Directing
Shinji Higuchi
Born 1965-09-22 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.
Movies and TV shows
The Private Detective Mike
2002
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
His and Her Circumstances
1998
Lost Man Found
2022
Luca on the Road
2024
Death Kappa
2010
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026
Kyrie
2023
GAMERA 1999
1999
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
2003
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006
Taroman Historia
2022
Brush of the God
2024
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
Document Love & Pop
1998
The Intermission
2013
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024
Kibakichi
2004
Breakfast of the Movie
2023
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995