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
Top 16 Movies
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006
Kyrie
2023
Death Kappa
2010
The Intermission
2013
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Brush of the God
2024
Document Love & Pop
1998
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
Kibakichi
2004
GAMERA 1999
1999
Breakfast of the Movie
2023
A Forest with No Name
2003
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024