Personal Info
Birthday
September 22, 1965
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Directing
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.
Directed Movies (21)
6.9
Bullet Train Explosion
Movie2025
No Backdrop
0.0
Shin Ultra Fight
TV Series2022
7.5
Shin Ultraman
Movie2022
0.0
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
Movie2022
7.2
Shin Godzilla
Movie2016
6.2
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Movie2015
6.1
Attack on Titan
Movie2015
No Backdrop
0.0
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
Movie2013
7.4
The Floating Castle
Movie2012
6.6
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
Movie2012
No Backdrop
0.0
Monster Magnitude: 9
TV Series2010
5.9
The Last Princess
Movie2008
5.7
Japan Sinks
Movie2006
6.3
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Movie2005
0.0
Minimoni The Movie: The Great Cake Adventure!
Movie2002
No Backdrop
7.8
Vandread Turbulence
Movie2002
No Backdrop
7.8
Vandread Integral
Movie2001
0.0
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
Movie1991
0.0
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
Movie1991
0.0
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
Movie1991
7.5
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
TV Series1990
Acting Filmography (22)
0.0
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
Movie2026
No Backdrop
7.5
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Movie2024
8.2
Brush of the God
Movie2024
8.0
Luca on the Road
TV Series2024
No Backdrop
7.5
Breakfast of the Movie
Movie2023
7.5
Kyrie
Movie2023
0.0
Taroman Historia
Movie2022
8.1
Lost Man Found
TV Series2022
8.6
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
Movie2021
5.6
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Movie2020
8.7
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Movie2019
7.0
The Intermission
Movie2013
4.6
Death Kappa
Movie2010
6.5
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
Movie2006
No Backdrop
5.9
Kibakichi
Movie2004
5.2
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
Movie2003
8.5
The Private Detective Mike
TV Series2002
7.4
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Movie2001
6.0
GAMERA 1999
Movie1999
7.0
Document Love & Pop
Movie1998
7.9
His and Her Circumstances
TV Series1998
No Backdrop
0.0
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Movie1995