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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
September 22, 1965
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
- Higuchi Shinji
- 樋口 真嗣
Shinji Higuchi
1.6 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Himself
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024
5.0
Brush of the God
2024
0.0
Takashi Shiomi
Luca on the Road
2024
8.0
Takashi Shiomi
Kyrie
2023
7.9
Himself
Lost Man Found
2022
8.6
Self
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
2021
5.6
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
8.6
Self - SFX Director
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
7.0
The Intermission
2013
4.7
Reporter
Death Kappa
2010
Credits
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
as Himself
2024
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Brush of the God
2024
5.0
Luca on the Road
as Takashi Shiomi
2024
0.0
Kyrie
as Takashi Shiomi
2023
8.0
Lost Man Found
as Himself
2022
7.9
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
as Self
2021
8.6
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020
5.6
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - SFX Director
2019
8.6
The Intermission
2013
7.0
Death Kappa
as Reporter
2010
4.7
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)
2006
6.3
A Forest with No Name
as No. 19
2003
4.7
The Private Detective Mike
2002
8.4
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Otaku
2001
7.4
GAMERA 1999
1999
7.0
Document Love & Pop
1998
7.0
His and Her Circumstances
as Member B (voice)
1998
8.0
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
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