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- Japanese director Yoshihiro Nishimura died at 59 from liver cirrhosis after a two-week hospital stay.
- Robert Rhine of Girls and Corpses Films confirmed the death and will finish Nishimura’s film *Geisha War* in his memory.
- Actress Eihi Shiula released a statement recalling their collaboration and calling Nishimura sensitive, timid and caring.
- Nicknamed “the Tom Savini of Japan,” he earned a cult following with films such as *Tokyo Gore Police* (2008).
