Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 22, 1965
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
86 titles
Shinji Higuchi
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.
Known For
Filmography
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
Self
EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening
Production Supervisor
Bullet Train Explosion
Director
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Himself
Brush of the God
Luca on the Road
Takashi Shiomi
Breakfast of the Movie
Kyrie
Takashi Shiomi
Taroman Historia
Self
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Concept Artist
Lost Man Found
Himself
Shin Ultra Fight
Director
Shin Ultraman
Storyboard Artist
Ribbon
Special Effects
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
Director
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
Self
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - SFX Director
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
Series Director
Shin Godzilla
Storyboard
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Director
Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets
Series Director
Attack on Titan
Director
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
Storyboard Artist
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
Director
Kill la Kill
Storyboard Artist
Attack on Titan
Storyboard Artist
The Intermission
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Storyboard Artist
The Floating Castle
Director
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
Director
Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams
Storyboard Artist
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Storyboard Artist
Monster Magnitude: 9
Series Director
Death Kappa
Reporter
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Storyboard Artist
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
Executive Producer
The Last Princess
Director
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Storyboard Artist
Gunbuster: The Movie
Storyboard Artist
Japan Sinks
Director
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Director
Kibakichi
Shinnosuke Higuchi
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
Other
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
No. 19
Minimoni The Movie: The Great Cake Adventure!
Director
Vandread Turbulence
Director
The Private Detective Mike
Vandread Integral
Director