Hiroshi Nishimura

Birthplace: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Hiroshi Nishimura is an animator and illustration artist specializing in period novels. After graduating high school in 1963, he joined Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production, and later, Tezuka Productions. In 1986, he established the independent production company Milky Way and has made many videos for NHK's Minna no Uta program over the years.