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
Shin Godzilla
(2016)
Director
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
(2015)
Director
Shin Ultraman
(2022)
Director
Attack on Titan
(2015)
Director
Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise
(1987)
Assistant Director
Japan Sinks
(2006)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise
(1987)
Assistant Director
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
(1991)
Director
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
(1991)
Director
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
(1991)
Director
Vandread Integral
(2001)
Director
MiniMoni The Movie: The Great Cake Adventure!
(2002)
Director
Vandread Turbulence
(2002)
Director
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
(2005)
Director
Japan Sinks
(2006)
Director
The Last Princess
(2008)
Director
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
(2012)
Director
The Floating Castle
(2012)
Director
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
(2013)
Director
Attack on Titan
(2015)
Director
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
(2015)
Director
Shin Godzilla
(2016)
Director
Shin Ultraman
(2022)
Director
Acting
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
(1995)
Document Love & Pop
(1998)
GAMERA 1999
(1999)
All About Lily Chou-Chou
(2001)
Otaku
A Forest with No Name
(2003)
No. 19
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
(2006)
Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
Death Kappa
(2010)
Reporter
The Intermission
(2013)
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
(2019)
Self - SFX Director
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
(2020)
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
(2021)
Self
Kyrie
(2023)
Takashi Shiomi
Brush of the God
(2024)
Crew
Orochi Strikes Again
(1985)
Special Effects
Dragon Quest Fantasia Video
(1988)
Special Effects
The Men Who Made Ultraman
(1989)
Special Effects
Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla
(1991)
Special Effects
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
(1995)
Special Effects
Pistol Opera
(2001)
Special Effects
Ribbon
(2022)
Special Effects
Visual Effects
Orochi Strikes Again
(1985)
Visual Effects
Future Memories: Last Christmas
(1992)
Visual Effects Director
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
(1996)
Visual Effects Director and Creature Design
Space Ship Remnant 6
(1996)
Visual Effects Director
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
(1999)
Visual Effects Director and Creature Design
The Princess Blade
(2001)
Visual Effects
Shin Godzilla
(2016)
Visual Effects Technical Director, Visual Effects, and Visual Effects Director
Writing
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
(1990)
Storyboard
Otaku no Video
(1991)
Storyboard
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
(1997)
Screenplay
Evangelion: Death (True)²
(1998)
Screenplay
Revival of Evangelion
(1998)
Screenplay
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
(2009)
Co-Writer
Shin Godzilla
(2016)
Storyboard
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
(2020)
Story
Art
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
(1997)
Storyboard Artist
Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker
(2003)
Other
Gunbuster: The Movie
(2006)
Storyboard Artist
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
(2007)
Storyboard Artist
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
(2009)
Storyboard Artist
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
(2012)
Storyboard Artist
Shin Ultraman
(2022)
Storyboard Artist
Production