Yoshihiro Nishimura
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-04-01 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Also known As
西村喜広
西村喜广
Yoshihiro Nishimura
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".
Acting
2010
as Exploding Head Soldier
2011
2025
as Horror Film Expert
2024
2012
2018
as Cameraman
2024
as Himself
Production
2006
as Special Effects Supervisor
2009
as Cinematography
2009
as Director
2008
as Screenplay
2008
as Director
2010
as Director
2010
as Director
2010
as Writer
2022
as Director
2013
as Director
2013
as Writer
2013
as Producer
1995
as Director
2007
as Director
2009
as Makeup Artist
2004
as Director
2011
as Art Direction
2010
as Makeup Department Head
2010
as Art Direction
2011
as Production Design
2011
as Makeup Department Head
2010
as Production Design
2011
as Special Effects Coordinator
2009
as Director
2007
as Special Effects
2013
as Writer
2013
as Director
2004
as Editor
2011
as Special Effects
2010
as Editor
2019
as Editor
2019
as Producer
2013
as Screenplay
2008
as Editor
2018
as Producer
2012
as Creature Design
2012
as Makeup Designer
2012
as Director
2015
as Director
2013
as Director
2010
as Special Effects
2005
as Makeup Department Head
2006
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2014
as Producer
2014
as Modeling
2014
as Editor
2014
as Assistant Director
2004
as Screenplay
2005
as Prosthetics
2005
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2009
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2007
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2007
as Special Effects
2022
as Producer
2022
as Special Effects
2022
as Editor
2013
as Producer
2013
as Editor
2015
as Special Effects
2017
as Writer
2017
as Director
2008
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2024
as Producer
1984
as Writer
1984
as Producer
1984
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
1984
as Editor
1984
as Special Effects
1984
as Director
2014
as Special Effects Supervisor
2023
as Director
2017
as Editor
2017
as Producer
2018
as Producer
2007
as Special Effects
2007
as Screenplay
2007
as Cinematography
2007
as Lighting Director
2007
as Editor
2018
as Director
1995
as Production Design
1995
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
1995
as Makeup Artist
1995
as Special Effects
1995
as Screenplay
1995
as Producer
1995
as Costume Design
2013
as Editor
2018
as Producer
2018
as Editor
2018
as Writer
2010
as Character Designer
2010
as Editor
2010
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2021
as Director
2017
as Director
2016
as Director
2009
as Editor
2009
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2017
as Producer
1996
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2000
as Art Direction
2019
as Director
2019
as Producer
2019
2019
as Director
2020
as Producer
2020
as Director
2011
as Makeup Supervisor
2021
as Screenplay
2025
as Director
2025
as Writer
2020
as Director
2001
as Special Effects
2023
as Screenplay
2009
as Editor
2009
as Special Effects Supervisor
2009
as Creature Design
2009
as Screenplay
2017
as Editor
2010
as Special Effects Supervisor
2009
as Gaffer
2009
as Special Effects Supervisor
2022
as Costume Design
2022
as Creature Design
2022
as Screenplay
2015
as Screenplay
2015
as Special Effects
2015
as Makeup Effects
2015
as Creature Design
2015
as Editor
2015
as Creator
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