Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Shinichiro Watanabe
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 10All crew credits: 39
TMDB ID: 56342
IMDb ID: nm0913860
Known for: Directing
Born: May 24, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2026
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 7.33
Wikidata: Q723867
Also known as
Shinichirô Watanabe • Shinichirō Watanabe • Shin'ichirou WATANABE • Shin'ichirô Watanabe
Frequent jobs
Director (18)Series Director (3)Storyboard Artist (6)Writer (4)Music Producer (2)Characters (1)Creative Producer (1)Music Consultant (1)Production Assistant (1)Storyboard Designer (1)
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.
Edge of Time
Director
2025 Movie
TAISU PROJECT
Director
2024 Movie
A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot
Director
2022 Movie
Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation
Director
2014 Movie
6.1
Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None
Director
2012 Movie
6.5
Genius Party
Director
2007 Movie
7.1
Kid's Story
Director
2003 Movie
7.2
The Animatrix
Director
2003 Movie
7.2
A Detective Story
Director
2003 Movie
7.7
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Director
2001 Movie
7.1
Macross Plus: The Movie
Director
1995 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.
7.7
Lazarus
Series Director • 13 eps
2025 Series
6.0
To Be Hero
Director • 12 eps
2016 Series
7.8
Terror in Resonance
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.5
Space Dandy
Series Director • 26 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Kids on the Slope
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.7
Genius Party
Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.1
The Vision of Escaflowne
Director • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.0
Macross Plus
Series Director • 4 eps
1994 Series
6.0
Armor Hunter Merowlink
Director • 4 eps
1988 Series
6.6
Dirty Pair OVA
Director • 3 eps
1987 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shinichiro Watanabe.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Shinichiro Watanabe.
8.5
Cowboy Bebop
Writer • 2 eps
1998 Series
8.3
Samurai Champloo
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2004 Series
8.1
The Vision of Escaflowne
Director • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.8
Terror in Resonance
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Lazarus
Series Director • 13 eps
2025 Series
7.6
Ergo Proxy
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Space Dandy
Series Director • 26 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Creative Producer • 13 eps
2021 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shinichiro Watanabe.
7.2
The Animatrix
Director
2003 Movie
7.2
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
Storyboard Artist
2021 Movie
7.7
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Director
2001 Movie
7.1
Macross Plus: The Movie
Director
1995 Movie
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
Storyboard Artist
2026 Movie
7.1
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Writer
2017 Movie
TAISU PROJECT
Director
2024 Movie
7.2
A Detective Story
Director
2003 Movie
7.1
Kid's Story
Director
2003 Movie
6.5
Genius Party
Director
2007 Movie
A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot
Director
2022 Movie
6.1
Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None
Director
2012 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shinichiro Watanabe.
8.5
Cowboy Bebop
Writer • 2 eps
1998 Series
8.3
Samurai Champloo
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2004 Series
8.7
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
Production Assistant • 8 eps
1985 Series
7.2
CAROLE & TUESDAY
Supervising Producer • 24 eps
2019 Series
7.7
Lazarus
Series Director • 13 eps
2025 Series
7.6
Ergo Proxy
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Space Dandy
Series Director • 26 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Creative Producer • 13 eps
2021 Series
7.4
Noein: To Your Other Self
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.7
Kids on the Slope
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.1
The Vision of Escaflowne
Director • 2 eps
1996 Series
6.8
Michiko & Hatchin
Music Producer • 22 eps
2008 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shinichiro Watanabe.
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
Storyboard Artist
2026 Movie
7.2
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
Storyboard Artist
2021 Movie
7.1
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Writer
2017 Movie
7.0
Ein's Summer Vacation
Characters
2012 Movie
6.0
Osamekamaijo The Art Of Sexual Love In The Edo Period 36 Kind Guides
Writer
2011 Movie
Osamekamaijo The Art of Sexual Love in the Edo Period Technique Guide
Writer
2011 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Shinichiro Watanabe.
7.1
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Creative Producer • 13 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Sonny Boy
Music Consultant • 12 eps
2021 Series
7.2
CAROLE & TUESDAY
Supervising Producer • 24 eps
2019 Series
7.1
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Music Producer • 13 eps
2012 Series
6.8
Michiko & Hatchin
Music Producer • 22 eps
2008 Series
7.1
Birdy the Mighty: Decode
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.6
Ergo Proxy
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.4
Noein: To Your Other Self
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.3
Samurai Champloo
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2004 Series
8.5
Cowboy Bebop
Writer • 2 eps
1998 Series
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Storyboard Designer • 1 eps
1991 Series
8.7
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
Production Assistant • 8 eps
1985 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Shinichiro Watanabe.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Shinichiro Watanabe.
