Shinji Higuchi
Known for DirectingBorn 1965-09-22Tokyo, Japan
Shinji Higuchi is a movie director, storyboard artist and SFX specialist. He is one of the top special effects wizards in Japan, often working in animation. Higuchi is one of the original founders of Gainax, along with Hideaki Anno, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and Takami Akai. Higuchi gain recognition for his special effects work in Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera trilogy and is a frequent collaborator with Hideaki Anno on both anime and tokusatsu projects.
Known for
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 · as Otaku
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026 · as Self
GAMERA 1999
1999
Kyrie
2023 · as Takashi Shiomi
Death Kappa
2010 · as Reporter
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
2003 · as No. 19
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006 · as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
The Intermission
2013
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021 · as Self
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · as Self - SFX Director
Document Love & Pop
1998
Kibakichi
2004 · as Shinnosuke Higuchi
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024 · as Himself
Brush of the God
2024
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
Breakfast of the Movie
2023