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Yoshihiro Nishimura
Writer 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 →

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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?

Mememe no kurage

Mememe no kurage

Takashi Murakami 2013 1h 41m

In present-day Japan, little Masashi moves from an evacuation center to a small village. There, he will discover that every child has the ability to communicate with a fantastic creature, but they are being used in an evil plan to collect the children’s negative energy.

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.

Nihon bundan: Heru doraibâ

Nihon bundan: Heru doraibâ

Yoshihiro Nishimura 2010 1h 57m 6.0

A joy ride...

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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