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Shinji Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 真嗣, Hepburn: Higuchi Shinji, born September 22, 1965) is a Japanese filmmaker. Known for his tokusatsu blockbusters, Higuchi is considered one of Japan's leading filmmakers of the 21st century.
Shinji Higuchi is a Japanese director, known for Shin Godzilla, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Shin Ultraman. He is also an art department and special effects artist, who worked on Evangelion, Star Blazers and Space Battleship Yamato.
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Higuchi Shinji started out as one of the four founders of Daicon Films (now Gainax) and has since then been the writer, assistant director, and art director/storyboarder for Gainax' legendary Neon Genesis Evangelion (being also the namesake for the series' protagonist Ikari Shinji). He is one of the top special effects ...
Jul 23, 2022 · Learn how the director of Shin Ultraman and Shin Godzilla reimagined the classic Japanese superhero for a modern audience. He talks about his childhood memories, his collaboration with Hideaki Anno, and his approach to kaiju movies.
Jul 3, 2024 · Shinji Higuchi (樋口 真嗣, Higuchi Shinji) is a Japanese film director, tokusatsu special effects director, and artist. He first received widespread recognition for his work as the director of special effects on Shusuke Kaneko's Heisei Gamera trilogy, receiving a Special Technology Award for Gamera the Guardian of the Universe at ...
KAIJU MASTERCLASS closes the weekend with a discussion of the revolutionary director’s amazing career, from the Heisei Gamera series to SHIN GODZILLA, from the Gainax anime studio t ...more....
Sep 27, 2022 · Shin Ultraman ‘s Shinji Higuchi on the Enduring Legend of One of Japan’s Greatest Heroes. The Shin Godzilla co-director talks about working with Hideaki Anno, his tokusatsu memories, and why...
