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Shinji Higuchi

Directing · Born September 22, 1965 · 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.

Movies with Shinji Higuchi

• All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) — Otaku
• THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN (2026) — Self
• Kyrie (2023) — Takashi Shiomi
• Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006) — Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
• Death Kappa (2010) — Reporter
• Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion (2021) — Self
• The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019) — Self - SFX Director
• GAMERA 1999 (1999)
• Kibakichi (2004) — Shinnosuke Higuchi
• Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director (2024) — Himself
• Document Love & Pop (1998)
• Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (2003) — No. 19

TV shows with Shinji Higuchi

• Luca on the Road (2024) — Takashi Shiomi