About
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.
Filmography
EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening2026 · Production Supervisor
Bullet Train Explosion2025 · Director
Shin Ultraman2022 · Storyboard Artist, Director
Ribbon2022 · Special Effects
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO2022 · Director, Editor, Writer
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 82020 · Story, Original Concept
Shin Godzilla2016 · Storyboard, Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects Technical Director
Attack on Titan II: End of the World2015 · Director
Attack on Titan2015 · Director
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark2014 · Storyboard Artist
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film2013 · Director
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo2012 · Storyboard Artist
The Floating Castle2012 · Director
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo2012 · Director
Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams2011 · Storyboard Artist
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance2009 · Storyboard Artist, Assistant Script
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster2009 · Executive Producer
The Last Princess2008 · Director
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone2007 · Storyboard Artist
Gunbuster: The Movie2006 · Storyboard Artist