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Shinichiro Watanabe

b. 1965 · 16 titles in the catalogue

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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Their work

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  1. Cowboy Bebop1998Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
  2. The Animatrix2003Director · Writer
  3. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie2001Director · Original Story · Storyboard Artist
  4. Samurai Champloo2004Creator · Director · Original Story · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
  5. Terror in Resonance2014Director · Original Concept · Original Story · Storyboard Artist
  6. Blade Runner: Black Out 20222017Director · Writer
  7. Ergo Proxy2006Storyboard Artist
  8. Blade Runner: Black Lotus2021Creative Producer
  9. The Vision of Escaflowne1996Director
  10. Kid's Story2003Director · Writer
  11. A Detective Story2003Director · Writer
  12. Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway2021Storyboard Artist
  13. Space Dandy2014Series Director · Writer
  14. Lazarus2025Creator · Opening/Ending Animation · Screenplay · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
  15. Sonny Boy2021Music Consultant
  16. CAROLE & TUESDAY2019Director · Original Concept · Original Series Creator · Original Story · Storyboard Artist · Supervising Producer · Writer