Shinji Higuchi
Directing
Born 1965-09-22 · Tokyo, 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.
Known for
7.4
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 · Movie
8.6
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021 · Movie
8.7
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · Movie
8.2
Brush of the God
2024 · Movie
7.5
Kyrie
2023 · Movie
7.5
Breakfast of the Movie
2023 · Movie
7.5
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024 · Movie
7.0
Document Love & Pop
1998 · Movie
7.0
The Intermission
2013 · Movie
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026 · Movie
Taroman Historia
2022 · Movie
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995 · Movie
6.0
GAMERA 1999
1999 · Movie
6.5
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006 · Movie
5.6
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020 · Movie
5.9
Kibakichi
2004 · Movie
5.2
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
2003 · Movie
4.6
Death Kappa
2010 · Movie