Director
Yoshihiro Nishimura
Born April 1, 1969 in Asakusa, Tokyo, JapanDied May 25, 202628 films
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'.
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First watchTokyo Gore Police20086.0In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the 'cutter' demographic, Ruka is on a mission…View filmEssential films
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28 films as director- 2026Geisha WarDirector
- 2025Tokyo Evil HotelDirector
- 2023Samurai Ninja OnimanjiDirector
- 2022Holy MotherDirector
- 2022Freedom in My HandsDirector
- 2020Go HomeDirector
- 2020Tokyo Dragon ChefDirector
- 2019Welcome to JapanDirector
- 2019UnfinishedDirector
- 2018Yellow RoadDirector
- 2017Meatball Machine KodokuDirector
- 2017Tetsudon: the kaiju dream matchDirector
- 2016Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan-Director
- 2015The Ninja War of TorakageDirector
- 2013Zombie TVDirector
- 2013The Profane ExhibitDirector
- 2013The ABCs of DeathDirector
- 2012Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kunDirector
- 2010HelldriverDirector
- 2010Mutant Girls SquadDirector
- 2009Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein GirlDirector
- 200963 Minutes LaterDirector
- 2008Tokyo Gore PoliceDirector
- 2007Meatball Machine: Reject of DeathDirector
- 2004Speakerman: The BooDirector
- 1995Anatomia ExtinctionDirector
- 1987Sham NationDirector
- 1984ParadoxDirector