Yoshihiro Nishimura, ‘Tokyo Gore Police’ and ‘Welcome to Japan’ Director, Dies at 59
The cult filmmaker died after a nearly two-week hospital stay for liver disease and was in post-production on his next film, "Geisha War."
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The most festive and unleashed horror cinema has lost one of its key figures in recent decades. Japanese filmmaker Yoshihiro Nishimura, director of films such as Tokyo Gore Police (2008) and creator of special effects at the forefront of delirium, has died at 59 years in Tokyo after spending a few weeks in hospital because of a cirrhosis.
Yoshihiro Nishimura, Director of 'Tokyo Gore Police,' Dies at 59
Yoshihiro Nishimura, the horror filmmaker and special effects/makeup artist behind such films as “Tokyo Gore Police,” has died at the age of 59. This news comes after Nishimura reportedly faced a weeks-long battle with cirrhosis of the liver. The news was shared by the official Instagram account for Girls and Corpses, a small production company that worked with Nishimura on his upcoming film, “Geisha War.” “I am devastated by the sudden loss of …
Yoshihiro Nishimura, a Japanese filmmaker known for directing 'Tokyo Gore Police' and for being responsible for part of the practical effects of 'Shin Godzilla', has died at age 59. According to Variety, the filmmaker died on Monday, May 25, in Tokyo after being hospitalized for almost two weeks for liver disease.
Yoshihiro Nishimura – Japanese Splatter Master and ‘Tokyo Gore Police’ Director Has Passed Away
We have learned the very sad news this week that Japanese splatter master Yoshihiro Nishimura has passed away at just 59 years old after a battle with cirrhosis of the liver. The news comes courtesy of Robert Rhine from Girls and Corpses Films, the label behind Yoshihiro Nishimura’s brand new upcoming action/horror movie Geisha War. Yoshihiro Nishimura is known for his gory blasts of insanity including Tokyo Gore Police, Helldriver, and Mutant G…
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