Shinji Higuchi | |
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Occupation/Role | Director, special effects director, storyboard artist |
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Birthday | September 22, 1965 |
Birthplace | Tokyo, Japan |
First Work | Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) |
Notable Work | Shin Ultraman (2021) |
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Shinji Higuchi (樋口真嗣?) is a Higuchi ShinjiJapanese special effects director and storyboard artist.
Biography[]
To be added
Filmography work[]
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) - Production assistant
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Assistant creature unit [uncredited]
- Ultra Q the Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990) - Storyboarder
- Mikadoroid (1991) - Director of special effects
- Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (1993-1994) - Concept artist
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) - Director of special effects
- Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996) - Director of special effects
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) - Director of special effects
- Sinking of Japan (2006) - Director
- Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster (2009) - Executive producer
- Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012) - Director
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (2015) - Director
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 (2015) - Director
- Shin Godzilla (2016) - Co-director / director of special effects
- The 12 Day Tale of the Monster That Died in 8 (2020) - Original story
- Shin Ultraman (2021) - Director[1]
Actor[]
Actor[]
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) as man in the Nagoya TV Tower [uncredited]
- GAMERA1999 (1999) as himself
- Death Kappa (2010) as reporter
- The 12 Day Tale of the Monster That Died in 8 (2020) as himself
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Shinji Higuchi is a close friend of Hideaki Anno, and reportedly convinced the latter to write the script for and help him direct Shin Godzilla after he previously refused when Toho first offered him the position.
External Links[]
- Interview by David Milner and Guy Tucker (March 1995)
- Interview by Kyle Yount (August 2017)
- Facebook account
- Instagram account
References[]
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