



Shinji Higuchi
Higuchi Shinji | 樋口 真嗣
About the person
Career:
Directing
Date of birth:1965-09-2260
Place of birth:Tokyo, Japan
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMANSelf2026-07-030.00
- Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film DirectorHimself2024-10-047.52
- Brush of the God2024-07-268.25
- Luca on the RoadTakashi Shiomi2024-07-258.03
- Breakfast of the Movie2023-11-107.52
- KyrieTakashi Shiomi2023-10-137.510
- Lost Man FoundHimself2022-06-268.19
- Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of EvangelionSelf2021-03-228.610
- The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 82020-07-315.68
- The Dawn of Kaiju EigaSelf - SFX Director2019-04-028.79
- The Intermission2013-02-237.01
- Death KappaReporter2010-06-254.617
- Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food GriftersBeefbowl Ushigoro (voice)2006-04-086.514
- KibakichiShinnosuke Higuchi2004-02-075.914
- Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No NameNo. 192003-03-195.210
- The Private Detective Mike2002-07-018.56
- All About Lily Chou-ChouOtaku2001-10-067.4296
- GAMERA 19991999-02-206.04
- Document Love & Pop1998-11-277.01
- His and Her CircumstancesMember B (voice)1998-10-027.9159
- The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe1995-02-240.00