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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Death Kappa
as Reporter
2010
Kyrie
as Takashi Shiomi
2023
A Forest with No Name
as No. 19
2003
Brush of the God
2024
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Otaku
2001
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
2006
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - SFX Director
2019
GAMERA 1999
1999
The Intermission
2013
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
as Self
2021
Document Love & Pop
1998
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
as Himself
2024
Breakfast of the Movie
2023
Kibakichi
as Shinnosuke Higuchi
2004
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
as Self
2026
