Mamoru Oshii is excellent, in the USA he's probably best known for "Ghost in the Shell" but I think some of his other work is easily as good. "Uresei Yatsura 2:

Mamoru Oshii is excellent, in the USA he's probably best known for "Ghost in the Shell" but I think some of his other work is easily as good. "Uresei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer" is amazing, as is "Patlabor 2".