Shinji Higuchi
Writer, Director, Actor, Producer
September 22, 1965 (60 years)
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
Filmography
| 1998 | Revival of Evangelion · as Screenplay |
| 1998 | Evangelion: Death (True)² · as Screenplay |
| 1997 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth · as Screenplay |
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| 1990 |
| 2024 | Rojo no Ruka · as Takashi Shiomi |
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| 2023 | Kyrie · as Takashi Shiomi |
| 2021 | Iké Boys · as Go! Movie NarratorOn Plex |
| 2020 | |
| 2010 | Death Kappa · as Reporter |
| 2006 | Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters · as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice) |
| 2004 | Werewolf Warrior · as Shinnosuke Higuchi |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name · as No. 19 |
| 2001 | All About Lily Chou-Chou · as OtakuOn Plex |
| 1998 | His and Her Circumstances · as Member B (voice) |
| 2025 | Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director · as Himself |
| 2022 | Lost Man Found · as Himself |
| 2021 | |
| 2019 | The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga · as Self - Sfx Director |
| 1998 | ARTE Journal Clips · as Self |
| 2009 | Gehara: The Dark & Long Hair Monster · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Shin Ultraman · as Cinematographer |
| 2020 | |
| 2018 | Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan · as Series Director |
| 2018 | Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan · as Original Story |
| 2016 | Shin Godzilla · as Visual Effects Director |
| 2016 | Shin Godzilla · as Storyboard |
| 2015 | Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets · as Series Director |
| 2001 | The Princess Blade · as Visual Effects Director |
| 2000 | FLCL · as Mechanical Designer |
| 1999 | Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris · as Visual Effects DirectorOn Plex |
| 1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion · as Visual Effects DirectorOn Plex |
| 1993 | Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero · as Special Effects Supervisor |
| 1992 | Future Memories: Last Christmas · as Visual Effects Director |
| 1991 | Otaku no Video · as StoryboardOn Plex |
| 1990 | Urutora Q za mûbi: Hoshi no densetsu · as Storyboard |
| 1987 | Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise · as Assistant Director |