Yoshihiro Nishimura

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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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Extremity (2018)	Cameraman		3.5
2	Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)	Director / Writer	-	-
3	The ABCs of Death (2013)	Director / Writer		5.8
4	Jellyfish Eyes (2013)	Director / Writer		5
5	The Profane Exhibit (2013)	Director / Writer	-	-
6	Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)	Sensei	-	-
7	Mutant Girls Squad (2010)	Director / Writer		7
8	Helldriver (2010)	Director / Writer		10
9	Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Director / Writer		6
10	63 Minutes Later (2009)	Director / Writer	-	-
11	RoboGeisha (2009)	Yakuza's Boss		5
12	Tokyo Gore Police (2008)	Director / Writer		6.4
13	Meatball Machine: Reject of Death (2007)	Director / Writer		10