Higuchi Shinji
- Name: Higuchi Shinji
- Native name: 樋口真嗣
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: September 22, 1965
- Age: 58
Higuchi jumped into SFX straight out of high school, finding work in Toho’s SFX department during production on The Return of Godzilla (1984); he worked on modeling the Godzilla costume, and also helped suit actor Kenpachiro Satsuma in and out of the costume during shoots. That same year he met Hideaki Anno, and together they formed the animation studio Gainax. Higuchi served as assistant director on one of the studio’s early animated features, The Wings of Honneamise (1984). Gainax, of course, went on to produce the groundbreaking anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Evangelion’s lead character, Shinji Ikari, took his name from director Anno’s close friend Higuchi. In the 90s Higuchi co-founded another animation studio, Gonzo, which would go on to produce series like Hellsing, Fullmetal Panic!, Last Exile, Gantz, Samurai 7, Afro Samurai, and Psycho-Pass among others. In 1995 Higuchi collaborated with director Shusuke Kaneko on Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe, the first installment of Kaneko’s Gamera trilogy; Higuchi received special recognition at the Japanese Academy Awards for his efforts. The film’s success cemented Higuchi’s reputation as a SFX artist and he has contributed to a number of films in that capacity.
In 2005 Higuchi released his directorial debut Lorelei, and quickly followed with a remake of the 70s disaster film The Sinking of Japan (2006). Higuchi’s subsequent films have struggled to impress the critics, and Higuchi himself took to social media to denounce critics of his Attack on Titan films (which, frankly, deserved all the bad press they got). His collaborations with other directors have proven more fruitful. He worked with veteran director Isshin Inudo on the historical drama The Floating Castle (2012), and he paired with Hideaki Anno to direct Shin Godzilla (2016), which stole Best Picture at the Japanese Academy Awards and nabbed both of them Best Director awards.
(Source: Godzilla Cineaste) Edit Biography
Screenwriter
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 | 6.6 |
Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Shinkansen Daibakuha | 0.0 |
Shin Ultraman | 7.7 |
Shin Godzilla | 7.7 |
Attack on Titan: End of the World | 6.0 |
Attack on Titan | 5.9 |
The Floating Castle | 7.6 |
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo | 7.2 |
MM9 | 7.0 |
The Last Princess | 7.0 |
Sinking of Japan | 7.2 |
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean | 6.4 |
Visual Effects
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Kamen Rider Black Sun | 7.8 |
SFX Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Princess Blade | 6.7 |
Sakuya : Slayer of Demons | 7.0 |
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris | 8.1 |
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion | 7.9 |
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe | 7.6 |
Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushu | 8.2 |
Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Hirowareta Otoko
Japanese Drama, 2022, 10 eps
[Director] (Ep. 6)
(Guest Role)
|
7.8
|
Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike
Japanese Drama, 2002, 12 eps
No. 19 (Ep. 6)
(Guest Role)
|
10.0
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Eiga no Asa Gohan
Japanese Movie, 2023,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Kyrie
Japanese Movie, 2023,
Shiomi Takashi [Natsuhiko's father]
(Support Role)
|
8.5
|
The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
Japanese Movie, 2020,
[Himself]
(Main Role)
|
6.6
|
Returner
Japanese Movie, 2002,
[UFO Researcher]
(Bit part)
|
7.3
|
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
Japanese Movie, 2002,
No. 19
(Support Role)
|
2.0
|
All About Lily Chou Chou
Japanese Movie, 2001,
[Otaku]
(Guest Role)
|
7.8
|
TV Show
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
Japanese TV Show, 2021, 2 eps
(Guest)
|
8.1
|
Vs Arashi
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 561 eps
(Ep. 194)
(Guest)
|
8.5
|
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