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Shinji Higuchi

Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn September 22, 1965 (60 years)
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

  • Shin Godzilla
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion
  • Bullet Train Explosion
  • Attack on Titan Part 1
  • Attack on Titan: Part 2
  • Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
  • Shin Ultraman
  • Sinking of Japan
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
  • Lorelei
  • The Floating Castle
  • Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets
  • Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess
  • Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan
  • Evangelion: Death (True)²
  • Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
  • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster That Died in 8
  • Death Kappa

Filmography

1998
Revival of Evangelion · as Screenplay
1998
Evangelion: Death (True)² · as Screenplay
1997
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth · as Screenplay
1995
Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV Series)

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