Yoshihiro Nishimura
Born: 1969-04-01 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2026-05-25
Known For: Directing
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'.
Filmography
2026
- Geisha War ... (Director)
2025
- Tokyo Evil Hotel ... (Director)
2024
- The Wizard
- Meatball Machine : Dissection as Himself
2023
- Samurai Ninja Onimanji ... (Director)
2022
- Holy Mother ... (Director)
- Freedom in My Hands ... (Director)
2020
- Tokyo Dragon Chef ... (Director)
- Go Home ... (Director)
2019
- Unfinished ... (Director)
- Rise of the Machine Girls ... (Producer)
- Unfinished ... (Director)
- Welcome to Japan ... (Director)
2018
- Giver: Revenge's Giver ... (Director)
- Extremity as Cameraman
- Vampire Clay ... (Producer)
- Yellow Road ... (Director)
- Last Winter, We Parted ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Witch-Which ... (Producer)
2017
- Meatball Machine Kodoku ... (Director)
- Hedoroba ... (Producer)
- Death Row Family ... (Editor)
- Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match ... (Director)
2016
- Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan- ... (Director)
2015
- Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets ... (Director)
- Tag ... (Special Effects)
- The Ninja War of Torakage ... (Director)
- Making F.R.I.E.N.D.s: Behind-the scenes of 'Jellyfish Eyes'
2014
- Raining Blood ... (Special Effects Supervisor)
- Kept ... (Editor)
2013
- The ABCs of Death ... (Director)
- The Profane Exhibit ... (Director)
- Jellyfish Eyes ... (Screenplay)
- Zombie TV ... (Director)
2012
- Dead Sushi ... (Creature Design)
- BAD FILM ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun ... (Director)
2011
- Tomie: Unlimited ... (Special Effects)
- Yakuza Weapon
- Karate-Robo Zaborgar as Sensei
- Underwater Love ... (Makeup Supervisor)
- Sword of Blood ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- YOU+ME=LOVE ... (Production Design)
2010
- GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell ... (Special Effects)
- Mutant Girls Squad as Exploding Head Soldier
- Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell ... (Makeup Effects)
- Helldriver ... (Director)
- Karma ... (Production Design)
- The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition ... (Special Effects Supervisor)
- Yakuza-Busting Girls: Final Death-Ride Battle ... (Makeup Effects)
2009
- The Ancient Dogoo Girl ... (Special Effects Supervisor)
- Shyness Machine Girl ... (Cinematography)
- RoboGeisha as Yakuza's Boss
- Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl ... (Director)
- Teke Teke 2 ... (Makeup Artist)
- 63 Minutes Later ... (Director)
2008
- Love Exposure ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Tokyo Gore Police
- The Machine Girl ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
2007
- Exte: Hair Extensions ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Meatball Machine: Reject of Death ... (Director)
- Prisoner/Terrorist ... (Special Effects)
2006
- Meatball Machine ... (Special Effects Supervisor)
- Sukeban Boy ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
2005
- Noriko's Dinner Table ... (Prosthetics)
- Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment ... (Makeup Department Head)
- A Gap in the Skin ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Saishū seiki! Natsume nana ~ kyūkyoku no erosu ... (Special Effects)
2004
- Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 14 ... (Editor)
- Speakerman: The Boo as Fire Brigade Member
2000
- Utsushimi ... (Art Direction)
1996
- Rubber's Lover ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1995
- Anatomia Extinction ... (Director)
1987
- Sham Nation ... (Director)
1984
- Paradox ... (Writer)