Shinji Higuchi
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-09-22 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also known As
Higuchi Shinji
樋口 真嗣
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.
Acting
2010
as Reporter
2023
as Takashi Shiomi
2003
as No. 19
2024
2001
as Otaku
2006
as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
2019
as Self - SFX Director
1999
2013
2024
as Himself
Production
1985
as Visual Effects
2022
as Special Effects
2006
as Storyboard Artist
2005
as Director
2006
as Director
2008
as Director
1991
as Special Effects
2016
as Storyboard
2016
as Visual Effects Director
2002
2012
as Director
2016
as Director
2012
as Director
2012
as Storyboard Artist
2007
as Storyboard Artist
2009
as Storyboard Artist
2001
as Visual Effects
1987
as Assistant Director
2003
as Other
1999
as Visual Effects Director
1999
as Creature Design
1996
as Visual Effects Director
1996
as Creature Design
1995
as Special Effects
1996
as Visual Effects Director
2009
as Executive Producer
2015
as Director
2015
as Director
1991
1991
1991
2022
as Storyboard Artist
1992
as Visual Effects Director
1998
as Screenplay
1998
as Screenplay
1997
as Screenplay
2016
as Visual Effects Technical Director
2025
as Director
1988
as Special Effects
1990
as Storyboard
2001
as Director
2002
as Director
1984
as Special Effects
2013
as Director
1985
as Special Effects
2022
as Director of Photography
1985
as Special Effects
2022
as Director
2001
as Special Effects
1989
as Special Effects
1997
as Storyboard Artist
2016
as Visual Effects
1991
as Storyboard
2020
2011
as Storyboard Artist
2009
as Assistant Script
2020
as Original Concept
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