Shinichiro Watanabe

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him.

Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe · With Koichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Aoi Tada

A private detective is hired to find the elusive computer hacker "Trinity." Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts in the Matrix universe.

Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe · With James Arnold Taylor, Carrie-Anne Moss, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson

Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.

Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe · With Ayako Kawasumi, Kazuya Nakai, Ginpei Sato

A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".

Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe · With Clayton Watson, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss

Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.

Dir. Koji Morimoto, Peter Chung, Shinichiro Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Andrew R. Jones · With Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Clayton Watson

This animated short revolves around the events causing an electrical systems failure on the west coast of the US. According to Blade Runner 2049’s official timeline, this failure leads to cities shutting down, financial and trade markets being thrown into chaos, and food supplies dwindling. There’s no proof as to what caused the blackouts, but Replicants — the bio-engineered robots featured in the original Blade Runner, are blamed.

Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe · With Jovan Jackson, Luci Christian, Edward James Olmos

In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed "Lazarus"— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.

Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe · With Mamoru Miyano, Makoto Furukawa, Maaya Uchida