is a male Japanese
animation director and producer from
Yobuko, Saga, Japan, though currently resides in
Karatsu, Saga. After graduating from
Meiji Gakuin University in 1980, Nishimura entered into the anime studio Nishiko Production. Nishimura had his first job as a producer for
Baldios in 1980, and went on to be in charge of production in other series such as
Six God Combination Godmars, and
Magical Princess Minky Momo in 1982. An episode of
Urusei Yatsura he directed in 1982, "After You've Gone" (episode #44), was voted the favorite episode of the TV series by Japanese fans. In 1984, Nishimura resigned from Nishiko and in 1985 had his director debut with
Pro Golfer Saru. Since then, he has worked as the director on many anime produced by
Studio Deen, notably
Ranma 1/2 (serving as series director on later television seasons and for the OVA series as well) and
Kyo Kara Maoh!.