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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1965-09-22 · Tokyo, Japan
Known for
- Attack on Titan (2013) — Storyboard Artist
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) — Writer
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) — Storyboard Artist
- Shin Godzilla (2016) — Storyboard
- 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
- Attack on Titan (2015) — Director
- Kill la Kill (2013) — Storyboard Artist
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997) — Screenplay
- FLCL (2000) — Mechanical Designer
- Attack on Titan II: End of the World (2015) — Director
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) — Special Effects
- Bullet Train Explosion (2025) — Director
- All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) — Otaku
- Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker (2003) — Other