Yoshihiro Nishimura

Known for DirectingBorn 1969-04-01Died 2026-05-25Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

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'.Read more

Movies & web series

Meatball Machine : Dissection

Welcome to Japan

Tokyo Dragon Chef

Love Exposure

Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets

BAD FILM

Giver: Revenge's Giver

The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition

Noriko's Dinner Table

Holy Mother

Last Winter, We Parted

Tag

Meatball Machine: Reject of Death

Rubber's Lover

Vampire Clay

Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment

Death Row Family

The Machine Girl

Tokyo Gore Police

Teke Teke 2

Karate-Robo Zaborgar

Exte: Hair Extensions

Meatball Machine Kodoku

Helldriver

Dead Sushi

The Ninja War of Torakage

Raining Blood

Mutant Girls Squad

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

Samurai Ninja Onimanji

RoboGeisha

Extremity

Meatball Machine

Underwater Love

Jellyfish Eyes

Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match

Anatomia Extinction

Sword of Blood

Rise of the Machine Girls

The Ancient Dogoo Girl

The ABCs of Death

Prisoner/Terrorist

Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell

Yakuza-Busting Girls: Final Death-Ride Battle

Utsushimi

Tomie: Unlimited

A Gap in the Skin

Shyness Machine Girl