Shinji Higuchi
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.
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as OtakuCharts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the...
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Kyrie
as Takashi ShiomiLuca lost her family in the Great East Japan Earthquake causing her not to be able to speak....
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A Forest with No Name
as No. 19Private detective Mike takes on an assignment to return a girl, who is set to marry into a...
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Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
as SelfEVANGELION is coming to an end. NHK spent 4 years with exclusive access to director Hideaki...
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Death Kappa
as ReporterWhen military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic...
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The Intermission
as uncreditedA unique black comedy set in Ginza Cinepathos, a long-established movie theater that closes at...
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Brush of the God
as uncreditedHis story follows a schoolgirl named Akari Tokimiya and the fantastical adventure which occurs...
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Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
as Beefbowl Ushigoro (voice)Tachigui retells Japan's history from 1945 to 21st century through the feats of self-proclaimed...
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The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8
as uncreditedAn actor who has lost his job due to the coronavirus buys capsule monsters online and begins to...
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The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
as uncreditedThe production of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. Includes interviews with director Shusuke...
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GAMERA 1999
as uncreditedHideaki Anno's documentary about the making of Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. From...
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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - SFX DirectorJapan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic...
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Document Love & Pop
as uncreditedTwo shorts about the making of Hideaki Anno's movie "Love & Pop", one from the perspective of a...
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Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
as HimselfA documentary film that delves into the life and cinematic career of one of Japan's most...
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His and Her Circumstances
as Member B (voice)In His and Her Circumstances, like a drug, Yukino Miyazawa was addicted to admiration and...
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Lost Man Found
as HimselfSatoru Matsudo moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the...
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Luca on the Road
as Takashi ShiomiA young girl named Ruka, who had been living a wandering life in Osaka, is taken in by Fumi, an...
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The Private Detective Mike
as uncreditedMike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the...
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