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{{nihongo|'''Yoshimitsu Morita'''|森田 芳光|Morita Yoshimitsu|25 January 1950 – 20 December 2011}} was a [[Japanese (language)|Japanese]] [[film]] director. Self-taught, first making shorts on [[8 mm film|8mm during the 1970s, he made his feature film debut with ''No Yōna Mono'' (''[[Something Like It]]'', 1981).<ref>Mark Schilling [http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201112211704reedbusivarietynvr1118047819dec21,0,3699700.story "Director Yoshimitsu Morita dies"], ''Chicago Tribune'', 21 December 2011<ref> |
{{nihongo|'''Yoshimitsu Morita'''|森田 芳光|Morita Yoshimitsu|25 January 1950 – 20 December 2011}} was a [[Japanese (language)|Japanese]] [[film]] director. Self-taught, first making shorts on [[8 mm film|8mm during the 1970s, he made his feature film debut with ''No Yōna Mono'' (''[[Something Like It]]'', 1981).<ref>Mark Schilling [http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201112211704reedbusivarietynvr1118047819dec21,0,3699700.story "Director Yoshimitsu Morita dies"], ''Chicago Tribune'', 21 December 2011</ref> |
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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.<ref>Roger Macy [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/yoshimitsu-morita-director-best-known-for-the-family-game-6284147.html "Yoshimitsu Morita: Director best known for 'The Family Game'"], ''The Independent'', 3 January 2012</ref> This [[black comedy]] dealt with then-recent changes in the structure of Japanese home life. It also earned Moritahim the [[Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award]].<ref name="DGJ1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dgj.or.jp/award_g/|title=Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō|publisher=Directors Guild of Japan|language=Japanese|accessdate=11 December 2010}}</ref> |
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.<ref>Roger Macy [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/yoshimitsu-morita-director-best-known-for-the-family-game-6284147.html "Yoshimitsu Morita: Director best known for 'The Family Game'"], ''The Independent'', 3 January 2012</ref> This [[black comedy]] dealt with then-recent changes in the structure of Japanese home life. It also earned Moritahim the [[Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award]].<ref name="DGJ1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dgj.or.jp/award_g/|title=Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō|publisher=Directors Guild of Japan|language=Japanese|accessdate=11 December 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:09, 3 January 2012
Yoshimitsu Morita | |
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| Born | 25 January 1950 |
| Died | 20 December 2011 (aged 61)[1] |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1981–2011 |
| Spouse | Misao Morita |
| Awards | Best Director, Japanese Academy Awards 2004 |
Yoshimitsu Morita (森田 芳光, Morita Yoshimitsu, 25 January 1950 – 20 December 2011) was a Japanese film director. Self-taught, first making shorts on [[8 mm film|8mm during the 1970s, he made his feature film debut with No Yōna Mono (Something Like It, 1981).[2]
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.[3] This black comedy dealt with then-recent changes in the structure of Japanese home life. It also earned Moritahim the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.[4]
Morita has been nominated for eight Japanese Academy Awards, winning the 2004 Best Director award for Ashura no Gotoku. He also won the award for best director at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for Keiho,[5] and the award for best screenplay at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for Haru.[6]
Filmography
- No Yōna Mono (1981)
- Shibugakitai: Boys and Girls (1982)
- Zūmu Appu: Maruhon Uwasa no Sutorippa (also known as Uwasa no Stripper) (1982)
- Pink Cut: Futoku Aishite Fukaku Aishite (1983)
- Kazoku Gēmu (The Family Game) (1983)
- Tokimeki ni Shisu (1984)
- Mein tēma (Main Theme) (1984)
- Sorekara (And Then) (1985)
- Sorobanzuku (1986)
- Kanashi Iro Yanen (1988)
- Ai to Heisei no Iro - Otoko (1989)
- Kitchen (1989)
- Oishii Kekkon (Happy Wedding) (1991)
- Mirai no Omoide: Last Christmas (Future Memories: Last Christmas) (1992)
- (Haru) (1996)
- Shitsurakuen (Paradise Lost) (1997)
- 39 Keihō dai Sanjūkyū jō (Keiho) (1999)
- Kuroi Ie (The Black House) (1999)
- Mohou-han (Copycat Killer) (2002)
- Ashura no Gotoku (Like Asura) (2003)
- Umineko (The Seagull) (2004)
- Mamiya kyodai (The Mamiya Brothers) (2006)
- Sanjuro (2007)
References
- ^ The Associated Press (21 December 2011). "Award-winning Japanese director Morita dies at 61 - Wire Entertainment - Movie News". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Mark Schilling "Director Yoshimitsu Morita dies", Chicago Tribune, 21 December 2011
- ^ Roger Macy "Yoshimitsu Morita: Director best known for 'The Family Game'", The Independent, 3 January 2012
- ^ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "第２１回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９９９年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "第１８回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９９６年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
External links
- Yoshimitsu Morita at IMDb
- "森田芳光 (Morita Yoshimitsu)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-07-12.