Higuchinsky Explained

Birth Name:Akihiro Higuchi
Birth Place:Ukraine
Occupation:Film director

Akihiro Higuchi, also known by the alias Higuchinsky, is a Ukrainian-born film director[1] [2] known for directing the 2000 film Uzumaki, an adaptation of the manga of the same name by Junji Ito. Higuchinsky also directed Long Dream, a 2000 television film adaptation of Nagai Yume, another story by Ito. Additionally, Higuchinsky directed the 2003 film Tokyo 10+01,[3] [4] and helmed an episode of a television series adaptation of the manga Eko Eko Azarak.

In 2023, it was reported that Higuchinsky will direct remake of the Indian film Animal in Japanese and the filming will start in end of 2024. The film is under pre-production phase.

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  1. Web site: Uzumaki. Sharp. Jasper. 31 October 2001. Midnight Eye. en. 25 February 2021.
  2. Book: MurguĂ­a, Salvador Jimenez. 2016. The Encyclopedia of Japanese Horror Films. en. Rowman & Littlefield. 147. 978-1442261662.
  3. Book: Gradogna. Alessio. Tasso. Fabio. 2006. Tokyo Syndrome: Le nuove frontiere dell'horror giapponese. it. 169. 978-8889782088.
  4. Web site: Tokyo 10+01. Spurlin. Thomas. 10 January 2010. DVD Talk. en. 26 February 2021.