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Yoshihiro Nishimura

Yoshihiro Nishimura

Director · Born 1969-04-01 · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

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Biography

Yoshihiro Nishimura (1 April 1969 — 25 May 2026) was a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as 'a legendary director and effects artist' and 'the Tom Savini of Japan' with 'talent to burn'. He has been credited with establishing a new type of visual film presentation, the 'gore effect'.

Directed

  1. The ABCs of Death (2013) — Director
  2. Tokyo Gore Police (2008) — Director
  3. Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) — Director
  4. Mutant Girls Squad (2010) — Director
  5. Helldriver (2010) — Director
  6. Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017) — Director
  7. Anatomia Extinction (1995) — Director
  8. Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets (2015) — Director
  9. The Profane Exhibit (2013) — Director
  10. The Ninja War of Torakage (2015) — Director
  11. 63 Minutes Later (2009) — Director
  12. Holy Mother (2022) — Director
  13. Samurai Ninja Onimanji (2023) — Director
  14. Meatball Machine: Reject of Death (2007) — Director
  15. Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match (2017) — Director
  16. Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020) — Director
  17. Giver: Revenge's Giver (2018) — Director
  18. Welcome to Japan (2019) — Director
  19. The Ancient Dogoo Girl (2009) — Director
  20. Speakerman: The Boo (2004) — Director
  21. Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun (2012) — Director
  22. Zombie TV (2013) — Director
  23. Paradox (1984) — Director
  24. Yellow Road (2018) — Director
  25. Freedom in My Hands (2022) — Director
  26. Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan- (2016) — Director
  27. Unfinished (2019) — Director
  28. Tokyo Evil Hotel (2025) — Director
  29. Go Home (2020) — Director
  30. Geisha War — Director
  31. Sham Nation (1987) — Director
  32. Unfinished (2019) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
  2. Extremity (2018) — Cameraman
  3. RoboGeisha (2009) — Yakuza's Boss
  4. Mutant Girls Squad (2010) — Exploding Head Soldier
  5. Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011) — Sensei
  6. Yakuza Weapon (2011)
  7. Meatball Machine : Dissection (2024) — Himself
  8. The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide (2025) — Horror Film Expert
  9. Speakerman: The Boo (2004)
  10. The Wizard (2024)
  11. Making F.R.I.E.N.D.s: Behind-the scenes of 'Jellyfish Eyes' (2015)