Shinji Higuchi
Department: Directing
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.
Known For
Death Kappa
2010
Kyrie
2023
A Forest with No Name
2003
Brush of the God
2024
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
GAMERA 1999
1999
The Intermission
2013
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021
Document Love & Pop
1998
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024
Breakfast of the Movie
2023
Kibakichi
2004
The Private Detective Mike
2002
His and Her Circumstances
1998
Lost Man Found
2022
Luca on the Road
2024