Shinji Higuchi
Directing
Born September 22, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan
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
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
Self
EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening
Bullet Train Explosion
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Himself
Brush of the God
Luca on the Road
Takashi Shiomi
Breakfast of the Movie
Kyrie
Takashi Shiomi
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Lost Man Found
Himself
Shin Ultra Fight
Shin Ultraman
Ribbon
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
Self
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - SFX Director
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
Shin Godzilla
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets
Attack on Titan
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
Kill la Kill
Attack on Titan
The Intermission
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
The Floating Castle
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Monster Magnitude: 9
Death Kappa
Reporter
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
The Last Princess
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Gunbuster: The Movie
Japan Sinks
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Kibakichi
Shinnosuke Higuchi
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
No. 19
Minimoni The Movie: The Great Cake Adventure!
Vandread Turbulence
The Private Detective Mike
Vandread Integral
The Princess Blade
Pistol Opera
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Otaku
FLCL
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
GAMERA 1999
Document Love & Pop
His and Her Circumstances
Member B (voice)
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
Revival of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Space Ship Remnant 6
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman
The Cat
Future Memories: Last Christmas
Otaku no Video
The Cat- Beast Wars: Nine Lives
Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
The Men Who Made Ultraman
Dragon Quest Fantasia Video
Gunbuster
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Orochi Strikes Again
Godzilla 1985
The Return of Godzilla