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Shinji Higuchi
Director 60 years old

Shinji Higuchi

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 original founders of Gainax, along with Hideaki Anno, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and Takami Akai. Higuchi... Read full bio →

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Full Name

Shinji Higuchi

Known For

Directing

Birthday

September 22nd, 1965 00:00 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

TMDB ID

80752

IMDb ID

nm0383688

Films Directed

8

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.