Shinji Higuchi

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.

Crew

Orochi Strikes Again

(Visual Effects)

Ribbon

(Special Effects)

Gunbuster: The Movie

(Storyboard Artist)

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

(Director)

Japan Sinks

(Director)

The Last Princess

(Director)

Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla

(Special Effects)

Shin Godzilla

(Storyboard)

Shin Godzilla

(Visual Effects Director)

MiniMoni The Movie: The Great Cake Adventure!

(Director)

The Floating Castle

(Director)

Shin Godzilla

(Director)

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo

(Director)

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

(Storyboard Artist)

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

(Storyboard Artist)

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

(Storyboard Artist)

The Princess Blade

(Visual Effects)

Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise

(Assistant Director)

Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker

(Other)

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

(Visual Effects Director)

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

(Creature Design)

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

(Visual Effects Director)

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

(Creature Design)

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

(Special Effects)

Space Ship Remnant 6

(Visual Effects Director)

Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

(Executive Producer)

Attack on Titan

(Director)

Attack on Titan II: End of the World

(Director)

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III

(Director)

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I

(Director)

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II

(Director)

Shin Ultraman

(Storyboard Artist)

Future Memories: Last Christmas

(Visual Effects Director)

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

(Co-Writer)

Revival of Evangelion

(Screenplay)

Evangelion: Death (True)²

(Screenplay)

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

(Screenplay)

Shin Godzilla

(Visual Effects Technical Director)

Bullet Train Explosion

(Director)

Dragon Quest Fantasia Video

(Special Effects)

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

(Storyboard)

Vandread Integral

(Director)

Vandread Turbulence

(Director)

The Return of Godzilla

(Special Effects)

Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film

(Director)

Godzilla 1985

(Special Effects)

Shin Ultraman

(Director of Photography)

Orochi Strikes Again

(Special Effects)

Shin Ultraman

(Director)

Pistol Opera

(Special Effects)

The Men Who Made Ultraman

(Special Effects)

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

(Storyboard Artist)

Shin Godzilla

(Visual Effects)

Otaku no Video

(Storyboard)

The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

(Story)

Top wo Nerae 2! Diebuster

(Storyboard)

Neon Genesis Evangelion

(Writer)

Gunbuster

(Storyboard Artist)

Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets

(Series Director)

DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan

(Series Director)

DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan

(Original Story)

Attack on Titan

(Storyboard Artist)

DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan

(Storyboard Artist)

FLCL

(Mechanical Designer)

Shin Ultra Fight

(Director)

Kamen Rider Black Sun

(Concept Artist)

Neon Genesis Evangelion

(Storyboard Artist)

Kill la Kill

(Storyboard Artist)

Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

(Storyboard Artist)

Monster Magnitude: 9

(Series Director)

Monster Magnitude: 9

(Director)

Monster Magnitude: 9

(Writer)

Monster Magnitude: 9

(Executive Producer)

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

(Storyboard Artist)

Shin Ultra Fight

(Series Director)