Where to watch Shinichiro Watanabe in the UK
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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 cowboy western with 1960s/1970s New York City film noir, jazz/blues music, Hong Kong action movies, and sets the entire series in space. In his later work, Samurai Champloo, Watanabe unites the cultures…
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- Cowboy Bebop (1998) Writer
- Sonny Boy (2021) Music Consultant
- Lazarus (2025) Series Director
- Blue Comet SPT Layzner (1985) Production Assistant
- Samurai Champloo (2004) Series Director
- CAROLE & TUESDAY (2019) Supervising Producer
- To Be Hero (2016) Series Director
- Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008) Storyboard Artist
- Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012) Music Producer
- Space Dandy (2014) Series Director
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) Storyboard Designer
- Ergo Proxy (2006) Storyboard Artist
- MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026) Storyboard Artist
- Noein: To Your Other Self (2005) Storyboard Artist
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021) Creative Producer
- The Animatrix (2003) Writer
- The Vision of Escaflowne (1996) Director
- Kids on the Slope (2012) Director
- Terror in Resonance (2014) Director
- Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021) Storyboard Artist
- Michiko & Hatchin (2008) Music Producer
- Macross Plus (1994) Director
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) Director
- The Animatrix (2003) Director
- Dirty Pair OVA (1987) Director
- Macross Plus: The Movie (1995) Director
- Armor Hunter Merowlink (1988) Director
- Genius Party (2007) Director
- Genius Party (2007) Director
- Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017) Writer
- TAISU PROJECT (2024) Director
- Hoshino Gen no Ongaku Kōron (2022) as VTRゲスト
- Kid's Story (2003) Director
- Space Dandy : The Cosmic Compilation (2014) Director
- Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime (2003) as Self
- A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot (2022) Writer
- Osamekamaijo The Art of Sexual Love in the Edo Period Technique Guide (2011) Writer
- A Detective Story (2003) Director
- Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None (2012) Writer
- Edge of Time (2025) Director
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Shinichiro Watanabe's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Shinichiro Watanabe's most popular films?
Most-watched Shinichiro Watanabe films currently: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026), The Animatrix (2003), Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021), Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Macross Plus: The Movie (1995).
What TV shows has Shinichiro Watanabe appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Cowboy Bebop (1998), Sonny Boy (2021), Lazarus (2025), Blue Comet SPT Layzner (1985), Samurai Champloo (2004).
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