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Shinji Higuchi

Shinji Higuchi

Directing
1965(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.

Participates in

  • Orochi Strikes Again
  • Ribbon
  • Gunbuster: The Movie
  • Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
  • Japan Sinks
  • The Last Princess
  • Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla
  • Shin Godzilla
  • Shin Godzilla
  • MiniMoni The Movie: The Great Cake Adventure!
  • The Floating Castle
  • Shin Godzilla
  • Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
  • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
  • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
  • The Princess Blade
  • Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
  • Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker
  • Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
  • Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
  • Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
  • Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
  • Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
  • Space Ship Remnant 6
  • Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
  • Attack on Titan
  • Attack on Titan II: End of the World
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
  • Shin Ultraman
  • Future Memories: Last Christmas
  • Evangelion: Death (True)²
  • Revival of Evangelion
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
  • Shin Godzilla
  • Bullet Train Explosion
  • Dragon Quest Fantasia Video
  • Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
  • Vandread Turbulence
  • Vandread Integral
  • The Return of Godzilla
  • Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
  • Godzilla 1985
  • Shin Ultraman
  • Orochi Strikes Again
  • Shin Ultraman
  • Pistol Opera
  • The Men Who Made Ultraman
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
  • Shin Godzilla
  • Otaku no Video
  • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
  • Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams
  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
  • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

Acts in

  • Death Kappa
  • Kyrie
  • A Forest with No Name
  • Brush of the God
  • All About Lily Chou-Chou
  • Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
  • The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
  • The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
  • GAMERA 1999
  • The Intermission
  • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
  • Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
  • Document Love & Pop
  • Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director