Shinji Higuchi
Directing
- Born
- September 22, 1965 (age 61) · 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.
Known for
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
July 19, 1997
Shin Godzilla
July 29, 2016
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
September 1, 2007
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
June 26, 2009
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
November 17, 2012
Attack on Titan
August 1, 2015
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
March 15, 1997
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
September 1, 2015
The Return of Godzilla
December 15, 1984
Bullet Train Explosion
April 23, 2025
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
July 19, 2003
Shin Ultraman
May 13, 2022
Behind the camera53
- 2026EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening Production Supervisor
- 2025Bullet Train Explosion Director
- 2022Shin Ultraman Storyboard Artist, Director
- 2022Ribbon Special Effects
- 2022Thunderbirds 55/GOGO Director, Editor, Writer
- 2020The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 Story, Original Concept
- 2016Shin Godzilla Storyboard, Visual Effects Director, Director, Visual Effects Technical Director, Visual Effects
- 2015Attack on Titan II: End of the World Director
- 2015Attack on Titan Director