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