Shinichiro Watanabe
Directing
Born: 1965-05-24 · 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, an
🎬 Movies (18)
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
2026
Storyboard Artist
Edge of Time
2025
Director
TAISU PROJECT
2024
Director
A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot
2022
Director
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
2021
Storyboard Artist
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
2017
Director
Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation
2014
Director
Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None
2012
Director
Ein's Summer Vacation
2012
Characters
Osamekamaijo The Art Of Sexual Love In The Edo Period 36 Kind Guides
2011
Writer
Osamekamaijo The Art of Sexual Love in the Edo Period Technique Guide
2011
Writer
Genius Party
2007
Director
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
2003
Self
A Detective Story
2003
Director
Kid's Story
2003
Director
The Animatrix
2003
Director
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001
Director
Macross Plus: The Movie
1995
Director
📺 TV Shows (24)
Lazarus
2025
Series Director
Hoshino Gen no Ongaku Kōron
2022
VTRゲスト
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
2021
Creative Producer
Sonny Boy
2021
Music Consultant
CAROLE & TUESDAY
2019
Director
To Be Hero
2016
Director
Terror in Resonance
2014
Director
Space Dandy
2014
Series Director
Kids on the Slope
2012
Director
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
2012
Music Producer
Birdy the Mighty: Decode
2008
Storyboard Artist
Michiko & Hatchin
2008
Music Producer
Genius Party
2007
Director
Ergo Proxy
2006
Storyboard Artist
Noein: To Your Other Self
2005
Storyboard Artist
Samurai Champloo
2004
Director
The Animatrix
2003
Director
Cowboy Bebop
1998
Writer
The Vision of Escaflowne
1996
Director
Macross Plus
1994
Series Director
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
1991
Director
Armor Hunter Merowlink
1988
Director
Dirty Pair OVA
1987
Director
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
1985
Production Assistant