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Yoshihiro Nishimura, ‘Tokyo Gore Police’ and ‘Welcome to Japan’ Director, Dies at 59

VARIETY·May 26 ago·3 min read
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Yoshihiro Nishimura, the director behind films like “Tokyo Gore Police” and “Welcome to Japan,” died Monday in Tokyo following a nearly two-week hospital stay for liver disease. He was 59.  Nishimura’s career began in the early 2000s, during which he directed and created effects for a number of short films before directing “Tokyo Gore Police,” […]

Yoshihiro Nishimura, the director behind films like “Tokyo Gore Police” and “Welcome to Japan,” died Monday in Tokyo following a nearly two-week hospital stay for liver disease. He was 59.  Nishimura’s career began in the early 2000s, during which he directed and created effects for a number of short films before directing “Tokyo Gore Police,”…

Yoshihiro Nishimura, the director behind films like “Tokyo Gore Police” and “Welcome to Japan,” died Monday in Tokyo following a nearly two-week hospital stay for liver disease. He was 59.  Nishimura’s career began in the early 2000s, during which he directed and created effects for a number of short films before directing “Tokyo Gore Police,” […]

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