Shinji Higuchi
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.
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- Born:
- Sep 22, 1965 In Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 14
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe 1995-02-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director | Himself | 2025 |
| Movie | Brush of the God | 2024-07-26 | |
| Movie | Kyrie | Takashi Shiomi | 2023-10-13 |
| Movie | Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion | Self | 2021-03-22 |
| Movie | The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 | 2020-07-31 | |
| Movie | The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga | Self - SFX Director | 2019-04-02 |
| Movie | The Intermission | 2013-02-23 | |
| Movie | Death Kappa | Reporter | 2010-06-25 |
| Movie | Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters | Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice) | 2006-04-08 |
| Movie | A Forest with No Name | No. 19 | 2003-03-19 |
| Movie | All About Lily Chou-Chou | Otaku | 2001-10-06 |
| Movie | GAMERA 1999 | 1999-02-20 | |
| Movie | Document Love & Pop | 1998-11-27 | |
| Movie | The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe | 1995-02-24 |