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Yoshihiro Nishimura

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Yoshihiro Nishimura

Apr 1, 1969 – May 25, 202676 titles 72 movies · 4 TV
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Biography

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'.

Also known as

西村喜広 · 西村喜广

Born

Apr 1, 1969 – May 25, 2026

Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

11

Acting credits

34

Directing

21

Writing

58

Other crew

Most critically rated

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Most commercially successful

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Career timeline

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1984 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1996 1 title(s)

2000 1 title(s)

2004 2 title(s)

2005 4 title(s)

2006 2 title(s)

2007 3 title(s)

2008 3 title(s)

2009 6 title(s)

2010 7 title(s)

2011 6 title(s)

2012 3 title(s)

2013 4 title(s)

2014 2 title(s)

2015 4 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2017 4 title(s)

2018 6 title(s)

2019 4 title(s)

2020 2 title(s)

2022 2 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

2024 2 title(s)

2025 2 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)