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was a Japanese film director who was born in Tokyo. 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).〔Mark Schilling ("Director Yoshimitsu Morita dies" ), ''Chicago Tribune'', 21 December 2011〕 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.〔Roger Macy ("Yoshimitsu Morita: Director best known for 'The Family Game'" ), ''The Independent'', 3 January 2012〕 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. 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) and the award for best screenplay at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Haru'' (1996). ''Sanjuro'' (2007) is a remake of the Kurosawa film Yoshimitsu Morita died from acute liver failure in Tokyo in December 2011.〔 His last film ''Bokukyû: A ressha de iko'' (''Take the "A" Train'', 2011), a romantic comedy about two male train enthusiasts, was released in Japan in March 2012.〔 ==Filmography== * ''No Yōna Mono'' (1981) * ''Shibugakitai'' (''Boys and 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) * ''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) * ''Bokukyû: A ressha de iko'' (''Take the "A" Train'', 2012) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yoshimitsu Morita」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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