
Sakichi Watanabe
About me
Animation filmmaker.
Born in 2001, from Japan.
Graduated from the Department of Film and Media, Tohoku University of Art & Design.
Born in 2001, from Japan.
Graduated from the Department of Film and Media, Tohoku University of Art & Design.
My graduation project, a short animated film "Tulip-chan", was selected for multiple film festivals in Japan. In February 2025, it was officially invited and screened in the Short & Mid-length program at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
(Tulip-chan was created under the name Saki Watanabe.)
(Tulip-chan was created under the name Saki Watanabe.)
For Festival ProgrammersIf you would like to screen Tulip-chan or get in touch, please feel free to contact me at:
📩 sakione.1053@gmail.com
📩 sakione.1053@gmail.com


🎬 Director page on the Rotterdam Film Festival site
On March 14, Tulip-chan screened at Swiss Youth Film Day in Zurich!



