2008Winner
Best Performance
Love Exposure
Yoshihiro Nishimura
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
April 1, 1969
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'.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2013Nominee
Best Writing
The ABCs of Death
2008Nominee
Best Performance
The Machine Girl
Career Highlights
2008Highlight
Best Performance
Tokyo Gore Police
2015Highlight
Best Performance
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Love Exposure
The ABCs of Death
The Machine Girl