Shinji Higuchi
Born: 1965-09-22
• 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
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Brush of the God
Breakfast of the Movie
Kyrie
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
The Intermission
Death Kappa
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Kibakichi
A Forest with No Name
All About Lily Chou-Chou
GAMERA 1999
Document Love & Pop
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe