Yoshimitsu Morita
Yoshimitsu Morita
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Lost Paradise
1997
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Umineko - Inseparable
2004
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Haru
1996
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Like Asura
2003
Director
Love and Action in Osaka
1988
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Keiho
1999
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Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep
1983
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The Family Game
1983
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The Black House
1999
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Copycat Killer
2002
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Top Stripper
1982
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Future Memories: Last Christmas
1992
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Main Theme
1984
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And Then
1985
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The Mamiya Brothers
2006
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Abacus and Sword
2010
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Tsubaki Sanjuro
2007
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Deaths in Tokimeki
1984
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Come On Girls!
1982
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Something Like It
1981
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A Desirable Marriage
1991
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Train Brain Express
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2012
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Abacus and Sword
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2010
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It's On Me
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2009
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Tsubaki Sanjuro
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2007
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South Bound
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2007
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The Mamiya Brothers
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2006
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Umineko - Inseparable
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2004
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Like Asura
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2003
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Copycat Killer
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2002
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Yoshimitsu Morita still alive?
Yoshimitsu Morita passed away on December 20, 2011 at age 61.
What are the most famous roles of Yoshimitsu Morita?
Yoshimitsu Morita is best known for directing Haru, The Family Game, Lost Paradise.
How many movies has Yoshimitsu Morita directed?
Over a 40-year career (since 1971), Yoshimitsu Morita has directed or written 40 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Yoshimitsu Morita's first movie?
The career of Yoshimitsu Morita began with The Weather Report (1971).
What is Yoshimitsu Morita's most recent movie or series?
Yoshimitsu Morita's most recent release is Train Brain Express, which premiered on March 24, 2012.
Yoshimitsu Morita
1950-01-25 · Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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).