Shuhei Morita
Shūhei Morita ( Japanese 森田 修 平 , Morita Shūhei ; born June 22, 1978 in Nara Prefecture ) is a Japanese animator and director.
Life
Morita studied at the Kyoto University of Art and Design and graduated in 2001. The first films were made during his studies. He co-founded the animation studio KamiKaze Dōga in 1999 and founded the Yamatoworks studio with Daisuke Sajiki in 2003.
In 2012, Morita created the short animation film Tsukumo (English Possessions ) within five months , which was later included in the animation project Short Peace by Katsuhiro Otomo . Possessions ran in 2012 at the Festival d'Animation Annecy in the competition for the Cristal d'Annecy , Short Peace had its premiere on July 20, 2013 in Japan. Morita received an Oscar nomination for Possessions 2014 in the Best Animated Short Film category .
Filmography
As a director:
- 2003: Kakurenbo ( カ ク レ ン ボ )
- 2006-2008: Freedom
- 2011: Koisento ( コ イ ☆ セ ン ト )
- 2012: Possessions (Tsukumo / 九 十九 )
- 2014: Tokyo Ghoul ( 東京 喰 種 - ト ー キ ョ ー グ ー ル - )
- 2015: Tokyo Ghoul √A
Web links
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)
- Shūhei Morita in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Morita's short biography on animefest.org ( Guest Of Honor ( Memento from January 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ))
- ^ Dan Sarto: Shuhei Morita talks "Possessions" . awn.com, January 2, 2014.
- ^ Short Peace (movie) , animenewsnetwork.com.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morita, Shuhei |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 森 田修平 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese animator and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nara prefecture |