Yoshihiro Nishimura

DirectorWriterActorProducerCostume & Make-Up Apr 1 (age 56) Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan 1984–2025 (41 year career)

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Biography

Yoshihiro Nishimura is 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

Film

Love Exposure

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Film

Tag

Special Effects

Film

Tokyo Gore Police

6.0 2008

Film

Noriko's Dinner Table

Prosthetics

Film

The Machine Girl

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Film

The ABCs of Death

Director

Film

Exte: Hair Extensions

Special Effects

Film

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

Director

Filmography

Acting (11)

Movies (11)

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

2025

as Horror Film Expert

The Wizard

2024

Meatball Machine : Dissection

as Himself

Extremity

as Cameraman

Making F.R.I.E.N.D.s: Behind-the scenes of 'Jellyfish Eyes'

Yakuza Weapon

Karate-Robo Zaborgar

as Sensei

Mutant Girls Squad

as Exploding Head Soldier

RoboGeisha

as Yakuza's Boss

Tokyo Gore Police

Speakerman: The Boo

Crew (153)

Movies (148)

Tokyo Evil Hotel

2025

Director

Tokyo Evil Hotel

2025

Writer

The Wizard

2024

Producer

Onimanji

Director

Onimanji

Screenplay

Holy Mother

Costume Design

Holy Mother

Creature Design

Holy Mother

Director

Holy Mother

Editor

Holy Mother

Producer

Holy Mother

Screenplay

Holy Mother

Special Effects

Freedom in My Hands

Director

Freedom in My Hands

2021

Screenplay

Tokyo Dragon Chef

Director

Tokyo Dragon Chef

Producer

Tokyo Dragon Chef

Writer

Go Home

Director

Rise of the Machine Girls

2019

Editor

5.0

Rise of the Machine Girls

2019

Producer

5.0

Unfinished

2019

Director

Welcome to Japan

Director

Welcome to Japan

Producer

Welcome to Japan

Writer

Last Winter, We Parted

2018

Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.6

Witch-Which

2018

Producer

Vampire Clay

2018

Producer

6.1

Yellow Road

2018

Director

Yellow Road

2018

Editor

Yellow Road

2018

Producer

Yellow Road

2018

Writer

Death Row Family

Editor

Death Row Family

Producer

Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match

2017

Director

5.0

Meatball Machine Kodoku

2017

Director

6.0

Meatball Machine Kodoku

2017

Editor

6.0

Meatball Machine Kodoku

Writer

Hedoroba

Producer

Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan-

2016

Director

Tag

2015

Special Effects

6.5

The Ninja War of Torakage

2015

Creator

5.6

The Ninja War of Torakage

2015

Creature Design

5.6

The Ninja War of Torakage

2015

Director

5.6

The Ninja War of Torakage

2015

Editor

5.6

The Ninja War of Torakage

2015

Makeup Effects

5.6

The Ninja War of Torakage

2015

Screenplay

5.6

The Ninja War of Torakage

2015

Special Effects

5.6

Raining Blood

2014

Special Effects Supervisor

5.6

Kept

2014

Assistant Director

Kept

2014

Editor

Kept

2014

Modeling

Kept

2014

Producer

Jellyfish Eyes

Assistant Director

Jellyfish Eyes

Editor

Jellyfish Eyes

Producer

Jellyfish Eyes

Screenplay

The ABCs of Death

Director

The ABCs of Death

Producer

The ABCs of Death

Writer

The Profane Exhibit

Director

The Profane Exhibit

Editor

The Profane Exhibit

Writer

Zombie TV

Director

Dead Sushi

Creature Design

Dead Sushi

Makeup Designer

Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun

2012

Director

BAD FILM

2012

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tomie: Unlimited

Special Effects

Sword of Blood

Special Effects Coordinator

Karate-Robo Zaborgar

Character Designer

Karate-Robo Zaborgar

Special Effects Supervisor

Underwater Love

Makeup Supervisor

YOU+ME=LOVE

Art Direction

YOU+ME=LOVE

2011

Makeup Department Head

YOU+ME=LOVE

2011

Production Design

Mutant Girls Squad

Director

Mutant Girls Squad

Editor

Yakuza-Busting Girls: Final Death-Ride Battle

2010

Makeup Effects

4.2

Yakuza-Busting Girls: Duel in Hell

2010

Makeup Effects

5.1

The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition

2010

Special Effects Supervisor

7.0

GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell

2010

Special Effects

Helldriver

Character Designer

Helldriver

Director

Helldriver

Editor

Helldriver

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Helldriver

Writer

Karma

Art Direction

Karma

2010

Makeup Department Head

Karma

2010

Production Design

RoboGeisha

2009

Special Effects Supervisor

Shyness Machine Girl

Cinematography

Shyness Machine Girl

Gaffer

Shyness Machine Girl

Special Effects Supervisor

4.5

Teke Teke 2

2009

Makeup Artist

5.8

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

2009

Director

5.5

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

2009

Editor

5.5

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

2009

Special Effects Makeup Artist

63 Minutes Later

Creature Design

63 Minutes Later

Director

63 Minutes Later

Editor

63 Minutes Later

Screenplay

63 Minutes Later

Special Effects Supervisor

3.4

Love Exposure

2008

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tokyo Gore Police

Director

Tokyo Gore Police

Editor

Tokyo Gore Police

Screenplay

The Machine Girl

Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.0

Tokyo Gore Police Short Film Collection

2008

Director