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Shinji Higuchi

Shinji Higuchi

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.

Born

Sep 22, 1965

Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Directing

Movies

17 acting

64 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

All About Lily Chou-Chou
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 as Otaku
★ 7.4
Kyrie
Kyrie
2023 as Takashi Shiomi
★ 7.5
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006 as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
★ 6.5
Brush of the God
★ 8.2
The Intermission
★ 7.0
A Forest with No Name
A Forest with No Name
2003 as No. 19
★ 5.2
Kibakichi
Kibakichi
2004 as Shinnosuke Higuchi
★ 5.9
GAMERA 1999
★ 6.0
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 as Self - SFX Director
★ 8.7
Death Kappa
Death Kappa
2010 as Reporter
★ 4.6
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026 as Self
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
★ 6.0