Directing
Shinji Higuchi
Also Known As: Higuchi Shinji, 樋口 真嗣
Birth Date
September 22, 1965
(61 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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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.
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His and Her Circumstances
Member B (voice)
1998 • 1 episode
Lost Man Found
Himself
2022 • 1 episode
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Otaku
2001
The Private Detective Mike
2002 • 1 episode
Luca on the Road
Takashi Shiomi
2024 • 10 episodes
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
Self
2026
Kyrie
Takashi Shiomi
2023
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
Self
2021
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - SFX Director
2019
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
2006
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Himself
2024
GAMERA 1999
1999
Death Kappa
Reporter
2010
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
No. 19
2003
Brush of the God
2024
The Intermission
2013
Document Love & Pop
1998
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
Kibakichi
Shinnosuke Higuchi
2004