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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Movies (71)
Geisha War
2026 · Director, Original Story, Producer, Editor, Costume Designer
Tokyo Evil Hotel
2025 · Director, Writer
Meatball Machine : Dissection
2024 · Himself
The Wizard
2024 · Producer
Samurai Ninja Onimanji
2023 · Director, Screenplay, Special Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Creature Design, Costume Design, Editor
Holy Mother
2022 · Director, Editor, Special Effects, Producer, Costume Design, Creature Design, Screenplay
Freedom in My Hands
2022 · Director, Screenplay
Go Home
2020 · Director
Tokyo Dragon Chef
2020 · Producer, Director, Character Designer, Editor, Screenplay
Welcome to Japan
2019 · Writer, Director, Producer
Rise of the Machine Girls
2019 · Editor, Producer
Unfinished
2019 · Director
Extremity
2018 · Cameraman
Yellow Road
2018 · Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Vampire Clay
2018 · Producer
Last Winter, We Parted
2018 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Witch-Which
2018 · Producer
Hedoroba
2017 · Producer
Death Row Family
2017 · Editor, Producer
Meatball Machine Kodoku
2017 · Writer, Director, Editor
Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match
2017 · Director
Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan-
2016 · Director
Making F.R.I.E.N.D.s: Behind-the scenes of 'Jellyfish Eyes'
2015
The Ninja War of Torakage
2015 · Director, Screenplay, Special Effects, Makeup Effects, Creature Design, Editor, Creator
Tag
2015 · Special Effects
Raining Blood
2014 · Special Effects Supervisor
Kept
2014 · Modeling, Editor, Producer, Assistant Director
Zombie TV
2013 · Director
Jellyfish Eyes
2013 · Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Assistant Director
The Profane Exhibit
2013 · Writer, Director, Editor
El ABC de la muerte
2013 · Writer, Producer, Director
Dead Sushi
2012 · Makeup Designer, Creature Design
BAD FILM
2012 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun
2012 · Director
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
2011 · Sensei, Character Designer, Special Effects Supervisor
Sword of Blood
2011 · Special Effects Coordinator
Tomie: Unlimited
2011 · Special Effects
Underwater Love
2011 · Makeup Supervisor
Yakuza Weapon
2011
YOU+ME=LOVE
2011 · Makeup Department Head, Art Direction, Production Design
GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell
2010 · Special Effects
Helldriver
2010 · Director, Writer, Editor, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Character Designer
Karma
2010 · Production Design, Makeup Department Head, Art Direction
Mutant Girls Squad
2010 · Exploding Head Soldier, Director, Editor
Yakuza-Busting Girls: Final Death-Ride Battle
2010 · Makeup Effects
Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell
2010 · Makeup Effects
The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition
2010 · Special Effects Supervisor
RoboGeisha
2009 · Yakuza's Boss, Special Effects Supervisor
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
2009 · Director, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Editor
Teke Teke 2
2009 · Makeup Artist
63 Minutes Later
2009 · Director, Editor, Special Effects Supervisor, Creature Design, Screenplay
Shyness Machine Girl
2009 · Cinematography, Gaffer, Special Effects Supervisor
Love Exposure
2008 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Tokyo Gore Police
2008 · Screenplay, Director, Editor
The Machine Girl
2008 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Exte: Hair Extensions
2007 · Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects
Meatball Machine: Reject of Death
2007 · Director, Editor, Special Effects, Screenplay, Cinematography, Lighting Director
Prisoner/Terrorist
2007 · Special Effects
Meatball Machine
2006 · Special Effects Supervisor
Sukeban Boy
2006 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Noriko's Dinner Table
2005 · Prosthetics, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment
2005 · Makeup Department Head
A Gap in the Skin
2005 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Saishū seiki! Natsume nana ~ kyūkyoku no erosu
2005 · Special Effects
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 14
2004 · Editor
Speakerman: The Boo
2004 · Fire Brigade Member, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Production Design, Character Designer
Utsushimi
2000 · Art Direction
Rubber's Lover
1996 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Anatomia Extinction
1995 · Director, Costume Design, Producer, Special Effects, Makeup Artist, Production Design, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Screenplay
Sham Nation
1987 · Director, Writer
Paradox
1984 · Special Effects Makeup Artist, Writer, Producer, Editor, Special Effects, Director
