🎬 Director
Yoshihiro Nishimura
🎂 Born 1 April 1969 (age 57)✝ 25 May 2026📍 Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
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Popularity Score
10
Acting Credits
25
Directed
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
Directed Films(25)
★ 6.0
Tokyo Gore Police
2008
Director
★ 5.8
Helldriver
2010
Director
★ 5.0
The ABCs of Death
2013
Director
★ 5.5
Mutant Girls Squad
2010
Director
★ 5.8
Meatball Machine Kodoku
2017
Director
★ 3.5
The Profane Exhibit
2013
Director
★ 5.5
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
2009
Director
★ 5.6
The Ninja War of Torakage
2015
Director
★ 5.3
Samurai Ninja Onimanji
2023
Director
★ 3.4
63 Minutes Later
2009
Director
★ 8.5
Tokyo Dragon Chef
2020
Director
★ 6.7
Holy Mother
2022
Director
Unfinished
2019
Director
Zombie TV
2013
Director
★ 9.5
Welcome to Japan
2019
Director
Yellow Road
2018
Director
Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun
2012
Director
★ 5.2
Anatomia Extinction
1995
Director
★ 6.5
Meatball Machine: Reject of Death
2007
Director
Freedom in My Hands
2022
Director
★ 5.0
Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match
2017
Director
Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan-
2016
Director
Tokyo Evil Hotel
2025
Director
Speakerman: The Boo
2004
Director
Go Home
2020
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