Shinichiro Watanabe

Director

Born: May 24, 1965 (age 61)
From: Kyoto, Japan

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…

Filmography (13)

Edge of Time (2025)
Director
TAISU PROJECT (2024)
Director
A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot (2022)
Director
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
Director
Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation (2014)
Director
Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None (2012)
Director
Genius Party (2007)
Director
Kid's Story (2003)
Director
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime (2003)
Self
The Animatrix (2003)
Director
A Detective Story (2003)
Director
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Director
Macross Plus: The Movie (1995)
Director