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Shinji Higuchi
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🎂 September 22, 1965 · 61📍 Tokyo, Japan
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.
BODY OF WORK
Shinji Higuchi's Filmography
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THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026⭐ 6.5
as Self
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Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024⭐ 7.5
as Himself
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Brush of the God
2024⭐ 8.2
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Breakfast of the Movie
2023⭐ 7.5
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Kyrie
2023⭐ 7.6
as Takashi Shiomi
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Taroman Historia
2022
as Self
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Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021⭐ 8.4
as Self
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The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020⭐ 5.6
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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019⭐ 8.7
as Self - SFX Director
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The Intermission
2013⭐ 7.0
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Death Kappa
2010⭐ 4.6
as Reporter
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Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006⭐ 6.5
as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
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Kibakichi
2004⭐ 5.9
as Shinnosuke Higuchi
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Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
2003⭐ 5.5
as No. 19
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001⭐ 7.5
as Otaku
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GAMERA 1999
1999⭐ 6.0
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Document Love & Pop
1998⭐ 7.0
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The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995