Shinichiro Watanabe

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1965-05-24 (59 years old)

Place of Birth Kyoto, Japan

Also Known As Shinichirô Watanabe, Shinichirō Watanabe, Shin'ichirou WATANABE, Shin'ichirô Watanabe

Shinichiro Watanabe

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

Director

Lazarus

as Director

Lazarus

as Series Director

2024
Taisu Project

as Director

2016
To Be Hero

as Series Director

2016
To Be Hero

as Director

2014
2014
Space Dandy

as Series Director

2012
Kids on the Slope

as Director

2007
Genius Party

as Director

2007
Baby Blue

as Director

2004
Samurai Champloo

as Series Director

2004
Samurai Champloo

as Director

2003
A Detective Story

as Director

2003
Kid's Story

as Director

2003
The Animatrix

as Director

2003
The Animatrix

as Director

2001
1998
Cowboy Bebop

as Series Director

1998
Cowboy Bebop

as Director

1996
1995
1994
Macross Plus

as Series Director

1994
Macross Plus

as Director

1990
Obatarian

as Director

1988
1987
Dirty Pair 2

as Director

Writer

2024
Taisu Project

as Writer

2021
2021
Blade Runner: Black Lotus

as Creative Producer

2019
2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY

as Original Concept

2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY

as Original Series Creator

2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY

as Original Story

2016
To Be Hero

as Writer

2014
Space Dandy

as Writer

2014
Terror in Resonance

as Original Concept

2014
Terror in Resonance

as Original Story

2007
Baby Blue

as Screenplay

2007
Genius Party

as Screenplay

2004
2004
Samurai Champloo

as Original Story

2003
The Animatrix

as Writer

2003
2003
Kid's Story

as Writer

2003
The Animatrix

as Writer

2001
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

as Original Story

1998
Cowboy Bebop

as Writer

1998
Cowboy Bebop

as Original Concept

1998
Cowboy Bebop

as Original Story

Art

2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY

as Storyboard Artist

2014
Terror in Resonance

as Storyboard Artist

2012
Kids on the Slope

as Storyboard Artist

2008
Birdy the Mighty: Decode

as Storyboard Artist

2006
Ergo Proxy

as Storyboard Artist

2005
Noein: To Your Other Self

as Storyboard Artist

2004
Samurai Champloo

as Storyboard Artist

2001
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

as Storyboard Artist

1998
Cowboy Bebop

as Storyboard Artist

1991

Creator

Lazarus

as Creator

2007
Genius Party

as Creator

2004
Samurai Champloo

as Creator

Producer

2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY

as Supervising Producer

1985
Blue Comet SPT Layzner

as Production Assistant

Sound

2021
Sonny Boy

as Music Consultant