Shinichiro Watanabe

1965 (61) • Directing

Born: 5/24/1965 (61) in Kyoto, Japan

Known for: Directing

Shinichiro Watanabe

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.

Known For

Cowboy Bebop

85%

Series Director, Director

1998

The Animatrix

72%

Director

2003

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

77%

Director

2001

Samurai Champloo

83%

Creator

2004

Terror in Resonance

77%

Original Concept, Original Story

2014

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

71%

Writer

2017

Ergo Proxy

77%

Storyboard Artist

2006

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

71%

Creative Producer

2021

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

77%

Storyboard Artist

2026

Edge of Time

Director

2025

Lazarus

75%

Series Director, Director

2025

Lazarus

75%

Screenplay

2025

Lazarus

75%

Storyboard Artist

2025

Lazarus

75%

Opening/Ending Animation

2025

Lazarus

75%

Creator

2025

TAISU PROJECT

Director

2024

TAISU PROJECT

Writer

2024

A Nujabes Documentary - MUSIC IS MINE MUSIC IS YOURS

Self (archive footage)

2024

A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot

Director

2022

A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot

Writer

2022

Hoshino Gen no Ongaku Kōron

95%

VTRゲスト

2022

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

71%

Creative Producer

2021

Sonny Boy

74%

Music Consultant

2021

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway

72%

Storyboard Artist

2021

CAROLE & TUESDAY

72%

Director

2019

CAROLE & TUESDAY

72%

Supervising Producer

2019

CAROLE & TUESDAY

72%

Original Concept, Original Series Creator, Original Story, Writer

2019

CAROLE & TUESDAY

72%

Storyboard Artist

2019

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

71%

Writer

2017

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

71%

Director

2017

To Be Hero

61%

Series Director, Director

2016

To Be Hero

61%

Writer

2016

Terror in Resonance

77%

Original Concept, Original Story

2014

Terror in Resonance

77%

Storyboard Artist

2014

Terror in Resonance

77%

Director

2014

Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation

Director

2014