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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.

Et billede af Shinji Higuchi

Directing

1987

[ ] Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (Assistant Director)

1991

[ ] Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III (Director)
[ ] Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I (Director)
[ ] Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II (Director)

2001

[ ] Vandread Integral (Director)

2002

[ ] Minimoni The Movie: The Great Cake Adventure! (Director)
[ ] Vandread Turbulence (Director)

2005

[ ] Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (Director)

2006

[ ] Japan Sinks (Director)

2008

[ ] The Last Princess (Director)

2012

[ ] The Floating Castle (Director)
[ ] Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (Director)

2013

[ ] Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film (Director)

2015

[ ] Attack on Titan (Director)
[ ] Attack on Titan II: End of the World (Director)

2016

[ W ] Shin Godzilla (Director)

2022

[ ] Shin Ultraman (Director)
[ ] Thunderbirds 55/GOGO (Director)

2025

[ ] Bullet Train Explosion (Director)

Visual Effects

1985

[ ] Orochi Strikes Again (Visual Effects)

1992

[ ] Future Memories: Last Christmas (Visual Effects Director)

1996

[ ] Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (Visual Effects Director)
[ ] Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (Creature Design)
[ ] Space Ship Remnant 6 (Visual Effects Director)

1999

[ ] Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (Visual Effects Director)
[ ] Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (Creature Design)

2001

[ ] The Princess Blade (Visual Effects)

2016

[ W ] Shin Godzilla (Visual Effects Director)
[ W ] Shin Godzilla (Visual Effects Technical Director)
[ W ] Shin Godzilla (Visual Effects)

Crew

1984

[ ] The Return of Godzilla (Special Effects)

1985

[ ] Godzilla 1985 (Special Effects)
[ ] Orochi Strikes Again (Special Effects)

1988

[ ] Dragon Quest Fantasia Video (Special Effects)

1989

[ ] The Men Who Made Ultraman (Special Effects)

1991

[ ] Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla (Special Effects)

1992

[ ] The Cat (Special Effects Assistant)

1995

[ ] Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (Special Effects)

2001

[ ] Pistol Opera (Special Effects)

2009

[ ] Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Assistant Script)

2022

[ ] Ribbon (Special Effects)

Art

1990

[ ] Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (Storyboard Artist)

1993

[ ] The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman (Storyboard Artist)

1997

[ ] Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (Storyboard Artist)

2003

[ ] Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (Other)

2006

[ ] Gunbuster: The Movie (Storyboard Artist)

2007

[ ] Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (Storyboard Artist)

2009

[ ] Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Storyboard Artist)

2011

[ ] Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams (Storyboard Artist)

2012

[ ] Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (Storyboard Artist)

2014

[ ] Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (Storyboard Artist)

2022

[ ] Shin Ultraman (Storyboard Artist)

Writing

1990

[ ] Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (Storyboard)

1991

[ ] Otaku no Video (Storyboard)

1997

[ ] Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (Screenplay)

1998

[ ] Revival of Evangelion (Screenplay)
[ ] EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² (Screenplay)

2016

[ W ] Shin Godzilla (Storyboard)

2020

[ ] The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (Story)
[ ] The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (Original Concept)

2022

[ ] Thunderbirds 55/GOGO (Writer)

Production

2009

[ ] Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (Executive Producer)

Editing

2022

[ ] Thunderbirds 55/GOGO (Editor)

Actor

1995

[ ] The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (????)

1998

[ ] Document Love & Pop (????)

1999

[ ] GAMERA 1999 (????)

2001

[ W ] All About Lily Chou-Chou (Otaku)

2003

[ ] A Forest with No Name (No. 19)

2004

[ ] Kibakichi (Shinnosuke Higuchi)

2006

[ ] Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice))

2010

[ ] Death Kappa (Reporter)

2013

[ ] The Intermission (????)

2019

[ ] The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (Self - SFX Director)

2020

[ ] The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (????)

2021

[ ] Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion (Self)

2023

[ ] Kyrie (Takashi Shiomi)
[ ] Breakfast of the Movie (????)

2024

[ ] Brush of the God (????)
[ ] Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director (Himself)