Shinichiro Watanabe
Directing
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
Directing27
movieEdge of Time
2025
Director
tvLazarus
2025
Series Director
movieTAISU PROJECT
2024
Director
tvCAROLE & TUESDAY
2019
Director
tvTo Be Hero
2016
Director, Series Director
tvTerror in Resonance
2014
Director
tvSpace Dandy
2014
Series Director
tvKids on the Slope
2012
Director
movieGenius Party
2007
Director
tvGenius Party
2007
Director
tvSamurai Champloo
2004
Series Director, Director
movieKid's Story
2003
Director
movieThe Animatrix
2003
Director
movieA Detective Story
2003
Director
tvThe Animatrix
2003
Director
movieCowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001
Director
tvCowboy Bebop
1998
Series Director
tvThe Vision of Escaflowne
1996
Director
movieMacross Plus: The Movie
1995
Director
tvMacross Plus
1994
Series Director
tvArmor Hunter Merowlink
1988
Director
tvDirty Pair OVA
1987
Director
Writing22
tvLazarus
2025
Screenplay
movieTAISU PROJECT
2024
Writer
tvBlade Runner: Black Lotus
2021
Creative Producer
tvCAROLE & TUESDAY
2019
Writer, Original Concept, Original Series Creator, Original Story
tvTo Be Hero
2016
Writer
tvTerror in Resonance
2014
Original Concept, Original Story
tvSpace Dandy
2014
Writer
movieEin's Summer Vacation
2012
Characters
movieGenius Party
2007
Screenplay
tvGenius Party
2007
Writer
tvSamurai Champloo
2004
Writer, Original Story
movieKid's Story
2003
Writer
movieThe Animatrix
2003
Writer
tvThe Animatrix
2003
Writer
movieCowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001
Original Story
tvCowboy Bebop
1998
Writer
Art14
movieMOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
2026
Storyboard Artist
tvLazarus
2025
Storyboard Artist
movieMobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
2021
Storyboard Artist
tvCAROLE & TUESDAY
2019
Storyboard Artist
tvTerror in Resonance
2014
Storyboard Artist
tvKids on the Slope
2012
Storyboard Artist
tvBirdy the Mighty: Decode
2008
Storyboard Artist
movieGenius Party
2007
Storyboard Artist
tvErgo Proxy
2006
Storyboard Artist
tvNoein: To Your Other Self
2005
Storyboard Artist
tvSamurai Champloo
2004
Storyboard Artist
movieCowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001
Storyboard Artist
tvCowboy Bebop
1998
Storyboard Artist
tvMobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
1991
Storyboard Designer, Storyboard Artist
Sound3
tvSonny Boy
2021
Music Consultant
tvLupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
2012
Music Producer
tvMichiko & Hatchin
2008
Music Producer
Acting2
Creator2
tvLazarus
2025
Creator
tvSamurai Champloo
2004
Creator
Production2
tvCAROLE & TUESDAY
2019
Supervising Producer
tvBlue Comet SPT Layzner
1985
Production Assistant
Visual Effects1
tvLazarus
2025
Opening/Ending Animation