, 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

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

, and producer. He is known for directing the critically successful 2013 film '' Possessions'' for which Morita was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year ...

, 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

*''

Valvrave the Liberator is a Japanese mecha anime series, produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise. It is directed by Kō Matsuo and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. The series is set in a futuristic date in which three factions divided from 70% of mankind are in war ...

'' (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) *''

'' (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)

References

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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