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

His and Her Circumstances

The Private Detective Mike

Lost Man Found

All About Lily Chou-Chou

Luca on the Road

Kyrie

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

The Intermission

All Movies (17)

• THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN2026 · as Self
• Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director2024 · as Himself
• Brush of the God2024
• Breakfast of the Movie2023
• Kyrie2023 · as Takashi Shiomi
• Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion2021 · as Self
• The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 82020
• The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga2019 · as Self - SFX Director
• The Intermission2013
• Death Kappa2010 · as Reporter
• Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters2006 · as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
• Kibakichi2004 · as Shinnosuke Higuchi
• Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name2003 · as No. 19
• All About Lily Chou-Chou2001 · as Otaku
• GAMERA 19991999
• Document Love & Pop1998
• The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe1995

All TV Shows (4)

• Luca on the Road2024 · as Takashi Shiomi
• Lost Man Found2022 · as Himself
• The Private Detective Mike2002
• His and Her Circumstances1998 · as Member B (voice)