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Shinichiro Watanabe

Known for directing · Born 24 May 1965 · 61 · Kyoto, Japan

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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

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Known for

Cowboy Bebop

1998

Samurai Champloo

2004

The Animatrix

2003

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

2001

Space Dandy

2014

Terror in Resonance

2014

CAROLE & TUESDAY

2019

Lazarus

2025

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

2017

The Vision of Escaflowne

1996

Kid's Story

2003

Ergo Proxy

2006

Acting (2)

2022Hoshino Gen no Ongaku KōronVTRゲストSeries
2003Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of AnimeSelfFilm

Art (6)

2026MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph CirceStoryboard ArtistFilm
2021Mobile Suit Gundam HathawayStoryboard ArtistFilm
2008Birdy the Mighty: DecodeStoryboard ArtistSeries
2006Ergo ProxyStoryboard ArtistSeries
2005Noein: To Your Other SelfStoryboard ArtistSeries
1991Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryStoryboard Designer, Storyboard Artist, DirectorSeries

Directing (21)

2025LazarusSeries Director, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist, Opening/Ending Animation, CreatorSeries
2025Edge of TimeDirectorFilm
2024TAISU PROJECTDirector, WriterFilm
2022A Girl Meets a Boy and a RobotDirector, WriterFilm
2016To Be HeroSeries Director, WriterSeries
2014Terror in ResonanceDirector, Storyboard Artist, Original Concept, Original StorySeries
2014Space DandySeries Director, WriterSeries
2014Space Dandy : The Cosmic CompilationDirectorFilm
2012Kids on the SlopeDirector, Storyboard ArtistSeries
2007Genius PartyDirector, Screenplay, Storyboard ArtistFilm
2007Genius PartyDirector, WriterSeries
2004Samurai ChamplooSeries Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Original Story, CreatorSeries
2003Kid's StoryDirector, WriterFilm
2003A Detective StoryDirector, WriterFilm
2003The AnimatrixDirector, WriterSeries
2001Cowboy Bebop: The MovieDirector, Storyboard Artist, Original StoryFilm
1996The Vision of EscaflowneDirectorSeries
1995Macross Plus: The MovieDirectorFilm
1994Macross PlusDirectorSeries
1988Armor Hunter MerowlinkDirectorSeries
1987Dirty Pair OVADirectorSeries

Production (2)

2019CAROLE & TUESDAYSupervising Producer, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Original Concept, Original Series Creator, Original Story, DirectorSeries
1985Blue Comet SPT LayznerProduction AssistantSeries

Sound (3)

2021Sonny BoyMusic ConsultantSeries
2012Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko MineMusic ProducerSeries
2008Michiko & HatchinMusic ProducerSeries

Writing (8)

2021Blade Runner: Black LotusCreative ProducerSeries
2017Blade Runner: Black Out 2022Writer, DirectorFilm
2012Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother NoneWriter, DirectorFilm
2012Ein's Summer VacationCharactersFilm
2011Osamekamaijo The Art Of Sexual Love In The Edo Period 36 Kind GuidesWriterFilm
2011Osamekamaijo The Art of Sexual Love in the Edo Period Technique GuideWriterFilm
2003The AnimatrixWriter, DirectorFilm
1998Cowboy BebopWriter, Series Director, Storyboard ArtistSeries