Shinji Higuchi

    Known For

    Directing

    Birthday

    September 22, 1965 (60 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Tokyo, Japan

    Shinji Higuchi

    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

    • Attack on Titan

      Attack on Titan

      2013

    • Neon Genesis Evangelion

      Neon Genesis Evangelion

      1995

    • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

      Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

      1997

    • Shin Godzilla

      Shin Godzilla

      2016

    • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

      Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

      2007

    • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

      Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

      2009

    • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

      Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

      2012

    • Attack on Titan

      Attack on Titan

      2015

    • Kill la Kill

      Kill la Kill

      2013

    • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

      Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

      1997

    • FLCL

      FLCL

      2000

    • Attack on Titan II: End of the World

      Attack on Titan II: End of the World

      2015

    • The Return of Godzilla

      The Return of Godzilla

      1984

    • Bullet Train Explosion

      Bullet Train Explosion

      2025

    • Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker

      Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker

      2003