Yoshimitsu Morita
Known for

Directing

Credits

66

Gender

Man

Birthday

25 Jan 1950

Day of death

20 Dec 2011 (61)

Place of birth

Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Also known as
Ёсимицу Морита
Morita Yoshimitsu

Yoshimitsu Morita

Biography

Yoshimitsu Morita was a Japanese film director. Self-taught, first making shorts on 8 mm film during the 1970s, he made his feature film debut with No Yōna Mono (Something Like It, 1981). In 1983 he won acclaim for his movie Kazoku Gēmu ("The Family Game"), which was voted the best film of the year by Japanese critics in the Kinema Junpo magazine poll. This black comedy dealt with then-recent changes in the structure of Japanese home life. It also earned Morita the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. He also won the award for best director at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for 39 keihō dai sanjūkyū jō ("Keiho", 2003) and the award for best screenplay at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for Haru (1996).

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2009SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2004Crying Out Love in the Center of the WorldMovie Director
1998Sleepless TownGambler
1997Tokyo Fair Weather
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2012Train Brain ExpressDirector
2012Train Brain ExpressScreenplay
2010Abacus and SwordDirector
2009It's On MeDirector
2009It's On MeWriter
2007Tsubaki SanjuroDirector
2007South BoundAdaptation
2007South BoundWriter
2007South BoundDirector
2006The Mamiya BrothersDirector
2006The Mamiya BrothersScreenplay
2004Umineko - InseparableDirector
2003Like AsuraDirector
2002Copycat KillerWriter
2002Copycat KillerDirector
2000ColorfulScreenplay
1999The Black HouseDirector
1999KeihoDirector
1998You Alone Can't SeeScreenplay
1997Lost ParadiseDirector
1996HaruDirector
1996HaruWriter
1994Menkyo ga nai!Writer
1992Future Memories: Last ChristmasDirector
1992Future Memories: Last ChristmasScreenplay
1991A Desirable MarriageScreenplay
1991A Desirable MarriageDirector
1991Bakayarō! 4 You!Screenplay
198924 Hour PlayboyScreenplay
198924 Hour PlayboyDirector
1989KitchenWriter
1989KitchenDirector
1989Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be HappyWriter
1988Love and Action in OsakaScreenplay
1988Love and Action in OsakaDirector
1988Bakayaro! I'm Plenty MadWriter
1988Bakayaro! I'm Plenty MadExecutive Producer
1986For BusinessDirector
1986For BusinessWriter
1986The House of WedlockScreenplay
1985And ThenDirector
1984Main ThemeDirector
1984Main ThemeScreenplay
1984Deaths in TokimekiDirector
1984Deaths in TokimekiScreenplay
1983The Family GameDirector
1983The Family GameScreenplay
1983Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me DeepDirector
1983Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me DeepScreenplay
1983Sannen-me no UwakiScreenplay
1982Top StripperDirector
1982Top StripperScreenplay
1982Come On Girls!Screenplay
1982Come On Girls!Director
1981Something Like ItWriter
1981Something Like ItDirector
1978Live in ChigasakiDirector
1976The Steam ExpressEditor
1976The Steam ExpressDirector of Photography
1976The Steam ExpressDirector
1972Industrial AreaDirector
1971The Weather ReportDirector