Hiroyuki Morita
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is a Japanese animator and and director. He has worked as an animator on projects such as Akira
and Lupin III
. He is best known for working as director on the Studio Ghibli
film The Cat Returns
as well as doing key animation for the Studio Ghibli
production My Neighbors the Yamadas
and in-between animation for Kiki's Delivery Service
. He was also a sequence director and storyboard artist on Tenchi Forever!
.
Morita also was the director of the anime Bokurano
, which was based on a manga
by Mohiro Kitoh
.
Akira (film)
is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and Taro Ishida. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira....
and Lupin III
Lupin III
, also known as Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of Monkey Punch. The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of...
. He is best known for working as director on the Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation and film studio founded in June 1985. The company's logo features the character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro...
film The Cat Returns
The Cat Returns
is a Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Studio Ghibli and theatrically released in Japan in 2002 and in 2003 in the United States through Walt Disney Pictures....
as well as doing key animation for the Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation and film studio founded in June 1985. The company's logo features the character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro...
production My Neighbors the Yamadas
My Neighbors the Yamadas
is an anime film directed by Isao Takahata and released by Studio Ghibli on July 17, 1999. The movie is a family comedy that is presented in a comic strip style which is unusual since all the other Studio Ghibli movies are presented in the traditional anime style of Studio Ghibli...
and in-between animation for Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service
is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film produced, written, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was the fourth theatrically released Studio Ghibli film.The film won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1989...
. He was also a sequence director and storyboard artist on Tenchi Forever!
Tenchi Forever!
Tenchi Forever!, known in Japan as , is a 1999 Japanese anime film based upon the popular Tenchi Muyo! series, and was directed by Hiroshi Negishi...
.
Morita also was the director of the anime Bokurano
Bokurano
is a Japanese science fiction manga by Mohiro Kitoh that was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Ikki from 2003 to 2009; 11 tankōbon have been published by Shogakukan...
, which was based on a manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Mohiro Kitoh
Mohiro Kitoh
is a Japanese manga artist. He was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from the Nagoya Institute of Technology. Kitoh created the manga Shadow Star and Bokurano: Ours, both of which were adapted into anime series...
.
Animator
- AkiraAkira (film)is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and Taro Ishida. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira....
(1988) - assistant - Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis (1989) - key animator
- Kiki's Delivery ServiceKiki's Delivery Serviceis a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film produced, written, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was the fourth theatrically released Studio Ghibli film.The film won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1989...
(1989) - inbetween animator - Rōdosu-tō Senki (1990) - animator
- Roujin ZRoujin Zis a 1991 Japanese anime film directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo and written by Katsuhiro Otomo.-Plot:Roujin Z is set in Japan during the early 21st century. A group of scientists and hospital administrators, under the direction of the Ministry of Public Welfare, have developed the Z-001, a...
(1991) - key animator - Tobé! Kujira no Peek (1991) - key animator
- Hashire Melos!Hashire Melos!is the title of two Japanese animated films. The first was directed by Tomoharu Katsumata and released on Japanese television on February 7, 1981. It was either 68 or 87 minutes long, and its official title did not include the exclamation mark on the end....
(1992) - key animator - Junkers Come HereJunkers Come Hereis an anime movie about a girl, Hiromi Nozawa, and her miniature Schnauzer, Junkers .Hiromi appears on the outside to be a mature, resilient girl, but on the inside she feels like she's falling apart. She hardly sees her parents at all, as they are always busy with work...
(1994) - key animator - Gunsmith CatsGunsmith Catsis a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Sonoda. It was published in Kodansha's Afternoon from 1991 to 1997 and was followed between 2004 and 2008 by a sequel series Gunsmith Cats Burst which included the same characters and situations.The series describes the adventures...
(1995) - animator - MemoriesMemories (film)Memories is an anime produced in 1995 by artist/director Katsuhiro Otomo which were based on three of his manga short stories. The film is composed of three episodes: , and...
(1995) - animator - Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love (1996) - animator, design cooperation
- SprigganSpriggan (manga)is a manga series written by Hiroshi Takashige and illustrated by Ryōji Minagawa during the early 1990s. It was initially released as Striker in the North American English translation, as it is the English translation of the word Spriggan from Celtic.Spriggan takes places in the last years of the...
(1998) - key animator - Perfect BluePerfect Blueis a 1997 Japanese animated psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon and written by Kon and Sadayuki Murai based on the novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. Junko Iwao plays Mima Kirigoe, a member of a Japanese pop-idol group called "CHAM!", who decides to pursue her career as...
(1998) - animator - Tenchi Forever!Tenchi Forever!Tenchi Forever!, known in Japan as , is a 1999 Japanese anime film based upon the popular Tenchi Muyo! series, and was directed by Hiroshi Negishi...
(1999) - key animator - My Neighbors the YamadasMy Neighbors the Yamadasis an anime film directed by Isao Takahata and released by Studio Ghibli on July 17, 1999. The movie is a family comedy that is presented in a comic strip style which is unusual since all the other Studio Ghibli movies are presented in the traditional anime style of Studio Ghibli...
(1999) - animator - TexhnolyzeTexhnolyzeis a Japanese animated television series directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, from a screenplay by Chiaki Konaka, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, with original character design by Yoshitoshi ABe....
(2003) - key animator - Koro's Big Day Out (2002) - key animator
- Ghost in the Shell 2: InnocenceGhost in the Shell 2: InnocenceGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence, known simply as in japan, is a 2004 science fiction film and sequel to the anime film, Ghost in the Shell. Released in Japan on March 6, 2004, with an U.S. release on September 17, 2004, Innocence had a production budget of approximately $20 million...
(2004) - key animator - Tales from EarthseaTales from Earthsea (film)is a 2006 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Gorō Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli.The film is based on a combination of plots and characters from the first four books of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore and Tehanu. The...
(2006) - key animator - Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009) - key animator
- Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid KingDoraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King, also known as Doraemon the Legend 2010, is a 2010 Japanese film that was released on March 6, 2010. This movie is part of the celebration for the franchise's 40th anniversary and the 30th anniversary since the first Doraemon movie...
(2010) - key animator - Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: ~Angel Wings~Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: ~Angel Wings~is an anime film based on the Doraemon franchise that was released in Japan on March 5, 2011 in both IMAX 3D and conventional 2D formats. It is the remake of the Doraemon 1986 movie, Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops...
(2011) - key animator - Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011) - key animator
Director
- Tenchi Forever! (1999) - unit director
- The Cat ReturnsThe Cat Returnsis a Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Studio Ghibli and theatrically released in Japan in 2002 and in 2003 in the United States through Walt Disney Pictures....
(2002) - Bokurano: OursBokurano: Oursis a Japanese science fiction manga by Mohiro Kitoh that was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Ikki from 2003 to 2009; 11 tankōbon have been published by Shogakukan...
(2007)