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'.

Filmography of Yoshihiro Nishimura

  • Tokyo Evil Hotel (2025)
  • Samurai Ninja Onimanji (2023)
  • Holy Mother (2022)
  • Freedom in My Hands (2022)
  • Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)
  • Go Home (2020)
  • Unfinished (2019)
  • Welcome to Japan (2019)
  • Unfinished (2019)
  • Yellow Road (2018)
  • Giver: Revenge's Giver (2018)
  • Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
  • Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match (2017)
  • Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan- (2016)
  • The Ninja War of Torakage (2015)
  • Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets (2015)
  • The ABCs of Death (2013)
  • The Profane Exhibit (2013)
  • Zombie TV (2013)
  • Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun (2012)
  • Mutant Girls Squad (2010)
  • Helldriver (2010)
  • Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
  • 63 Minutes Later (2009)
  • The Ancient Dogoo Girl (2009)
  • Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
  • Meatball Machine: Reject of Death (2007)
  • Speakerman: The Boo (2004)
  • Anatomia Extinction (1995)
  • Sham Nation (1987)
  • Geisha War