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Shinji Higuchi

Born

September 22, 1965 (Age: 59)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Directing

Also Known As

Higuchi Shinji

樋口真嗣

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.