Portrait of Yoshihiro Nishimura

Directing

Yoshihiro Nishimura

Career

Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tokyo Dragon Chef
Tokyo Dragon Chef
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 7.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yoshihiro Nishimura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.2, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    1.7, average 3.8
  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Body Horror 4
  • Revenge Plot 3
  • Japanese Gore 3
  • Grotesque Imagery 3
  • Cult Film 3
  • Dark Humor 3
  • Cult Film Potential 2
  • Over-the-Top Violence 2
  • Extreme Violence 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Disturbing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 74
Geisha War
Geisha War (2026)

Editor, Costume Designer

Tokyo Evil Hotel
Tokyo Evil Hotel (2025)

Director, Writer

The Wizard
The Wizard (2024)

Producer

Samurai Ninja Onimanji
Samurai Ninja Onimanji (2023)

Costume Design, Director

Holy Mother
Holy Mother (2022)

Costume Design, Director

Freedom in My Hands
Freedom in My Hands (2022)

Director, Screenplay

Tokyo Dragon Chef
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

Character Designer, Editor

Go Home
Go Home (2020)

Director

2010s

36 titles · average score 54
Meatball Machine Kodoku
Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match
Tetsudon: the kaiju dream match (2017)

Director

The Ninja War of Torakage
The Ninja War of Torakage (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

Special Effects, Creature Design

Tag
Tag (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

Special Effects

The ABCs of Death
The ABCs of Death (2013)
GoodWatch score 41

Writer, Director

Jellyfish Eyes
Jellyfish Eyes (2013)
GoodWatch score 40

Screenplay, Producer

The Profane Exhibit
The Profane Exhibit (2013)
GoodWatch score 36

Writer, Editor

Zombie TV
Zombie TV (2013)

Director

Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun
Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun (2012)

Director

Dead Sushi
Dead Sushi (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

Creature Design, Makeup Designer

Mutant Girls Squad
Mutant Girls Squad (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

as Exploding Head Soldier

Helldriver
Helldriver (2010)
GoodWatch score 48

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Editor

2000s

20 titles · average score 59
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

Editor, Director

63 Minutes Later
63 Minutes Later (2009)

Editor, Screenplay

RoboGeisha
RoboGeisha (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Yakuza's Boss

Teke Teke 2
Teke Teke 2 (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

Makeup Artist

Tokyo Gore Police
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

Love Exposure
Love Exposure (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Machine Girl
The Machine Girl (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Meatball Machine: Reject of Death
Meatball Machine: Reject of Death (2007)

Lighting Director, Cinematography

Exte: Hair Extensions
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects

Meatball Machine
Meatball Machine (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

Special Effects Supervisor

Noriko's Dinner Table
Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Prosthetics

Speakerman: The Boo
Speakerman: The Boo (2004)

as Fire Brigade Member

1990s

2 titles · average score 59
Rubber's Lover
Rubber's Lover (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Anatomia Extinction
Anatomia Extinction (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

Production Design, Costume Design

1980s

2 titles
Sham Nation
Sham Nation (1987)

Director, Writer

Paradox
Paradox (1984)

Writer, Special Effects Makeup Artist