Shinichiro Watanabe
Directing · Director · Writer · Storyboard Artist
Born May 24, 1965 · Kyoto, Japan
Active 1985–present
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…
Filmography
Lazarus (2025) — Series Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist · Opening/Ending Animation · CreatorMOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026) — Storyboard ArtistEdge of Time (2025) — DirectorCowboy Bebop (1998) — Writer · Series Director · Storyboard ArtistSamurai Champloo (2004) — Series Director · Writer · Storyboard Artist · Director · Original Story · CreatorThe Animatrix (2003) — Writer · DirectorCowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) — Director · Storyboard Artist · Original StoryTerror in Resonance (2014) — Director · Storyboard Artist · Original Concept · Original StoryErgo Proxy (2006) — Storyboard ArtistBlade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017) — Writer · DirectorThe Vision of Escaflowne (1996) — DirectorBlade Runner: Black Lotus (2021) — Creative ProducerSpace Dandy (2014) — Series Director · WriterKid's Story (2003) — Director · WriterA Detective Story (2003) — Director · WriterMobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021) — Storyboard ArtistSonny Boy (2021) — Music ConsultantKids on the Slope (2012) — Director · Storyboard ArtistCAROLE & TUESDAY (2019) — Supervising Producer · Writer · Storyboard Artist · Original Concept · Original Series Creator · Original Story · DirectorMacross Plus: The Movie (1995) — DirectorMacross Plus (1994) — Series DirectorLupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012) — Music ProducerMobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) — Storyboard Designer · Storyboard Artist · DirectorGenius Party (2007) — Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist