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.
21 directing credits · 21 acting credits
Directing · 21
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1990
Shin Godzilla
2016
Attack on Titan
2015
Shin Ultraman
2022
Monster Magnitude: 9
2010
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
2015
Bullet Train Explosion
2025
Japan Sinks
2006
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
1991
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
2013
Shin Ultra Fight
2022
The Last Princess
2008
The Floating Castle
2012
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
1991
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
1991
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
2012
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022
Vandread Integral
2001
Vandread Turbulence
2002
Minimoni The Movie: The Great Cake Adventure!
2002
Acting · 21
His and Her Circumstances
1998
The Private Detective Mike
2002
Lost Man Found
2022
Luca on the Road
2024
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024
Kyrie
2023
The Intermission
2013
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021
GAMERA 1999
1999
Brush of the God
2024
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
Document Love & Pop
1998
Kibakichi
2004
Breakfast of the Movie
2023
Death Kappa
2010
A Forest with No Name
2003
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026