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Yoshihiro Nishimura(1967-2026)

  • Make-up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Director
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Yoshihiro Nishimura was born on 1 April 1967 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He was a director, known for Tokyo Gore Police (2008), The ABCs of Death (2012) and Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017). He died on 25 May 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornApril 1, 1967
DiedMay 25, 2026(59)
BornApril 1, 1967
DiedMay 25, 2026(59)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Eihi Shiina in Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
Tokyo Gore Police
5.9
  • Makeup Department
  • 2008
The ABCs of Death (2012)
The ABCs of Death
4.7
  • Director(segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
  • 2012
Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
Meatball Machine Kodoku
5.8
  • Makeup Department
  • 2017
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)
Tokyo Dragon Chef
7.0
  • Director
  • 2020

Credits

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Makeup Department

  • My Mother's Eyes (2023)
    My Mother's Eyes
    5.5
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2023
  • Woman of the Photographs (2020)
    Woman of the Photographs
    6.0
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2020
  • Extremity (2018)
    Extremity
    4.3
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2018
  • Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
    Meatball Machine Kodoku
    5.8
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2017
  • Colonel Panics (2016)
    Colonel Panics
    5.1
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 2016
  • ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
    ABCs of Death 2
    5.4
    • special makeup effects supervisor (segment "O")
    • 2014
  • Takumi Saitō in The Ninja War of Torakage (2014)
    The Ninja War of Torakage
    5.3
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2014
  • Hello Zombie (2014)
    Hello Zombie
    4.9
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2014
  • Bad Film (2012)
    Bad Film
    6.4
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 2012
  • Rina Takeda in Dead Sushi (2012)
    Dead Sushi
    5.7
    • special creature & makeup designer
    • 2012
  • Sengoku Danshi (2011)
    Sengoku Danshi
    TV Series
    • special makeup effects supervisor (2011-2012)
    • 2011
  • Monster Killer (2011)
    Monster Killer
    4.8
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2011
  • Demo Tanaka and Arisa Nakamura in Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011)
    Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead
    4.7
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2011
  • Horror Mansion: The Blind (2011)
    Horror Mansion: The Blind
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2011
  • Tomio (2011)
    Tomio
    6.1
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 2011

Special Effects

  • Geisha War
    • creature effects
    • Post-production
  • LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp! (2018)
    LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!
    5.4
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2018
  • Sôta Fukushi in Laughing Under the Clouds (2018)
    Laughing Under the Clouds
    5.0
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2018
  • Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
    Meatball Machine Kodoku
    5.8
    • special effects
    • 2017
  • Colonel Panics (2016)
    Colonel Panics
    5.1
    • special effects makeup
    • 2016
  • Shin Godzilla (2016)
    Shin Godzilla
    6.9
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2016
  • Satomi Ishihara, Kanata Hongô, Haruma Miura, Nanami Sakuraba, Kiko Mizuhara, Takahiro Miura, and Hiroki Hasegawa in Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)
    Attack on Titan: Part 2
    4.7
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2015
  • Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets (2015)
    Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets
    4.1
    TV Mini Series
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2015
  • Jun Kunimura, Pierre Taki, Satomi Ishihara, Kanata Hongô, Haruma Miura, Nanami Sakuraba, Kiko Mizuhara, Takahiro Miura, and Hiroki Hasegawa in Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015)
    Attack on Titan Part 1
    5.0
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2015
  • Tag (2015)
    Tag
    6.1
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2015
  • Deadman Inferno (2015)
    Deadman Inferno
    5.5
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2015
  • Takumi Saitō in The Ninja War of Torakage (2014)
    The Ninja War of Torakage
    5.3
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2014
  • Live (2014)
    Live
    5.1
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2014
  • Kept (2014)
    Kept
    4.7
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2014
  • Nuigulumar Z (2013)
    Nuigulumar Z
    5.6
    • moldmaker supervisor
    • 2013
  • Gekijô-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun (2012)
    Gekijô-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun
    4.9
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2012

Director

  • Geisha War
    • director
    • Post-production
  • Tokyo Evil Hotel (2025)
    Tokyo Evil Hotel
    4.4
    • Director
    • 2025
  • Samurai Ninja Onimanji (2023)
    Samurai Ninja Onimanji
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2023
  • Holy Mother (2022)
    Holy Mother
    4.6
    • directed by
    • 2022
  • Tokyo doragon hanten: Makeru na!! Ryûkyû uranaishi Rio-chan!
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Go Home (2020)
    Go Home
    Short
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)
    Tokyo Dragon Chef
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Welcome to Japan (2019)
    Welcome to Japan
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Unfinished (2019)
    Unfinished
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Ryô Yoshizawa in Giver: Revenge's Giver (2018)
    Giver: Revenge's Giver
    5.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
    Meatball Machine Kodoku
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Tetsudon: The Kaiju Dream Match (2017)
    Tetsudon: The Kaiju Dream Match
    5.0
    • segment director
    • 2017
  • Yellow Road
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Tengoku shori kôjô
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Tetsudon: Fool Wars - Battlefront Japan (2016)
    Tetsudon: Fool Wars - Battlefront Japan
    • segment director
    • 2016
  • Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets (2015)
    Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets
    4.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2015
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Personal details

  • Born
    • April 1, 1967
    • Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • May 25, 2026
    • Tokyo, Japan(liver disease)

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    Is an original member of the Fundoshi Corps, along with Noboru Iguchi and Yukihiko Yamaguchi.
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