Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
151
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".
