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Shinichiro Watanabe



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Shinichiro Watanabe - what members say


  • Cowboy Bebop - The Movie
  • Cowboy Bebop - The Movie review by A customer from Canterbury
    Rated - 3.0 stars Not bad! 6 October 2004
    ...n of a standard 60-mintue Japanimation mini-movie. To pad out the running time, Shinichiro Watanabe ('The Animatrix') and company indulges in some extraneous action sequences such...   Read customer review
  • Samurai Champloo 1
  • Samurai Champloo 1 review by chungking from London,England
    Rated - 4.0 stars great fun 3 April 2006
    ...ally, it’s really well drawn and a lot of fun but really, has to be compared to Shinichiro Watanabe’s fantastic ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and for me, would take a lot to come close to that ...   Read customer review
  • Samurai Champloo 7
  • Samurai Champloo 7 review by A customer from Norwich
    Rated - 4.0 stars Great anime 5 December 2006
    ...d of the characters throughout the series, and though this is not as serious as Shinichiro Watanabe's earlier work, Cowboy Bebop, it still has moments that are very touching. ...   Read customer review

Shinichiro Watanabe - filmography


  • Samurai Champloo 7 on DVD (2004)
    Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the moving series finale, Mugen, Jin and Fuu close in on Ikitsuki Island. Although the journey's been long and difficult, the three have made a lasting bond. In the final stretch of their adventures, the Government sends their ultimate assassin to hunt them down. Meanwhile, three brothers who ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 559 members
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  • Cowboy Bebop - The Movie on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Daran Norris,  Steven Jay Blum
    Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Set on Mars in the year 2071, COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE is based on the much-loved animated television series by Japanese director Shinichiro Watanabe. As the film begins, Spike (Steven Jay Blum) and his gang of gypsy vigilantes are roaming the city, looking for trouble when Faye (Wendee Lee) ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,995 members
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  • Cowboy Bebop - Remix - Complete (6 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    By far the most popular anime to arrive in the US in 1999, and also one of best series of the 1990s, COWBOY BEBOP follows Spike and Jet, a pair of suave bounty hunters who cruise the galaxy in the spaceship Bebop, so named because of their love for jazz. Soon, the pair have hooked up with Faye ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 87% from 39 members
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  • Samurai Champloo 3 on DVD
    Starring: Ayako Kawasumi,  Ginpei Sato,  Kazuya Nakai
    Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The director of the classic anime series 'Cowboy Bebop', Shinichiro Watanabe, follows up with 'Samurai Champloo'. As in his previous series, Watanabe mixes genres and attitudes into a cohesive whole. 'Samurai Champloo' is set in feudal Japan, but combines that with a hip-hop soundtrack and attitude...read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 878 members
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  • Samurai Champloo 4 on DVD
    Starring: Kazuya Nakai,  Ginpei Sato,  Ayako Kawasumi
    Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The director of the classic anime series 'Cowboy Bebop', Shinichiro Watanabe, follows up with 'Samurai Champloo'. As in his previous series, Watanabe mixes genres and attitudes into a cohesive whole. 'Samurai Champloo' is set in feudal Japan, but combines that with a hip-hop soundtrack and attitude...read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 753 members
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  • Samurai Champloo 2 on DVD
    Starring: Kazuya Nakai,  Ginpei Sato,  Ayako Kawasumi
    Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The director of the classic anime series 'Cowboy Bebop', Shinichiro Watanabe, follows up with 'Samurai Champloo'. As in his previous series, Watanabe mixes genres and attitudes into a cohesive whole. 'Samurai Champloo' is set in feudal Japan, but combines that with a hip-hop soundtrack and attitude...read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 1,064 member
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  • Samurai Champloo 6 on DVD
    Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The director of the classic anime series 'Cowboy Bebop', Shinichiro Watanabe, follows up with 'Samurai Champloo'. As in his previous series, Watanabe mixes genres and attitudes into a cohesive whole. 'Samurai Champloo' is set in feudal Japan, but combines that with a hip-hop soundtrack and attitude...read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 655 members
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Shinichiro Watanabe facts

5 most recent films

Samurai Champloo 7 - 4.0 stars
Cowboy Bebop - The Movie - 3.5 stars
Cowboy Bebop - Remix - Complete - 4.5 stars
Samurai Champloo 3 - 4.0 stars
Samurai Champloo 4 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Samurai Champloo 7 - 4.0 stars
Samurai Champloo 4 - 4.0 stars
Samurai Champloo 6 - 4.0 stars
Samurai Champloo 3 - 4.0 stars
Samurai Champloo 2 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Cowboy Bebop - Remix - Complete - 4.5 stars
Cowboy Bebop - The Movie - 3.5 stars
Samurai Champloo 1 - 4.0 stars
Samurai Champloo 2 - 4.0 stars
Samurai Champloo 3 - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ayako Kawasumi - 4 times - show films
Ginpei Sato - 4 times - show films
Kazuya Nakai - 4 times - show films
Daran Norris - 1 times - show films
Steven Jay Blum - 1 times - show films