Akira Watanabe

• Akira Watanabe (art director), Japanese special effects art director
• Akira Watanabe (motorcyclist), Japanese motocross racer
• Akira Watanabe (racing driver), Japanese racing driver
• Akira Watanabe (Scouting), Japanese scouting leader
• Akira Watanabe (chess player), Japanese political scientist and chess player
• Akira Watanabe (shogi), Japanese shogi player
• Akira Watanabe, director of the 1987 anime Zillion (anime)