Director
Shinji Higuchi
61 years · Tokyo, Japan · 39 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 39
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026 · Self
Bullet Train Explosion
2025 · Director
On Netflix
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024 · Himself
On Hoopla
Brush of the God
2024 · Actor
Breakfast of the Movie
2023 · Actor
Kyrie
2023 · Takashi Shiomi
Taroman Historia
2022 · Self
Shin Ultraman
2022 · Director
On Philo
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022 · Director, Editor
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021 · Self
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020 · Actor
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · Self - SFX Director
Shin Godzilla
2016 · Director
On HBO Max
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
2015 · Director
Attack on Titan
2015 · Director
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
2013 · Director
The Intermission
2013 · Actor
The Floating Castle
2012 · Director
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
2012 · Director
Death Kappa
2010 · Reporter
On Hi-YAH
The Last Princess
2008 · Director
On The Roku Channel
Japan Sinks
2006 · Director
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006 · Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005 · Director