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Shinji Higuchi
Directing
Born: September 22, 1965
Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known For

All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Otaku

Brush of the God

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)

Kyrie
as Takashi Shiomi

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - SFX Director

Death Kappa
as Reporter

Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
as Self

GAMERA 1999

The Intermission
