Yoshihiro Nishimura

Born: 1969-04-01

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".


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Tokyo Gore Police

as uncredited
Released: 2008-10-04

In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer...

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Extremity

as Cameraman
Released: 2018-09-17

A young woman with a severely troubled past signs up for an extreme haunt called Perdition. She...

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Mutant Girls Squad

as Exploding Head Soldier
Released: 2010-05-22

Rin a young high school student is your everyday awkward girl who gets bullied by her fellow...

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The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

as Horror Film Expert
Released: 2025-09-18

Why do people no longer see this type of stories nowadays? How can this notion be awakened?...

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The Wizard

as uncredited
Released: 2024-03-30

Igami would have wanted to be a manga artist, but he become an exorcist. And in this, he excels....

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Yakuza Weapon

as uncredited
Released: 2011-02-27

After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated...

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BAD FILM

as uncredited
Released: 2012-09-17

Near the end of the 20th century on Tokyo's Chuo train line, just before Hong Kong's return to...

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Speakerman: The Boo

as uncredited
Released: 2004-02-22

The story of an odd creature called the Speakerman, who served duty in a small mining village by...

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Meatball Machine : Dissection

as Himself
Released: 2024-10-24

Documentary on the Japanese saga Meatball Machine. Interviews, Archive Images, Retrospective...

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Takashi Murakami: The Art of Film

as Himself
Released: 2015-12-08

A behind the scenes look at the making of Jellyfish Eyes by first-time feature-film director,...

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

as Himself
Released: 2015-12-08

Documentary giving an extensive look into the design and development of the creatures created...

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