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
7.5
Kyrie
2023 · Movie
8.2
Brush of the God
2024 · Movie
8.7
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · Movie
7.0
The Intermission
2013 · Movie
7.5
Breakfast of the Movie
2023 · Movie
7.0
Document Love & Pop
1998 · 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
6.0
GAMERA 1999
1999 · Movie
5.2
A Forest with No Name
2003 · Movie
6.0
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024 · Movie
4.6
Death Kappa
2010 · Movie
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995 · Movie
Coming Soon
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
Releases Jul 3, 2026