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.
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Filmography
all 35
Director 22
TV Shows 19
Movies 16
Producer 2
Writer 2
Creator 1
self 1
Director
A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot (2022)
Movie
Creative Producer
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)
TV
Music Consultant
Sonny Boy (2021)
TV
Storyboard
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021)
Movie
Supervising Producer / Screenplay / Original Series Creator / Original Concept / Original Story / Director / Storyboard Artist / Original Series Creator / Screenplay / Original Story / Writer / Original Concept
CAROLE & TUESDAY (2019)
TV
Director
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
Movie
8
Director / Series Director / Writer
To Be Hero (2016)
TV
Original Concept / Original Story / Storyboard Artist / Original Story / Original Concept
Terror in Resonance (2014)
TV
2
Series Director / Writer
Space Dandy (2014)
TV
6.5
Director
Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None (2012)
Movie
Storyboard Artist
Kids on the Slope (2012)
TV
Writer
Osamekamaijo The Art of Sexual Love in the Edo Period Technique Guide (2011)
Movie
Storyboard Artist
Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008)
TV
Creator
Genius Party (2007)
TV
Director
Baby Blue (2007)
Movie
Director
Genius Party (2007)
Movie
Storyboard Artist
Ergo Proxy (2006)
TV
6
Storyboard Artist
Noein: To Your Other Self (2005)
TV
Creator / Series Director / Original Story / Storyboard Artist / Director / Series Director / Writer / Original Story
Samurai Champloo (2004)
TV
5.85
Self
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime (2003)
Movie
Director / Writer
Kid's Story (2003)
Movie
Director / Writer
The Animatrix (2003)
Movie
6
Director / Writer
A Detective Story (2003)
Movie
Director
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Movie
5.5
Series Director / Original Story / Original Concept / Storyboard Artist / Original Concept / Writer / Original Story
Cowboy Bebop (1998)
TV
5.6
Director
The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)
TV
7
Director
Macross Plus: The Movie (1995)
Movie
Series Director / Director / Series Director / Director
Macross Plus (1994)
TV
6
Director
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon (1992)
Movie
Storyboard Designer / Storyboard Artist / Director
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991)
TV
Writer
Capricorn (1991)
Movie
Director
Obatarian (1990)
Movie
Director
Armor Hunter Mellowlink (1988)
TV
Director
Dirty Pair 2 (1987)
TV
Creator / Series Director / Series Director / Director
Lazarus
TV
Ratings
Average 6.59
Based on 420 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1987
1998
2006
2004
2022
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1965-05-24 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceKyoto, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsShinichirô Watanabe, Shinichirō Watanabe, 渡辺信一郎, Shin'ichirou WATANABE, Shin'ichirô Watanabe, 渡边信一郎
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