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Shinji Higuchi

Director • Born 1965

Shinji Higuchi

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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

Attack on Titan posterAttack on TitanAnime • 2013Neon Genesis Evangelion posterNeon Genesis EvangelionAnime • 1995Kill la Kill posterKill la KillAnime • 2013FLCL posterFLCLAnime • 2000Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water posterNadia: The Secret of Blue WaterAnime • 1990DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan posterDRAGON PILOT: Hisone and MasotanAnime • 2018Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt posterPanty & Stocking with GarterbeltAnime • 2010His and Her Circumstances posterHis and Her CircumstancesAnime • 1998Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion posterNeon Genesis Evangelion: The End of EvangelionMovie • 1997Gunbuster posterGunbusterAnime • 1988Shin Godzilla posterShin GodzillaMovie • 2016Attack on Titan posterAttack on TitanMovie • 2015The Private Detective Mike posterThe Private Detective MikeSeries • 2002All About Lily Chou-Chou posterAll About Lily Chou-ChouMovie • 2001Attack on Titan II: End of the World posterAttack on Titan II: End of the WorldMovie • 2015Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone posterEvangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) AloneMovie • 2007Shin Ultraman posterShin UltramanMovie • 2022Kamen Rider Black Sun posterKamen Rider Black SunSeries • 2022Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo posterEvangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) RedoMovie • 2012Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth posterNeon Genesis Evangelion: Death and RebirthMovie • 1997Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance posterEvangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) AdvanceMovie • 2009Bullet Train Explosion posterBullet Train ExplosionMovie • 2025Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker posterPokémon: Jirachi Wish MakerMovie • 2003Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris posterGamera 3: Revenge of IrisMovie • 1999