About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1965-05-24
Place of birth:
Kyoto, Japan
Website:
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Shinichiro Watanabe

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2003 Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2022 A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot Directing Director N/A
N/A
2017 Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Directing Director 64
Fair
2014 Space Dandy Directing Series Director 72
Good
2012 Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Genius Party Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Baby Blue Directing Director N/A
N/A
2004 Samurai Champloo Directing Series Director 81
Very good
2003 Kid's Story Directing Director 61
Fair
2003 The Animatrix Directing Director 68
Fair
2003 A Detective Story Directing Director 61
Fair
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Directing Director 70
Good
1998 Cowboy Bebop Directing Director 84
Very good
1998 Cowboy Bebop Directing Series Director 84
Very good
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie Directing Director 60
Fair
1994 Macross Plus Directing Director 70
Good
1994 Macross Plus Directing Series Director 70
Good
1990 Obatarian Directing Director N/A
N/A
BABY BLUE Directing Director 60
Fair
Lazarus Directing Series Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2022 A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot Writing Writer N/A
N/A
2021 Blade Runner: Black Lotus Writing Creative Producer 70
Good
2021 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Writing Storyboard 61
Fair
2019 CAROLE & TUESDAY Writing Screenplay 70
Good
2019 CAROLE & TUESDAY Writing Original Story 70
Good
2019 CAROLE & TUESDAY Writing Original Concept 70
Good
2019 CAROLE & TUESDAY Writing Original Series Creator 70
Good
2017 Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Writing Writer 64
Fair
2014 Terror in Resonance Writing Original Story 76
Good
2014 Terror in Resonance Writing Original Concept 76
Good
2012 Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None Writing Writer 59
Average
2011 Osamekamaijo The Art Of Sexual Love In The Edo Period 36 Kind Guides Writing Writer 59
Average
2011 Osamekamaijo The Art of Sexual Love in the Edo Period Technique Guide Writing Writer N/A
N/A
2007 Genius Party Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2007 Baby Blue Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
2004 Samurai Champloo Writing Original Story 81
Very good
2003 Kid's Story Writing Writer 61
Fair
2003 The Animatrix Writing Writer 68
Fair
2003 A Detective Story Writing Writer 61
Fair
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Writing Original Story 70
Good
1998 Cowboy Bebop Writing Original Concept 84
Very good
1998 Cowboy Bebop Writing Original Story 84
Very good

Production
2019 CAROLE & TUESDAY Production Supervising Producer 70
Good

Sound
2021 Sonny Boy Sound Music Consultant 69
Fair

Art
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Art Storyboard Artist 70
Good