Yoshihiro Nishimura
Born: 1969-04-01 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Directing
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".
Filmography
2025
- The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 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 ... (Producer)
- Go Home ... (Director)
2019
- Unfinished ... (Director)
- Rise of the Machine Girls ... (Editor)
- Unfinished ... (Director)
- Welcome to Japan ... (Writer)
2018
- Giver: Revenge's Giver ... (Director)
- Last Winter, We Parted ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Vampire Clay ... (Producer)
- Extremity as Cameraman
- Witch-Which ... (Producer)
- Yellow Road ... (Director)
2017
- Meatball Machine Kodoku ... (Writer)
- Death Row Family ... (Editor)
- Hedoroba ... (Producer)
- Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match ... (Director)
2016
- Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan- ... (Director)
2015
- Tag ... (Special Effects)
- Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets ... (Director)
- 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 ... (Modeling)
2013
- The ABCs of Death ... (Writer)
- The Profane Exhibit ... (Writer)
- Jellyfish Eyes ... (Screenplay)
- Zombie TV ... (Director)
2012
- Dead Sushi ... (Makeup Designer)
- Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun ... (Director)
- BAD FILM ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
2011
- Tomie: Unlimited ... (Special Effects)
- Karate-Robo Zaborgar as Sensei
- Yakuza Weapon
- Underwater Love ... (Makeup Supervisor)
- Sword of Blood ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- YOU+ME=LOVE ... (Makeup Department Head)
2010
- Mutant Girls Squad as Exploding Head Soldier
- Helldriver ... (Director)
- Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell ... (Makeup Effects)
- The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition ... (Special Effects Supervisor)
- Yakuza-Busting Girls: Final Death-Ride Battle ... (Makeup Effects)
- GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell ... (Special Effects)
- Karma ... (Production Design)
2009
- The Ancient Dogoo Girl ... (Director)
- Teke Teke 2 ... (Makeup Artist)
- RoboGeisha as Yakuza's Boss
- Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl ... (Director)
- Shyness Machine Girl ... (Cinematography)
- 63 Minutes Later ... (Director)
2008
- Love Exposure ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Tokyo Gore Police
- The Machine Girl ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Tokyo Gore Police Short Film Collection ... (Director)
2007
- Exte: Hair Extensions ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Prisoner/Terrorist ... (Special Effects)
- Meatball Machine: Reject of Death ... (Director)
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
- Speakerman: The Boo
- Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 14 ... (Editor)
2000
- Utsushimi ... (Art Direction)
1996
- Rubber's Lover ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1995
- Anatomia Extinction ... (Director)
1984
- Paradox ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)