
Shinji Higuchi
Director
Born: September 22, 1965 (60 years old)
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
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 (59)
- Brush of the God (2024, ★ 8.2)
- The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019, ★ 8.7)
- The Private Detective Mike (2002, ★ 8.4)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995, ★ 8.6)
- Attack on Titan (2013, ★ 8.7)
- Kyrie (2023, ★ 7.6)
- Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion (2021, ★ 8.4)
- All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001, ★ 7.4)
- His and Her Circumstances (1998, ★ 7.9)
- Lost Man Found (2022, ★ 7.9)
- Ribbon (2022, ★ 7.3)
- Gunbuster: The Movie (2006, ★ 7.2)
- Shin Godzilla (2016, ★ 7.2)
- The Floating Castle (2012, ★ 7.4)
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007, ★ 7.6)
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009, ★ 7.8)
- Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012, ★ 6.6)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012, ★ 7.2)
- Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987, ★ 6.9)
- Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2003, ★ 6.6)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999, ★ 7.4)
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996, ★ 7.4)
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995, ★ 7.4)
- Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009, ★ 7.5)
- Shin Ultraman (2022, ★ 7.4)
- Revival of Evangelion (1998, ★ 7.7)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997, ★ 7.4)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997, ★ 8.3)
- The Return of Godzilla (1984, ★ 7.2)
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014, ★ 7.3)