Junichi Watanabe was an animator, director, scriptwriter and photographic director. He collapsed and died of cerebral apoplexy during a phone call at work on January 22nd, 2007.
Note: Pictured in 1988 (26 years old).
(Source: AniDB)
director
OVA / 1990
script (ep 1)
OVA / 1987
creature design
OVA / 1991
OVA / 1988