Shinji Higuchi Special Effect's Field Notes: Visual Plans and Sketches

Film and special effects director Higuchi Shinji’s mind revealed over more than 600 pages!

This is a collection of Higuchi Shinji’s concept sketches for special effects appearing in movies such as Shin Ultraman, Shin Godzilla, Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo and more, in a single book. The ideas for filming sketched in these kokuyo sketchbooks, handy notebooks beloved in Japan for their portability, were sometimes filmed as is, while others were abandoned. Commentary on the value of these...