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Sumio Watanabe

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, busiest in 2002 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for One Piece
One Piece
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sumio Watanabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.6, average 3.6
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      11
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2020s

      1 title · average score 68
      The Journey
      The Journey (2021)
      GoodWatch score 68

      Key Animation

      2010s

      2 titles · average score 69
      Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire
      Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019)
      GoodWatch score 62

      Key Animation

      One Piece Film: Strong World
      One Piece Film: Strong World (2010)
      GoodWatch score 77

      Key Animation

      2000s

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

      Director

      1990s

      5 titles · average score 71
      Ninja Scroll
      Ninja Scroll (1993)
      GoodWatch score 85

      Key Animation

      Patlabor 2: The Movie
      Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
      GoodWatch score 79

      Key Animation

      Run, Melos!
      Run, Melos! (1992)

      Key Animation

      Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
      Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling (1991)
      GoodWatch score 59

      Key Animation

      A Wind Named Amnesia
      A Wind Named Amnesia (1990)
      GoodWatch score 61

      Key Animation

      1980s

      2 titles · average score 70
      Patlabor: The Movie
      Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
      GoodWatch score 73

      Key Animation

      The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
      The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (1989)
      GoodWatch score 68

      Animation Director