Shinji Higuchi
Known for Directing
Born September 22, 1965 (60 years old)
Place of Birth 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
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
as Otaku
Kyrie
2023
as Takashi Shiomi
The Intermission
2013
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006
as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
Brush of the God
2024
GAMERA 1999
1999
A Forest with No Name
2003
as No. 19
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021
as Self
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Document Love & Pop
1998
Kibakichi
2004
as Shinnosuke Higuchi
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
Breakfast of the Movie
2023
Death Kappa
2010
as Reporter
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
as Self - SFX Director
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024
as Himself