Legendary Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Oshii (1951) is a master at blending surreal imagery with philosophic uncertainty. His films are sparse, and visually arresting, both ambiguous and certain all at once. His films Patlabor (1989), Angel’s Egg (1985) and Ghost in the Shell pose questions about life which, in the new-found digital age, we are only now finding answers for. The cult anime classic Ghost in the Shell, a dystopian vision of the fusion of human and machine, inspired many artists, as well as The Matrix.