Shinji Higuchi

Person

Shinji Higuchi

Directing 60 September 22, 1965

Tokyo, Japan

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…

IMDb

Known for

Popular titles

Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

8.7 2013 TV Show
Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion

8.6 1995 TV Show
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

8.3 1997 Movie
Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla

7.2 2016 Movie
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

7.6 2007 Movie
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

7.8 2009 Movie
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

7.2 2012 Movie
Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

6.1 2015 Movie
Kill la Kill

Kill la Kill

8.2 2013 TV Show
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

7.4 1997 Movie
FLCL

FLCL

7.9 2000 TV Show
Attack on Titan II: End of the World

Attack on Titan II: End of the World

6.3 2015 Movie

Photos

More stills of Shinji Higuchi

Biography

A closer look

Read full 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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN

    Movie Self

  2. 2026
    EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening

    Movie Production Supervisor

  3. 2025
    Bullet Train Explosion

    Movie Director

  4. 2024
    Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

    Movie Himself

  5. 2024
    Brush of the God

    Movie

  6. 2024
    Luca on the Road

    TV show Takashi Shiomi

  7. 2023
    Breakfast of the Movie

    Movie

  8. 2023
    Kyrie

    Movie Takashi Shiomi

  9. 2022
    Taroman Historia

    Movie Self

  10. 2022
    Kamen Rider Black Sun

    TV show Concept Artist

  11. 2022
    Lost Man Found

    TV show Himself

  12. 2022
    Shin Ultra Fight

    TV show Director

  13. 2022
    Shin Ultraman

    Movie Storyboard Artist

  14. 2022
    Ribbon

    Movie Special Effects

  15. 2022
    Thunderbirds 55/GOGO

    Movie Director

  16. 2021
    Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2020
    The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8

    Movie

  2. 2019
    The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

    Movie Self - SFX Director

  3. 2018
    DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan

    TV show Series Director

  4. 2016
    Shin Godzilla

    Movie Storyboard

  5. 2015
    Attack on Titan II: End of the World

    Movie Director

  6. 2015
    Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets

    TV show Series Director

  7. 2015
    Attack on Titan

    Movie Director

  8. 2014
    Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark

    Movie Storyboard Artist

  9. 2013
    Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film

    Movie Director

  10. 2013
    Kill la Kill

    TV show Storyboard Artist

  11. 2013
    Attack on Titan

    TV show Storyboard Artist

  12. 2013
    The Intermission

    Movie

  13. 2012
    Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

    Movie Storyboard Artist

  14. 2012
    The Floating Castle

    Movie Director

  15. 2012
    Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo

    Movie Director

  16. 2011
    Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams

    Movie Storyboard Artist

  17. 2010
    Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

    TV show Storyboard Artist

  18. 2010
    Monster Magnitude: 9

    TV show Series Director

  19. 2010
    Death Kappa

    Movie Reporter

  20. 2009
    Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

    Movie Storyboard Artist

  21. 2009
    Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

    Movie Executive Producer

  22. 2008
    The Last Princess

    Movie Director

  23. 2007
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

    Movie Storyboard Artist

  24. 2006
    Gunbuster: The Movie

    Movie Storyboard Artist