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Novel
2008 Movie
6.5
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Author
2007 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Shirow Masamune.
6.4
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045
Comic Book • 24 eps
2020 Series
5.1
Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
Original Concept • 12 eps
2016 Series
5.6
Appleseed XIII
Original Series Creator • 13 eps
2011 Series
6.7
Real Drive
Original Story • 26 eps
2008 Series
7.6
Ghost Hound
Original Concept • 22 eps
2007 Series
8.2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Original Concept • 52 eps
2002 Series
8.2
Landlock
Original Series Design • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.0
Bounty Dog
Character Designer • 2 eps
1994 Series
6.9
Dominion Tank Police
Original Concept • 10 eps
1988 Series
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Original Concept • 1 eps
Series