Shinji Higuchi

Shinji Higuchi
Shinji Higuchi
樋口真嗣
	Higuchi in 2016
Born	September 22, 1965; Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Film director; special effects director; screenwriter; storyboard artist;
Years active	1984–present
Notable work	Gamera: Guardian of the Universe; Neon Genesis Evangelion; Sinking of Japan; Attack on Titan; Shin Godzilla; Shin Ultraman;

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.

Higuchi became known for his work on Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, for which he won the Special Technology Award at the 19th Japan Academy Film Prize. In 2005, he made his feature directorial debut on Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean. His second feature film, Sinking of Japan (2006), was second place at the Bunshun Kiichigo Awards. His 2015 live-action two-part film adaptation of Hajime Isayama's manga series, Attack on Titan, won the Excellence in Theatrical Live Action Film award at the 2016 VFX-JAPAN Awards. In 2017, Higuchi and Hideaki Anno won the Director of the Year award at the 40th Japan Academy Film Prize, for their work on the 2016 kaiju film, Shin Godzilla. His 2022 film, Shin Ultraman, was a major success in Japan, and has received generally positive reviews from critics internationally.

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