Directing
Yoshihiro Nishimura
JA, FR, EN cinema · 71 credits
Born
1 April 1969
Died
25 May 2026 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as 西村喜広 · 西村喜广
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
Filmography
Geisha War
Director, Original Story, Producer, Editor, Costume Designer
Tokyo Evil Hotel
Director, Writer
The Wizard
Actor, Producer
Samurai Ninja Onimanji
Director, Screenplay, Special Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Creature Design, Costume Design, Editor
Holy Mother
Director, Editor, Producer, Special Effects, Costume Design, Creature Design, Screenplay
Freedom in My Hands
Director, Screenplay
Tokyo Dragon Chef
Director, Producer, Character Designer, Editor, Screenplay
Go Home
Director
Rise of the Machine Girls
Producer, Editor
Unfinished
Director
Welcome to Japan
Director, Writer, Producer
Extremity
as Cameraman
Witch-Which
Producer
Vampire Clay
Producer
Yellow Road
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Last Winter, We Parted
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Meatball Machine Kodoku
Director, Writer, Editor
Death Row Family
Editor, Producer
Hedoroba
Producer
The Ninja War of Torakage
Director, Screenplay, Special Effects, Makeup Effects, Creature Design, Editor, Creator
Tag
Special Effects
Kept
Editor, Producer, Modeling, Assistant Director
Raining Blood
Special Effects Supervisor
The ABCs of Death
Director, Writer, Producer
The Profane Exhibit
Director, Writer, Editor
Jellyfish Eyes
Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Assistant Director
Zombie TV
Director
Dead Sushi
Creature Design, Makeup Designer
BAD FILM
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
as Sensei, Character Designer, Special Effects Supervisor
YOU+ME=LOVE
2011
YOU+ME=LOVE
Production Design, Art Direction, Makeup Department Head
Sword of Blood
Special Effects Coordinator
Tomie: Unlimited
Special Effects
Underwater Love
Makeup Supervisor
Mutant Girls Squad
as Exploding Head Soldier, Director, Editor
Helldriver
Director, Writer, Editor, Character Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Karma
2010
Karma
Production Design, Art Direction, Makeup Department Head
The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition
Special Effects Supervisor
Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell
Makeup Effects
RoboGeisha
as Yakuza's Boss, Special Effects Supervisor
Shyness Machine Girl
Cinematography, Gaffer, Special Effects Supervisor
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Director, Editor, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Teke Teke 2
Makeup Artist
63 Minutes Later
Director, Editor, Special Effects Supervisor, Creature Design, Screenplay
Tokyo Gore Police
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Love Exposure
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Machine Girl
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Meatball Machine: Reject of Death
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Special Effects, Cinematography, Lighting Director
Prisoner/Terrorist
Special Effects
Exte: Hair Extensions
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects
Meatball Machine
Special Effects Supervisor
Sukeban Boy
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment
Makeup Department Head
Noriko's Dinner Table
Prosthetics, Special Effects Makeup Artist
A Gap in the Skin
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Speakerman: The Boo
as Fire Brigade Member, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Production Design, Character Designer
Utsushimi
Art Direction
Rubber's Lover
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Anatomia Extinction
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup Artist, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects
Sham Nation
Director, Writer
パラドックス
1984
Paradox
Writer, Producer, Editor, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects, Director