Directed credits
25
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Yoshihiro Nishimura
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 22Directed series: 3All crew credits: 67
TMDB ID: 112280
IMDb ID: nm1883583
Known for: Directing
Born: April 1, 1969
Age: 56
Place of birth: Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1995 - 2025
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 5.67
Wikidata: Q4022902
Also known as
西村喜広 • 西村喜广
Frequent jobs
Director (25)Producer (7)Special Effects Makeup Artist (7)Special Effects (6)Special Effects Supervisor (5)Editor (3)Makeup Effects (2)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)
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".
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura.
Tokyo Evil Hotel
Director
2025 Movie
5.5
Onimanji
Director
2023 Movie
6.7
Holy Mother
Director
2022 Movie
Freedom in My Hands
Director
2022 Movie
Go Home
Director
2020 Movie
Unfinished
Director
2019 Movie
Yellow Road
Director
2018 Movie
5.0
Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match
Director
2017 Movie
Tetsudon: Fool Wars -Battlefront Japan-
Director
2016 Movie
5.6
The Ninja War of Torakage
Director
2015 Movie
Zombie TV
Director
2013 Movie
5.0
The ABCs of Death
Director
2013 Movie
Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun
Director
2012 Movie
5.7
Helldriver
Director
2010 Movie
5.5
Mutant Girls Squad
Director
2010 Movie
5.5
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Director
2009 Movie
3.4
63 Minutes Later
Director
2009 Movie
Tokyo Gore Police Short Film Collection
Director
2008 Movie
6.5
Meatball Machine: Reject of Death
Director
2007 Movie
Speakerman: The Boo
Director
2004 Movie
5.0
Anatomia Extinction
Director
1995 Movie
Geisha War
Director
Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Yoshihiro Nishimura.
8.0
Love Exposure
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2008 Movie
6.9
Noriko's Dinner Table
Prosthetics
2005 Movie
6.5
Tag
Special Effects
2015 Movie
6.0
Tokyo Gore Police
Screenplay
2008 Movie
6.0
The Machine Girl
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2008 Movie
5.9
Exte: Hair Extensions
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2007 Movie
5.7
Dead Sushi
Creature Design
2012 Movie
5.5
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Director
2009 Movie
5.4
Meatball Machine
Special Effects Supervisor
2006 Movie
5.3
Extremity
as Cameraman
2018 Movie
5.0
The ABCs of Death
Director
2013 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yoshihiro Nishimura.
8.5
Tokyo Dragon Chef
Producer
2020 Movie
6.5
Tag
Special Effects
2015 Movie
8.0
Love Exposure
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2008 Movie
GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell
Special Effects
2010 Movie
5.0
The ABCs of Death
Director
2013 Movie
5.5
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Director
2009 Movie
6.0
Tokyo Gore Police
Screenplay
2008 Movie
5.9
Exte: Hair Extensions
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2007 Movie
6.0
The Machine Girl
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2008 Movie
5.0
Jellyfish Eyes
Screenplay
2013 Movie
5.4
RoboGeisha
Special Effects Supervisor
2009 Movie
5.4
Meatball Machine
Special Effects Supervisor
2006 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yoshihiro Nishimura.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Yoshihiro Nishimura.
The Wizard
Producer
2024 Movie
8.5
Tokyo Dragon Chef
Producer
2020 Movie
9.5
Welcome to Japan
Producer
2019 Movie
5.0
Rise of the Machine Girls
Editor
2019 Movie
6.1
Vampire Clay
Producer
2018 Movie
6.6
Last Winter, We Parted
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2018 Movie
Witch-Which
Producer
2018 Movie
4.2
Hedoroba
Producer
2017 Movie
5.0
Death Row Family
Editor
2017 Movie
6.0
Meatball Machine Kodoku
Writer
2017 Movie
6.5
Tag
Special Effects
2015 Movie
5.6
Raining Blood
Special Effects Supervisor
2014 Movie
Kept
Producer
2014 Movie
5.0
Jellyfish Eyes
Screenplay
2013 Movie
3.5
The Profane Exhibit
Writer
2013 Movie
5.7
Dead Sushi
Creature Design
2012 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Yoshihiro Nishimura.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yoshihiro Nishimura.
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
2025 Movie
10.0
Meatball Machine : Dissection
as Himself
2024 Movie
The Wizard
2024 Movie
5.3
Extremity
as Cameraman
2018 Movie
4.3
Yakuza Weapon
2011 Movie
5.5
Mutant Girls Squad
as Exploding Head Soldier
2010 Movie
5.4
RoboGeisha
as Yakuza's Boss
2009 Movie
6.0
Tokyo Gore Police
2008 Movie
Speakerman: The Boo
2004 Movie