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Shinichiro Watanabe

Directing

2.8 Popularity May 24, 1965 (60 years old) Kyoto, Japan

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 i...

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 79

2025
Edge of Time Movie

Director

2025
Lazarus TV

Series Director

2025
Lazarus TV

Screenplay

2025
Lazarus TV

Storyboard Artist

2025
Lazarus TV

Opening/Ending Animation

2025
Lazarus TV

Creator

2024
TAISU PROJECT Movie

Director

2024
TAISU PROJECT Movie

Writer

2022
2021
Blade Runner: Black Lotus TV

Creative Producer

2021
Sonny Boy TV

Music Consultant

2021
2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY TV

Supervising Producer

2019
2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY TV

Storyboard Artist

2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY TV

Original Concept

2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY TV

Original Series Creator

2019
CAROLE & TUESDAY TV

Original Story

Photos 1

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Personal Details

Known For Directing
Gender Male
Birthday May 24, 1965 (60 years old)
Place of Birth Kyoto, Japan
Also Known As Shinichirô Watanabe, Shinichirō Watanabe, Shin'ichirou WATANABE and 1 more
Years Active 1985 - 2025
Popularity 2.8
Career Stats
79 Total Credits
1 Movie Roles
1 TV Roles
1 Photos