Shinji Higuchi
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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7937 |
| Birthday | 1965-09-22 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | Higuchi Shinji, 樋口 真嗣, |
2010
Death Kappa
4.7/17
When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nucle...
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Death Kappa
2023
Kyrie
8/8
Luca lost her family in the Great East Japan Earthquake causing her not to be able to speak. However, her singing voice shakes the hearts of those who...
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Kyrie
2003
A Forest with No Name
4.7/9
Private detective Mike takes on an assignment to return a girl, who is set to marry into a prestigious family, from a mysterious commune in the forest...
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A Forest with No Name
2024
Brush of the God
5/0
His story follows a schoolgirl named Akari Tokimiya and the fantastical adventure which occurs when she visits the memorial service of her grandfather...
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Brush of the God
2001
All About Lily Chou-Chou
7.4/240
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationsh...
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
2006
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
6.269/13
Tachigui retells Japan's history from 1945 to 21st century through the feats of self-proclaimed dine and dash professionals - the Fast Food Grifters a...
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Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
1995
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
0/0
The production of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. Includes interviews with director Shusuke Kaneko, screenwriter Kazunori Ito and lead actress Ayako...
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The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
2019
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
8.6/10
Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film...
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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
1999
GAMERA 1999
7/3
Hideaki Anno's documentary about the making of Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. From concept to film, the documentary is a video diary of t...
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GAMERA 1999
2013
The Intermission
7/1
A unique black comedy set in Ginza Cinepathos, a long-established movie theater that closes at the end of March 2013 while being familiar to movie fan...
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The Intermission
2020
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
5.6/8
An actor who has lost his job due to the coronavirus buys capsule monsters online and begins to raise them.
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The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
2021
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
8.6/8
EVANGELION is coming to an end. NHK spent 4 years with exclusive access to director Hideaki Anno, documenting the creative process behind the final EV...
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Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
1998
Document Love & Pop
7/1
Two shorts about the making of Hideaki Anno's movie "Love & Pop", one from the perspective of a bumbling assistant, and one from the perspective of a...
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Document Love & Pop
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
0/0
A documentary film that delves into the life and cinematic career of one of Japan's most prolific directors: Ishiro Honda. The film will spotlight Hon...
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