Shinichiro Watanabe

Given name: 信一郎

Family name: 渡辺

Alternate names: Shinichirou Watanabe

Birthday: May 24, 1965

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Shinichirō 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.

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	The Animatrix add Script (ep 8)
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	Tsuruhime Ja! add Storyboard
	Zankyou no Terror add Episode Director (11)
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Shinichiro Watanabe Directs 'Blade Runner Black Out 2022' Anime Short

The official Japanese Twitter account of the Blade Runner film series has revealed through a preview on Friday that Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champ...read more

Sep 14, 2017 8:32 PM by Vindstot | Discuss (22 comments)

New Original TV Anime 'Space☆Dandy' by Watanabe Shinichiro and BONES Due in Jan 2014

In a panel held on Aug 10th at Otakon, director Watanabe Shinichiro, best known for directing Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, announced his new work, an original ...read more

Aug 10, 2013 9:40 PM by symbv | Discuss (123 comments)

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Zaugr | Oct 6, 3:02 AM

He looks so serious

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Zaugr | Oct 6, 3:01 AM

Been here a lot of times, but only now have I seen the eyes behind the sunglasses. And for whatever reason, I can't stop fucking laughing. It's like he can only look at the ceiling and is trying his hardest to avoid eye contact.

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