Shinichiro Watanabe

Shinichiro Watanabe

Directing

Born:
1965-05-24
Place of birth:
Kyoto, Japan

Biography

Shinichiro Watanabe (渡辺 信一郎 Watanabe Shin'ichirō, born May 24, 1965) is a Japanese anime television and film director. He is best known for directing the critically acclaimed and commercially successful anime series Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Space Dandy. Watanabe is known for incorporating multiple genres into his anime creations. In Cowboy Bebop, for example, Watanabe blends classic cowboy western with 1960s/1970s New York City film noir, jazz/blues music, Hong Kong action movies, and sets the entire series in space. In his later work, Samurai Champloo, Watanabe unites the cultures of Okinawa, hip hop, modern-day Japan, and chanbara. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Filmography

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

8.02026Storyboard Artist
Movie
Edge of Time

Edge of Time

2025Director
Movie
Lazarus

Lazarus

7.52025Series Director
TV
TAISU PROJECT

TAISU PROJECT

2024Director
Movie
A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot

A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot

2022Director
Movie
Hoshino Gen no Ongaku Kōron

Hoshino Gen no Ongaku Kōron

9.52022VTRゲスト
TV
Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

6.52021Associate Producer
TV
Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

7.02021Creative Producer
TV
Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy

7.42021Music Consultant
TV
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway

7.22021Storyboard Artist
Movie
CAROLE & TUESDAY

CAROLE & TUESDAY

7.12019Supervising Producer
TV
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

7.12017Writer
Movie
To Be Hero

To Be Hero

6.12016Director
TV
Terror in Resonance

Terror in Resonance

7.72014Director
TV
Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation

Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation

2014Director
Movie
Space Dandy

Space Dandy

7.52014Series Director
TV
Ein's Summer Vacation

Ein's Summer Vacation

7.02012Characters
Movie
Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None

Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None

6.22012Writer
Movie
Kids on the Slope

Kids on the Slope

7.72012Director
TV
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine

Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine

7.22012Music Producer
TV
Osamekamaijo The Art of Sexual Love in the Edo Period Technique Guide

Osamekamaijo The Art of Sexual Love in the Edo Period Technique Guide

2011Writer
Movie
Osamekamaijo The Art Of Sexual Love In The Edo Period 36 Kind Guides

Osamekamaijo The Art Of Sexual Love In The Edo Period 36 Kind Guides

6.02011Writer
Movie
Michiko & Hatchin

Michiko & Hatchin

6.82008Music Producer
TV
Birdy the Mighty: Decode

Birdy the Mighty: Decode

7.12008Storyboard Artist
TV
Genius Party

Genius Party

6.52007Director
Movie
Genius Party

Genius Party

7.32007Director
TV
Ergo Proxy

Ergo Proxy

7.72006Storyboard Artist
TV
Noein: To Your Other Self

Noein: To Your Other Self

7.12005Storyboard Artist
TV
Mind Game

Mind Game

7.52004Music Producer
Movie
Samurai Champloo

Samurai Champloo

8.32004Storyboard Artist
TV
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime

Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime

10.02003Self
Movie
Kid's Story

Kid's Story

7.12003Director
Movie
The Animatrix

The Animatrix

7.22003Writer
Movie
A Detective Story

A Detective Story

7.22003Director
Movie
The Animatrix

The Animatrix

7.92003Director
TV
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

7.72001Director
Movie
Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

8.51998Writer
TV
The Vision of Escaflowne

The Vision of Escaflowne

8.21996Director
TV
Macross Plus: The Movie

Macross Plus: The Movie

7.01995Director
Movie
Macross Plus

Macross Plus

7.11994Director
TV
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

7.41991Storyboard Designer
TV
Armor Hunter Merowlink

Armor Hunter Merowlink

6.81988Director
TV
Dirty Pair OVA

Dirty Pair OVA

6.81987Director
TV
Blue Comet SPT Layzner

Blue Comet SPT Layzner

8.71985Production Assistant
TV