
Shinji Higuchi
Directing
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

1998
His and Her Circumstances
1998 · tv

2002
The Private Detective Mike
2002 · tv

2022
Lost Man Found
2022 · tv

2001
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 · movie

2024
Luca on the Road
2024 · tv

2023
Kyrie
2023 · movie

2021
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021 · movie

2006
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006 · movie

2003
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
2003 · movie

2010
Death Kappa
2010 · movie

2013
The Intermission
2013 · movie

1999
GAMERA 1999
1999 · movie

2020
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020 · movie

2004
Kibakichi
2004 · movie

2019
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · movie

2024
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024 · movie

2024
Brush of the God
2024 · movie

1995
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995 · movie

1998
Document Love & Pop
1998 · movie

2026
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026 · movie

2023
Breakfast of the Movie
2023 · movie