Yoshihiro Nishimura

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Directing

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

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