Yoshimitsu Morita | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Career
Self-taught, first making shorts on 8 mm film 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 Morita the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. [4]
The director has been nominated for eight Japanese Academy Awards, winning the 2004 Best Director award for Ashura no Gotoku ( Like Asura, 2003). He also won the award for best director at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for 39 keihō dai sanjūkyū jō ( Keiho, 2003) [5] and the award for best screenplay at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for Haru (1996). [6] His 2007 film Sanjuro is a remake of the Kurosawa film.
Death and legacy
Yoshimitsu Morita died from acute liver failure in Tokyo in December 2011. [3] His last film Bokutachi kyūkō: A ressha de ikō ( Take the "A" Train, 2011), a romantic comedy about two male train enthusiasts, was released in Japan in March 2012. [2] [7]
Filmography
- No Yōna Mono (1981) (Something Like It)
- Come On Girls! (Shibugakitai Boys & Girls, 1982)
- Zūmu Appu: Maruhon Uwasa no Sutorippa (also known as Uwasa no Stripper, 1982)
- Futoku Aishite Fukaku Aishite (Pink Cut, 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 (Future Memories: Last Christmas, 1992)
- Haru (1996)
- Shitsurakuen (A Lost Paradise, 1997)
- 39 Keihō dai Sanjūkyū jō (Keiho, 1999)
- Kuroi Ie (The Black House, 1999)
- Mohou-han (Copycat Killer, 2002) [8]
- Ashura no Gotoku (Like Asura, 2003)
- Umineko (The Seagull, 2004)
- Mamiya kyodai (The Mamiya Brothers, 2006)
- Sanjuro (2007)
- Southbound (2007)
- Bushi no kakeibo (Abacus and Sword, 2010)
- Watashi dasu wa (It's on Me, 2009)
- Bokutachi kyūkō: A ressha de ikō (Take the "A" Train, 2012)
References
- ^ "Award-winning Japanese director Morita dies at 61 - Wire Entertainment - Movie News". The Sacramento Bee. Associated Press. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ a b Mark Schilling "Director Yoshimitsu Morita dies", Chicago Tribune, 21 December 2011
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. 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 31 March 2010.
- ^ 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 11 April 2010.
- ^ "僕達急行 A列車で行こう" (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Elley, Derek (24 September 2002). "Copycat Killer". Variety. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
External links
- Yoshimitsu Morita at IMDb
- "森田芳光 (Morita Yoshimitsu)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 July 2007.
- Davis, Bob "Morita Yoshimitsu"Senses of Cinema, February 2006.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
Yoshimitsu Morita | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Career
Self-taught, first making shorts on 8 mm film 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 Morita the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. [4]
The director has been nominated for eight Japanese Academy Awards, winning the 2004 Best Director award for Ashura no Gotoku ( Like Asura, 2003). He also won the award for best director at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for 39 keihō dai sanjūkyū jō ( Keiho, 2003) [5] and the award for best screenplay at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for Haru (1996). [6] His 2007 film Sanjuro is a remake of the Kurosawa film.
Death and legacy
Yoshimitsu Morita died from acute liver failure in Tokyo in December 2011. [3] His last film Bokutachi kyūkō: A ressha de ikō ( Take the "A" Train, 2011), a romantic comedy about two male train enthusiasts, was released in Japan in March 2012. [2] [7]
Filmography
- No Yōna Mono (1981) (Something Like It)
- Come On Girls! (Shibugakitai Boys & Girls, 1982)
- Zūmu Appu: Maruhon Uwasa no Sutorippa (also known as Uwasa no Stripper, 1982)
- Futoku Aishite Fukaku Aishite (Pink Cut, 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 (Future Memories: Last Christmas, 1992)
- Haru (1996)
- Shitsurakuen (A Lost Paradise, 1997)
- 39 Keihō dai Sanjūkyū jō (Keiho, 1999)
- Kuroi Ie (The Black House, 1999)
- Mohou-han (Copycat Killer, 2002) [8]
- Ashura no Gotoku (Like Asura, 2003)
- Umineko (The Seagull, 2004)
- Mamiya kyodai (The Mamiya Brothers, 2006)
- Sanjuro (2007)
- Southbound (2007)
- Bushi no kakeibo (Abacus and Sword, 2010)
- Watashi dasu wa (It's on Me, 2009)
- Bokutachi kyūkō: A ressha de ikō (Take the "A" Train, 2012)
References
- ^ "Award-winning Japanese director Morita dies at 61 - Wire Entertainment - Movie News". The Sacramento Bee. Associated Press. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ a b Mark Schilling "Director Yoshimitsu Morita dies", Chicago Tribune, 21 December 2011
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. 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 31 March 2010.
- ^ 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 11 April 2010.
- ^ "僕達急行 A列車で行こう" (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Elley, Derek (24 September 2002). "Copycat Killer". Variety. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
External links
- Yoshimitsu Morita at IMDb
- "森田芳光 (Morita Yoshimitsu)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 July 2007.
- Davis, Bob "Morita Yoshimitsu"Senses of Cinema, February 2006.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |