Shinichirou Watanabe

About

Shinichirou Watanabe is a Japanese anime filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing the popular anime series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo. Watanabe is noted for blending together multiple genres in his anime. For example, in Cowboy Bebop, classic cowboy western mixes with 1940s/1950s New York City film noir, Jazz music and Hong Kong action movies, all while being set in space. In his later work, Samurai Champloo, Watanabe mixes the cultures of Okinawa, hip-hop, modern-day Japan, and samurai.

Staff Positions

Aoki Ryuusei SPT Layzneradd Production Manager, Production Assistant

Bettermanadd Storyboard (ep 23)

Blade Runner: Black Lotusadd Producer (Creative Producer)

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022add Director, Script

Capricornadd Script

Carole & Tuesdayadd Director (Chief Director), Script (eps 12, 24), Storyboard (eps 1, 12, 24), Original Creator

Carole & Tuesday Specialsadd Original Creator

Carole & Tuesday: Gus to Roddy no Kaisourokuadd Original Creator

City Hunteradd Production Assistant

Cowboy Bebopadd Director, Script (eps 17, 21), Storyboard (eps 1-2, 5, 9, 17, 25-26), Episode Director (OP, ED1)