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Shinichiro Watanabe

Directing

Born May 24, 1965 · Kyoto, Japan

Also known as Shinichirô Watanabe · Shinichirō Watanabe · Shin'ichirou WATANABE

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Biography

Shinichirō Watanabe is a Japanese anime television and film director, best known for directing the critically acclaimed and commercially successful anime series Cowboy Bebop, Macross Plus, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy, Terror in Resonance, and Carole & Tuesday. Watanabe's work is characterized by evocative uses of music, mature themes, and the incorporation of multiple film genres.

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Filmography21 titles

Cowboy Bebop

1998Director, Original Concept, Original Story, Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer

Samurai Champloo

2004Original Story, Series Director

The Vision of Escaflowne

1996Director

Terror in Resonance

2014Director, Original Concept, Original Story, Storyboard Artist

Lazarus

2025Opening/Ending Animation, Screenplay, Series Director, Storyboard Artist

Ergo Proxy

2006Storyboard Artist

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door

2001Director, Original Story, Storyboard Artist

Space Dandy

2014Director, Series Director, Writer

Genius Party

2007Director, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist, Writer

Sonny Boy

2021Music Consultant

Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway

2021Storyboard Artist

Carole & Tuesday

2019Director, Original Concept, Original Series Creator, Original Story, Supervising Producer

The Animatrix

2003Director, Writer

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

2017Director, Writer

Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine

2012Music Producer

Kid's Story

2003Director, Writer

Macross Plus: The Movie

1995Director

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

2021Creative Producer

Macross Plus

1994Series Director

Michiko & Hatchin

2008Music Producer

TO BE HERO

2016Director, Series Director, Writer