Yoshimitsu Morita
Born	January 25, 1950 Japan
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1981 – present

Yoshimitsu Morita (森田 芳光, Morita Yoshimitsu^?, January 25, 1950 –) is a Japanese film director. Self-taught, he made his debut in 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. This black comedy dealt with then-recent changes in the structure of Japanese home life.

He has been nominated for eight Japanese Academy Awards, winning the 2004 Best Director award for Ashura no Gotoku.

[edit] Filmography

1. Sanjuro (2007)
2. Mamiya kyodai (The Mamiya Brothers) (2006)
3. Umineko (The Sea Cat) (2004)
4. Ashura no Gotoku (Like Asura) (2003)
5. Mohou-han (Copycat Killer) (2002)
6. Kuroi Ie (The Black House) (1999)
7. 39 Keihō dai Sanjūkyū jō (Keiho) (1999)
8. Shitsurakuen (Paradise Lost) (1997)
9. (Haru) (1996)
10. Mirai no Omoide: Last Christmas (Future Memories: Last Christmas) (1992)
11. Oishii Kekkon (Happy Wedding) (1991)
12. Kitchen (1989)
13. Ai to Heisei no Iro - Otoko (1989)
14. Kanashi Iro Yanen (1988)
15. Sorobanzuku (1986)
16. Sorekara (And Then) (1985)
17. Mein tēma (Main Theme) (1984)
18. Tokimeki ni Shisu (1984)
19. Kazoku Gēmu (The Family Game) (1983)
20. Pink Cut: Futoku Aishite Fukaku Aishite (1983)
21. Zūmu Appu: Maruhon Uwasa no Sutorippa (also known as Uwasa no Stripper) (1982)
22. Shibugakitai: Boys and Girls (1982)
23. No Yōna Mono (1981)

[edit] External links

• Yoshimitsu Morita at the Internet Movie Database
• "森田芳光 (Morita Yoshimitsu)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0199720.htm. Retrieved on 2007-07-12. 

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