Directing · Tokyo, Japan · Born September 22, 1965
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.
MovieTHE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026
as Self
MovieIshiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024
as Himself
MovieBrush of the God
2024
TVLuca on the Road
2024
as Takashi Shiomi
MovieBreakfast of the Movie
2023
MovieKyrie
2023
as Takashi Shiomi
MovieTaroman Historia
2022
as Self
TVLost Man Found
2022
as Himself
MovieHideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021
as Self
MovieThe 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
MovieThe Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
as Self - SFX Director
MovieThe Intermission
2013
MovieDeath Kappa
2010
as Reporter
MovieTachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006
as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
MovieKibakichi
2004
as Shinnosuke Higuchi
MovieMike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
2003
as No. 19
TVThe Private Detective Mike
2002
MovieAll About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
as Otaku
MovieGAMERA 1999
1999
MovieDocument Love & Pop
1998
TVHis and Her Circumstances
1998
as Member B (voice)
MovieThe Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
