Shinji Higuchi
Directing
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
7.9
His and Her Circumstances
1998 · tv
8.4
The Private Detective Mike
2002 · tv
7.4
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 · movie
7.9
Lost Man Found
2022 · tv
8.0
Luca on the Road
2024 · tv
7.6
Kyrie
2023 · movie
7.0
The Intermission
2013 · movie
8.2
Brush of the God
2024 · movie
6.3
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006 · movie
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995 · movie
8.4
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021 · movie
7.0
Document Love & Pop
1998 · movie
5.6
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020 · movie
5.7
Kibakichi
2004 · movie
4.7
Death Kappa
2010 · movie
4.7
A Forest with No Name
2003 · movie
6.0
GAMERA 1999
1999 · movie
8.7
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · movie
7.5
Breakfast of the Movie
2023 · movie
6.0
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024 · movie
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026 · movie