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Yoshihiro Nishimura
Director 1969 - 2026

Yoshihiro Nishimura

Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

6 titles
Kodoku: Mîtobôru mashin

Kodoku: Mîtobôru mashin

Yoshihiro Nishimura 2017 1h 40m 4.0

Nobody knows where they came from. They parasitize in human beings, take control of them and change their bodies into hideous monsters (Necro-borg). The Necro-borg fight each other until the other dies. Where did they come from? To what end?

The ABCs of Death

The ABCs of Death

Nacho Vigalondo, Ti West 2012 2h 9m 5.3

A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.

Sentô shôjo: Chi no tekkamen densetsu

Sentô shôjo: Chi no tekkamen densetsu

Tak Sakaguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura 2010 1h 25m 5.5

Rin a young high school student is your everyday awkward girl who gets bullied by her fellow students. On her 16th birthday, Rin gets an unexpected surprise: she finds out that she is, on her father's side, a half-mutant.

Nihon bundan: Heru doraibâ

Nihon bundan: Heru doraibâ

Yoshihiro Nishimura 2010 1h 57m 6.0

A joy ride...

Kyûketsu Shôjo tai Shôjo Furanken

Kyûketsu Shôjo tai Shôjo Furanken

Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoyuki Tomomatsu 2009 1h 24m 6.8

A reconstructed girl is created from the pieces of a vampire girl's mini-butchery. Slaughter abounds as both of them pursue the same boy.

Tôkyô zankoku keisatsu

Tôkyô zankoku keisatsu

Yoshihiro Nishimura 2008 1h 50m 6.7

In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the 'cutter' demographic, Ruka is on a mission to avenge her father's assassination.

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