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  "path": "/2026/film/news/yoshihiro-nishimura-dead-tokyo-gore-police-1236759469/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T23:06:23.000Z",
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  "textContent": "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,” […]",
  "title": "Yoshihiro Nishimura, ‘Tokyo Gore Police’ and ‘Welcome to Japan’ Director, Dies at 59"
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