Shinichirō Watanabe

Shinichirō Watanabe
渡辺 信一郎
Watanabe at the 2009 Japan Expo
Born (1965-05-24) May 24, 1965
Kyoto, Japan
Occupation(s)Anime television director, film director
Years active1990–present

Shinichirō Watanabe (渡辺 信一郎, Watanabe Shin'ichirō; born on May 24, 1965) is a Japanese anime television and film director, best known for directing the critically acclaimed and commercially successful anime series Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy, Terror in Resonance, and Carole & Tuesday. Considered an auteur of Japanese animation by film and television critics, Watanabe's work is characterized by evocative uses of music, mature themes, and the incorporation of multiple genres.