Toshihiro Watanabe

Toshihiro Watanabe (渡辺 俊裕) was a Japanese former filmmaker and sound designer who was the co-founder of the now-defunct Hummingbird Film Productions. He was the father of voice actress and had worked at the now-defunct Super Golden Productions since 1984 until his death in 1989.

Bio
Watanabe was born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo City on June 13, 1926. His parents separated when he was 15. At the age of 18, he and his father went to London, United Kingdom.

In 1948, Watanabe met fellow filmmakers Kazuhiro Iwata and Noriko Sugiyama while studying at the. The three graduated and founded Hummingbird Film Productions on January 7, 1950.

On December 20, 1969, after growing tiresome of operations, Watanabe, Iwata and Sugiyama laid off Hummingbird Film Productions' employees and finally closed it down.

Sometime in 1970, Watanabe went to the British Hong Kong to look for a "peaceful apartment". In June 1984, he was hired by Super Golden Productions as a sound designer until his death on June 20, 1989.