Shinji Higuchi

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: Directing

Born: Tokyo, Japan, 1965-09-22

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1995	The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe		0
2	1998	Document Love & Pop		70
3	1999	GAMERA 1999		70
4	2001	All About Lily Chou-Chou	Otaku	74
5	2003	A Forest with No Name	No. 19	47
6	2006	Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters	Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)	63
7	2010	Death Kappa	Reporter	47
8	2013	The Intermission		70
9	2019	The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga	Self - SFX Director	86
10	2020	The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8		56
11	2021	Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion	Self	86
12	2023	Kyrie	Takashi Shiomi	80
13	2023	Breakfast of the Movie		75
14	2024	Brush of the God		50
15	2024	Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director	Himself	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1998	His and Her Circumstances	Member B (voice)	80
2	2002	The Private Detective Mike		84
3	2022	Lost Man Found	Himself	79
4	2024	Luca on the Road	Takashi Shiomi	0

Shinji Higuchi

Film

Television