Shinji Higuchi
Directing

Shinji Higuchi

Born 1965-09-22 · Tokyo Prefecture, 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.

DirectorActorScreenplayCo-WriterSpecial EffectsCastWriterStoryboard

Known for

Shin Ultraman★ 7.1Viewing moment
Shin Ultraman
2022
Attack on Titan★ 6.1Viewing moment
Attack on Titan
2015
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance★ 7.8Viewing moment
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2009
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion★ 8.3Viewing moment
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997
Attack on Titan II: End of the World★ 6.1Viewing moment
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
2015
Shin Godzilla★ 7.1Viewing moment
Shin Godzilla
2016
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo★ 7.3Viewing moment
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
2012
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone★ 7.6Viewing moment
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
2007
The Princess Blade★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Princess Blade
2001
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth★ 7.5Viewing moment
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
1997
All About Lily Chou-Chou★ 7.2Viewing moment
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker★ 6.5Viewing moment
Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker
2003
Revival of Evangelion★ 7.6Viewing moment
Revival of Evangelion
1998
Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise★ 6.9Viewing moment
Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise
1987
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris★ 7.4Viewing moment
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water★ 7.5Viewing moment
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1990 · Series
Evangelion: Death (True)²★ 6.8Viewing moment
Evangelion: Death (True)²
1998
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe★ 7.6Viewing moment
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
The Last Princess★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Last Princess
2008
The Floating Castle★ 7.1Viewing moment
The Floating Castle
2012
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion★ 8.2Viewing moment
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion★ 7.6Viewing moment
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996
Japan Sinks★ 5.4Viewing moment
Japan Sinks
2006
The Men Who Made UltramanViewing moment
The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean★ 5.8Viewing moment
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars★ 8Viewing moment
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
1990
Bullet Train Explosion★ 6.9Viewing moment
Bullet Train Explosion
2025
Gunbuster: The Movie★ 7.7Viewing moment
Gunbuster: The Movie
2006
Ribbon★ 7.3Viewing moment
Ribbon
2022
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo★ 6.4Viewing moment
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
2012
A Forest with No Name★ 4.7Viewing moment
A Forest with No Name
2003
Pistol Opera★ 6.5Viewing moment
Pistol Opera
2001
Otaku no Video★ 6.7Viewing moment
Otaku no Video
1991
Death Kappa★ 4Viewing moment
Death Kappa
2010
Kyrie's SongViewing moment
Kyrie's Song
2023
Luca on the Road★ 8Viewing moment
Luca on the Road
2024 · Series
Dragon Quest Fantasia VideoViewing moment
Dragon Quest Fantasia Video
1988
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8★ 6Viewing moment
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
Vandread IntegralViewing moment
Vandread Integral
2001
Document Love & PopViewing moment
Document Love & Pop
1998

Frequent collaborators

Hideaki AnnoHideaki AnnoKoichi YamaderaKoichi YamaderaMotomu KiyokawaMotomu KiyokawaMasayukiMasayukiKazuya TsurumakiKazuya TsurumakiYoshiyuki SadamotoYoshiyuki SadamotoFumihiko TachikiFumihiko TachikiMegumi OgataMegumi Ogata