Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 22, 1965 (59 years old)
Shinji Higuchi
Known For
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
A documentary film that delves into the life and cinematic...
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
EVANGELION is coming to an end. NHK spent 4 years...
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.
Acting
2024
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024
Brush of the God
2024
Luca on the Road
2023
Kyrie
2021
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2020
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2019
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2013
The Intermission
2010
Death Kappa
2006
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2001
All About Lily Chou-Chou
1999
GAMERA 1999
1998
Document Love & Pop
1995
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe