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Yoshihiro Nishimura(I)

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Yoshihiro Nishimura was born on 1 April 1967 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He is a director, known for Tokyo Gore Police (2008), The ABCs of Death (2012) and Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017).
BornApril 1, 1967
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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
    Holy Mother (2022)
    Holy Mother
    • Director
    • 2022

    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 Saitô in The Ninja War of Torakage (2014)
      The Ninja War of Torakage
      5.3
      • special makeup effects supervisor
      • 2014
    • Hello Zombie (2014)
      Hello Zombie
      4.7
      • 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
      4.7
      • 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
      6.5
      • 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!
      4.9
      • 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
    • Godzilla in 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
      4.2
      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
    • Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano, Reina Triendl, Yuki Sakurai, and Aki Hiraoka in Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013)
      Tag
      6.1
      • moldmaker supervisor
      • 2015
    • Deadman Inferno (2015)
      Deadman Inferno
      5.5
      • moldmaker supervisor
      • 2015
    • Takumi Saitô in The Ninja War of Torakage (2014)
      The Ninja War of Torakage
      5.3
      • moldmaker supervisor
      • 2014
    • Live (2014)
      Live
      5.0
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2014
    • Kept (2014)
      Kept
      4.7
      • moldmaker supervisor
      • 2014
    • Nuigulumar Z (2013)
      Nuigulumar Z
      5.5
      • 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
    • Onimanji (2023)
      Onimanji
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Holy Mother (2022)
      Holy Mother
      • 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
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Ryô Yoshizawa in Giver: Revenge's Giver (2018)
      Giver: Revenge's Giver
      5.6
      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
      4.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2015
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    Yakuza Weapon
    Mutant Girls Squad
    Trailer 1:10
    Mutant Girls Squad

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    • Born
      • April 1, 1967
      • Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

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