Shinji Higuchi
Born
September 22, 1965 (59 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Tokyo, 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
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Himself
2024
Brush of the God
2024
Luca on the Road
Takashi Shiomi · (10 episodes)
2024
Kyrie
Takashi Shiomi
2023
Lost Man Found
Himself · (1 episode)
2022
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
Self
2021
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - SFX Director
2019
The Intermission
2013
Death Kappa
Reporter
2010
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
2006
A Forest with No Name
No. 19
2003
The Private Detective Mike
(1 episode)
2002
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Otaku
2001
GAMERA 1999
1999
Document Love & Pop
1998
His and Her Circumstances
Member B (voice) · (1 episode)
1998
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995