Emerging from a Tokyo childhood where early visits to Toho Studios sparked a fascination with special effects, Higuchi entered the film world in 1984 as an assistant modeler on The Return of Godzilla and soon directed effects for the Daicon fan film Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushū. A core member of Daicon/Gainax, he contributed writing, art direction, and storyboarding to Neon Genesis Evangelion, eve…
