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Shinji Higuchi

Directing
Born 1965-09-22
2
Tokyo, Japan

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

21 credits across movies and TV

Death Kappa
Movie

Death Kappa

2010 · Reporter

Kyrie
Movie

Kyrie

2023 · Takashi Shiomi

A Forest with No Name
Movie

A Forest with No Name

2003 · No. 19

Brush of the God
Movie

Brush of the God

2024

All About Lily Chou-Chou
Movie

All About Lily Chou-Chou

2001 · Otaku

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Movie

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

2006 · Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)

The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Movie

The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

1995

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Movie

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

2019 · Self - SFX Director

GAMERA 1999
Movie

GAMERA 1999

1999

The Intermission
Movie

The Intermission

2013

The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Movie

The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

2020

Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
Movie

Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion

2021 · Self

Document Love & Pop
Movie

Document Love & Pop

1998

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Movie

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

2024 · Himself

Breakfast of the Movie
Movie

Breakfast of the Movie

2023

Kibakichi
Movie

Kibakichi

2004 · Shinnosuke Higuchi

THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
Movie

THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN

2026 · Self

The Private Detective Mike
TV

The Private Detective Mike

2002

His and Her Circumstances
TV

His and Her Circumstances

1998 · Member B (voice)

Lost Man Found
TV

Lost Man Found

2022 · Himself

Luca on the Road
TV

Luca on the Road

2024 · Takashi Shiomi

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