Sumio Watanabe

DIRECTING

Hyōgo, Japan

Biography

Sumio Watanabe (渡辺純央, Watanabe Sumio) is a Japanese anime director from Hyogo Prefecture. He works for Studio Guts.

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Biography

Sumio Watanabe (渡辺純央, Watanabe Sumio) is a Japanese anime director from Hyogo Prefecture. He works for Studio Guts.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Patlabor: The Movie(1989)

5.7

work as

Key Animation

Yawara!(1989)

work as

Key Animation

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor(1989)

work as

Key Animation, Animation Director, Director

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor(1989)

work as

Animation Director

A Wind Named Amnesia(1990)

4.5

work as

Key Animation

Record of Lodoss War(1990)

6.3

work as

Key Animation

Blazing Transfer Student(1991)

work as

Assistant Director, Storyboard, Director

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling poster

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling(1991)

work as

Key Animation

Run, Melos!(1992)

work as

Key Animation

Ninja Scroll(1993)

6.6

work as

Key Animation

Patlabor 2: The Movie(1993)

6.1

work as

Key Animation

Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals poster

Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals(1994)

work as

Key Animation

The Big O(1999)

work as

Director

One Piece(1999)

8.6

work as

Director

Earth Maiden Arjuna(2001)

work as

Key Animation, Storyboard Artist

Heat Guy J(2002)

work as

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Wild 7 - Another Bouryaku Unga(2002)

work as

Director

Geisters: Fractions of the Earth (Movie) poster

Geisters: Fractions of the Earth (Movie)(2002)

work as

Director

Last Exile(2003)

work as

Director

Elfen Lied(2004)

7.3

work as

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Director

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion poster

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion(2006)

7.2

work as

Key Animation

Mononoke(2007)

6.8

work as

Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Naruto Shippūden(2007)

8.4

work as

Key Animation

Saiyuki Reload: Burial(2007)

work as

Director

One Piece Film: Strong World(2009)

6.1

work as

Key Animation

Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi(2010)

work as

Key Animation

Baby Steps(2014)

work as

Key Animation

Barakamon(2014)

6.8

work as

Key Animation

Chronos Ruler(2017)

work as

Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation

Zombie Land SAGA(2018)

6.7

work as

Key Animation

Dororo(2019)

7.6

work as

Key Animation

Vinland Saga(2019)

7.4

work as

Key Animation

Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire poster

Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire(2019)

4.8

work as

Key Animation

Yasuke(2021)

6.1

work as

Key Animation

The Journey(2021)

work as

Key Animation

Aoashi(2022)

6.3

work as

Director, Key Animation

Urusei Yatsura(2022)

5.6

work as

Director

Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl poster

Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl(2025)

work as

Director, Key Animation

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes(2025)

6.4

work as

Key Animation