Shinji Higuchi

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

20

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-09-22 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

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.

Known For

  • All About Lily Chou-Chou

    All About Lily Chou-Chou

  • His and Her Circumstances

    His and Her Circumstances

  • Lost Man Found

    Lost Man Found

  • The Private Detective Mike

    The Private Detective Mike

  • Death Kappa

    Death Kappa

  • Kibakichi

    Kibakichi

  • Kyrie

    Kyrie

  • A Forest with No Name

    A Forest with No Name

  • Breakfast of the Movie

    Breakfast of the Movie

  • The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

  • The Intermission

    The Intermission

  • Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

    Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

  • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

    The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

  • Document Love & Pop

    Document Love & Pop

  • Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion

    Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion

  • The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

    The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

  • Luca on the Road

    Luca on the Road

  • GAMERA 1999

    GAMERA 1999

  • Brush of the God

    Brush of the God

  • Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

    Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director