Yoshihiro Nishimura

Yoshihiro Nishimura

1969-04-01 Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan Male 8 Known Credits

Biography

Yoshihiro Nishimura  is 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".

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-04-01

Place of Birth

Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Known Credits

8

Known For

Directing

Also Known As

西村喜広, 西村喜广

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Movie Credits

TV Credits

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Movie Production Credits

Witch-Which

Producer

2018

Death Row Family

Editor

2017

Onimanji

Director

2023

Tomie: Unlimited

Special Effects

2011

Tokyo Gore Police

Screenplay

2008

Freedom in My Hands

Director

2021

Teke Teke 2

Makeup Artist

2009

Dead Sushi

Makeup Designer

2012

Love Exposure

Special Effects Makeup Artist

2009

The Machine Girl

Special Effects Makeup Artist

2008

Helldriver

Director

2010

The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition

Special Effects Supervisor

2010

Tag

Special Effects

2015

Jellyfish Eyes

Screenplay

2013

Kept

Modeling

2014

Exte: Hair Extensions

Special Effects Makeup Artist

2007

Mutant Girls Squad

Director

2010

Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment

Makeup Department Head

2005

Meatball Machine

Special Effects Supervisor

2006

Sukeban Boy

Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006

Vampire Clay

Producer

2018

Unfinished

Director

2019

Underwater Love

Makeup Supervisor

2011

Prisoner/Terrorist

Special Effects

2007

Noriko's Dinner Table

Prosthetics

2005

Holy Mother

Director

2022

Rubber's Lover

Special Effects Makeup Artist

1996

Raining Blood

Special Effects Supervisor

2014

Final Fuck!

Special Effects

2001

Shyness Machine Girl

Cinematography

2009

Utsushimi

Art Direction

2000

The Wizard

Producer

2024

Sword of Blood

Special Effects Coordinator

2011

Zombie TV

Director

2013

Hedoroba

Producer

2017

Speakerman: The Boo

Director

2004

63 Minutes Later

Director

2009

Karma

Production Design

2010

Tokyo Dragon Chef

Producer

2020

Anatomia Extinction

Director

1995

YOU+ME=LOVE

Makeup Department Head

2011

Yellow Road

Director

2018

Go Home

Director

2020

Tokyo Evil Hotel

Director

2025

Paradox

Special Effects Makeup Artist

1984

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