Acting credits
20
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Shinji Higuchi
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 65Series: 17Crew credits: 63
TMDB ID: 80752
IMDb ID: nm0383688
Known for: Directing
Born: September 22, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 7.2
Wikidata: Q900501
Also known as
Higuchi Shinji • 樋口 真嗣
Other jobs
Director (17)Storyboard Artist (14)Special Effects (8)Visual Effects Director (4)Screenplay (3)Series Director (3)Storyboard (3)Visual Effects (2)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Shinji Higuchi.
6.8
Bullet Train Explosion
Director
2025 Movie
6.0
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
as Himself
2024 Movie
7.7
Brush of the God
2024 Movie
7.5
Breakfast of the Movie
2023 Movie
7.6
Kyrie
as Takashi Shiomi
2023 Movie
7.4
Shin Ultraman
Storyboard Artist
2022 Movie
7.3
Ribbon
Special Effects
2022 Movie
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
Director
2022 Movie
8.4
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
as Self
2021 Movie
5.6
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2020 Movie
8.6
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - SFX Director
2019 Movie
7.2
Shin Godzilla
Storyboard
2016 Movie
6.2
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Director
2015 Movie
6.1
Attack on Titan
Director
2015 Movie
7.5
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
Storyboard Artist
2014 Movie
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
Director
2013 Movie
7.0
The Intermission
2013 Movie
7.2
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Storyboard Artist
2012 Movie
7.4
The Floating Castle
Director
2012 Movie
6.6
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams
Storyboard Artist
2011 Movie
4.7
Death Kappa
as Reporter
2010 Movie
7.8
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Storyboard Artist
2009 Movie
7.4
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Shinji Higuchi.
8.0
Luca on the Road
as Takashi Shiomi • 10 eps
2024 Series
8.2
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Concept Artist • 10 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Lost Man Found
as Himself • 1 eps
2022 Series
Shin Ultra Fight
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.0
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
Series Director • 12 eps
2018 Series
7.5
Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets
Series Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Kill la Kill
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.7
Attack on Titan
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2010 Series
Monster Magnitude: 9
Series Director • 13 eps
2010 Series
8.4
The Private Detective Mike
1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
FLCL
Mechanical Designer • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.9
His and Her Circumstances
as Member B (voice) • 1 eps
1998 Series
8.6
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Writer • 2 eps
1995 Series
6.2
Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
Special Effects Supervisor • 13 eps
1993 Series
7.5
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
1990 Series
7.7
Gunbuster
Storyboard Artist • 12 eps
1988 Series