Yoshihiro Nishimura
- Directing
- April 1, 1969 · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
- May 25, 2026
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'.
Known for
Filmography
- Geisha War · Director, Story
- Tokyo Evil Hotel · Director, Writer
- Meatball Machine : Dissection · Self
- The Wizard · Producer
- Samurai Ninja Onimanji · Director, Screenplay
- Holy Mother · Director, Editing
- Freedom in My Hands · Director, Screenplay
- Go Home · Director
- Tokyo Dragon Chef · Director, Producer
- Welcome to Japan · Director, Writer
- Rise of the Machine Girls · Producer, Editing
- Unfinished · Director
- Unfinished · Director
- Extremity · Cameraman
- Giver: Revenge's Giver · Director
- Yellow Road · Director, Writer
- Vampire Clay · Producer
- Last Winter, We Parted · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Witch-Which · Producer
- Hedoroba · Producer
- Death Row Family · Editing, Producer
- Meatball Machine Kodoku · Director, Writer
- Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match · Director
- Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan- · Director
- Making F.R.I.E.N.D.s: Behind-the scenes of 'Jellyfish Eyes'
- Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets · Director
- The Ninja War of Torakage · Director, Screenplay
- Tag · Special Effects
- Raining Blood · Special Effects Supervisor
- Kept · Editing, Producer
- Zombie TV · Director
- Jellyfish Eyes · Screenplay, Producer
- The Profane Exhibit · Director, Writer
- The ABCs of Death · Director, Writer
- Dead Sushi · Creature Design, Makeup Designer
- BAD FILM · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun · Director
- Karate-Robo Zaborgar · Sensei, Character Designer
- Sword of Blood · Special Effects Coordinator
- Tomie: Unlimited · Special Effects
- Underwater Love · Makeup Supervisor
- Yakuza Weapon
- YOU+ME=LOVE · Production Design, Art Direction
- GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell · Special Effects
- Helldriver · Director, Writer
- Karma · Production Design, Art Direction
- Mutant Girls Squad · Exploding Head Soldier, Director
- Yakuza-Busting Girls: Final Death-Ride Battle · Makeup Effects
- Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell · Makeup Effects
- The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition · Special Effects Supervisor
- The Ancient Dogoo Girl · Special Effects Supervisor, Director
- RoboGeisha · Yakuza's Boss, Special Effects Supervisor
- Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl · Director, Editing
- Teke Teke 2 · Makeup Artist
- 63 Minutes Later · Director, Editing
- Shyness Machine Girl · Cinematography, Gaffer
- Love Exposure · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Tokyo Gore Police · Director, Screenplay
- The Machine Girl · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Exte: Hair Extensions · Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects
- Meatball Machine: Reject of Death · Director, Screenplay
- Prisoner/Terrorist · Special Effects
- Meatball Machine · Special Effects Supervisor
- Sukeban Boy · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Noriko's Dinner Table · Prosthetics, Special Effects Makeup Artist
- 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
- Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 14 · Editing
- Speakerman: The Boo · Fire Brigade Member, Director
- Utsushimi · Art Direction
- Rubber's Lover · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Anatomia Extinction · Director, Screenplay
- Sham Nation · Director, Writer
- Paradox · Writer, Producer