Shuhei Morita
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, born June 22, 1978, in
Yamatotakada, Nara is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2017, the city had an estimated population of 66,400 and 29,713 households. The population density is 4,000 persons per km², and the total area is 16.48 km². The city continue ...
is a Japanese
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,
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, and producer. He is known for directing the critically successful 2013 film '' Possessions'' for which Morita was nominated for the
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, as well as the popular 2014 anime franchise ''
Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' between September 2011 and September 2014, and was collected in four ...
'' for its first and second seasons.


Notable works


TV productions

*''
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'' (2013; Storyboard (Ep. 5) *''
Gatchaman Crowds is a 2013 anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Kenji Nakamura. It is a part of the ''Gatchaman'' franchise. The first season aired between July 12 and September 27, 2013, and the second season, titled ''Gatc ...
'' (2013; CGI Director) *''
Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' between September 2011 and September 2014, and was collected in four ...
'' (2014; Director) *''
Tokyo Ghoul √A is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' between September 2011 and September 2014, and was collected in fou ...
'' (2015; Director)


OVA

*''
Freedom Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving on ...
'' (2006; Director, CG, Storyboard (Ep. 4) *''
Coicent is a 2000 (copyright date) Japanese CG anime original video animation release. The OVA was written and directed by Shuhei Morita and produced by Sunrise. This story takes place in 2710, when a boy named Shinichi follows a white deer and meets ...
'' (2010, Director, Script) *'' Votoms Finder'' (2010; CG supervision) *'' Chō Kidō Gaiku KASHIWA-NO-HA'' (2015; Director, Supervisor manga adaptation)


Films

*'' Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek'' (2005; Director, Scenario, Storyboard, Original story, Producer, CG, Editing) *''
A Farewell to Arms ''A Farewell to Arms'' is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant () in the am ...
'' (2013; Unit Director) *'' Possessions'' (2013, Director, Screenplay)


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* 1978 births Sunrise (company) people Anime directors Japanese film directors Living people People from Nara Prefecture Writers from Nara Prefecture {{anime-bio-stub