Shinji Higuchi

Shinji Higuchi

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Tokyo, Japan
September 22, 1965

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.

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Shinji Higuchi 1
Shinji Higuchi 2

Representative Works

Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla
7.2
/ Japanese
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
8.3
/ Japanese
Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan
6.1
/ Japanese
All About Lily Chou-Chou
All About Lily Chou-Chou
7.5
/ Japanese
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
6.3
/ Japanese
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
7.6
/ Japanese
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
7.2
/ Japanese
Bullet Train Explosion
Bullet Train Explosion
6.8
/ Japanese
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
7.8
/ Japanese
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
7.4
/ Japanese
Shin Ultraman
Shin Ultraman
7.5
/ Japanese
Revival of Evangelion
Revival of Evangelion
7.7
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Shin Godzilla
2016Nominee

Best Writing

Shin Godzilla

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997Winner

Best Writing

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Attack on Titan
2015Nominee

Best Director

Attack on Titan

Career Highlights

All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001Highlight

Best Performance

All About Lily Chou-Chou

Attack on Titan II: End of the World
2015Highlight

Best Director

Attack on Titan II: End of the World

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