
Shinichiro Watanabe
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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Acting (1 movie)
Directing (13 movies)

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001

A Detective Story
2003

Kid's Story
2003

Genius Party
2007

Macross Plus: The Movie
1995

The Animatrix
2003

A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot
2022

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
2017

Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None
2012

TAISU PROJECT
2024

Edge of Time
2025

Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation
2014

Cowboy Bebop: Session XX - Mish-Mash Blues
1998
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Cowboy Bebop: Session XX - Mish-Mash Blues | 1998 | Writer | 
| A Detective Story | 2003 | Writer | 
| The Animatrix | 2003 | Writer | 
| Kid's Story | 2003 | Writer | 
| Genius Party | 2007 | Screenplay | 
| Osamekamaijo The Art Of Sexual Love In The Edo Period 36 Kind Guides | 2011 | Writer | 
| Osamekamaijo The Art of Sexual Love in the Edo Period Technique Guide | 2011 | Writer | 
| Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None | 2012 | Writer | 
| Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 | 2017 | Writer | 
| A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot | 2022 | Writer | 
| TAISU PROJECT | 2024 | Writer | 
