Shinji Higuchi
Directing • Born 1965-09-22
Biography
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.
Filmography
20 credits
Death Kappa
Movie • 2010
Reporter
Kyrie
Movie • 2023
Takashi Shiomi
A Forest with No Name
Movie • 2003
No. 19
Brush of the God
Movie • 2024
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Movie • 2001
Otaku
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Movie • 2006
Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Movie • 1995
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Movie • 2019
Self - SFX Director
GAMERA 1999
Movie • 1999
The Intermission
Movie • 2013
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Movie • 2020
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
Movie • 2021
Self
Document Love & Pop
Movie • 1998
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Movie • 2024
Himself
Breakfast of the Movie
Movie • 2023
Kibakichi
Movie • 2004
Shinnosuke Higuchi
The Private Detective Mike
TV • 2002
His and Her Circumstances
TV • 1998
Member B (voice)
Lost Man Found
TV • 2022
Himself
Luca on the Road
TV • 2024
Takashi Shiomi