About

Known credits:
66
Birthday:
1950-01-25
Place of birth:
Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Website:
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Yoshimitsu Morita

Overview

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
2009 SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda Actor N/A
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2004 Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Actor Movie Director 60
Fair
1998 Sleepless Town Actor Gambler 59
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1997 Tokyo Fair Weather Actor 59
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Directing
2012 Train Brain Express Directing Director 58
Average
2010 Abacus and Sword Directing Director 59
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2009 It's On Me Directing Director N/A
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2007 Tsubaki Sanjuro Directing Director 59
Average
2007 South Bound Directing Director N/A
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2006 The Mamiya Brothers Directing Director 58
Average
2004 Umineko - Inseparable Directing Director 58
Average
2003 Like Asura Directing Director 59
Average
2002 Copycat Killer Directing Director 59
Average
1999 The Black House Directing Director 59
Average
1999 Keiho Directing Director 58
Average
1997 Lost Paradise Directing Director 58
Average
1996 Haru Directing Director 59
Average
1992 Future Memories: Last Christmas Directing Director 59
Average
1991 A Desirable Marriage Directing Director N/A
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1989 Kitchen Directing Director 58
Average
1989 24 Hour Playboy Directing Director 59
Average
1988 Love and Action in Osaka Directing Director 59
Average
1986 For Business Directing Director N/A
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1985 And Then Directing Director 59
Average
1984 Main Theme Directing Director 58
Average
1984 Deaths in Tokimeki Directing Director 59
Average
1983 The Family Game Directing Director 59
Average
1983 Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep Directing Director 58
Average
1982 Top Stripper Directing Director 58
Average
1982 Come On Girls! Directing Director 58
Average
1981 Something Like It Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Live in Chigasaki Directing Director N/A
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1976 The Steam Express Directing Director N/A
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1972 Industrial Area Directing Director N/A
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1971 The Weather Report Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2012 Train Brain Express Writing Screenplay 58
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2009 It's On Me Writing Writer N/A
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2007 South Bound Writing Writer N/A
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2007 South Bound Writing Adaptation N/A
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2006 The Mamiya Brothers Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2002 Copycat Killer Writing Writer 59
Average
2000 Colorful Writing Screenplay 59
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1998 You Alone Can't See Writing Screenplay N/A
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1996 Haru Writing Writer 59
Average
1994 Menkyo ga nai! Writing Writer N/A
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1992 Future Memories: Last Christmas Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1991 Bakayarō! 4 You! Writing Screenplay N/A
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1991 A Desirable Marriage Writing Screenplay N/A
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1989 Kitchen Writing Writer 58
Average
1989 24 Hour Playboy Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1989 Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy Writing Writer N/A
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1988 Love and Action in Osaka Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1988 Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad Writing Writer 59
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1986 The House of Wedlock Writing Screenplay N/A
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1986 For Business Writing Writer N/A
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1984 Main Theme Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1984 Deaths in Tokimeki Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1983 Sannen-me no Uwaki Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1983 The Family Game Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1983 Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1982 Top Stripper Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1982 Come On Girls! Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1981 Something Like It Writing Writer 58
Average

Production
1988 Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad Production Executive Producer 59
Average

Camera
1976 The Steam Express Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Editing
1976 The Steam Express Editing Editor N/A
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