Director
Shinji Higuchi
September 22, 1965 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Pierre Taki
5 titles together
Attack on Titan, Attack on Titan II: End of the World, Bullet Train Explosion
Jun Kunimura
5 titles together
Attack on Titan, Attack on Titan II: End of the World, Japan Sinks
Koichi Yamadera
4 titles together
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shin Ultraman, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Satoru Matsuo
4 titles together
Shin Godzilla, Attack on Titan, Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Motomu Kiyokawa
3 titles together
Neon Genesis Evangelion, His and Her Circumstances, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Hiroki Hasegawa
3 titles together
Shin Godzilla, Attack on Titan, Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Full filmography · 38
Bullet Train Explosion
Director
20256.8
Brush of the God
cast
2024
Breakfast of the Movie
cast
2023
Kyrie
as Takashi Shiomi
2023
Shin Ultraman
Director
20227.5
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
Director and Writer
2022
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
cast
2020
Shin Godzilla
Director
20167.2
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Director
20156.2
Attack on Titan
Director
20156.1
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
Director
2013
The Intermission
cast
2013