; born June 22, 1978) is a Japanese

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, and producer. He is known for directing the critically successful 2013 film '' Possessions'' for which Morita was nominated for the

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, as well as the 2014 anime series ''

Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from September 2011 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 14 vo ...

'' for its first and second seasons.

Notable works

TV productions

*'' Valvrave the Liberator'' (2013; Storyboard (Ep. 5) *''

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'' (2013; CGI Director) *''

'' (2014; Director) *'' Tokyo Ghoul √A'' (2015; Director)

OVA

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'' (2006; Director, CG, Storyboard (Ep. 4) *''

Coicent is a 2000 (copyright date) Japanese CG anime original video animation release. The OVA was written and directed by Shuhei Morita and produced by Sunrise. This story takes place in 2710, when a boy named Shinichi follows a white deer and meets ...

'' (2010, Director, Script) *'' Votoms Finder'' (2010; CG supervision) *'' Chō Kidō Gaiku KASHIWA-NO-HA'' (2015; Director, Supervisor manga adaptation)

Films

*'' Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek'' (2005; Director, Scenario, Storyboard, Original story, Producer, CG, Editing) *''

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'' (2013; Unit Director) *'' Possessions'' (2013, Director, Screenplay)

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* 1978 births Sunrise (company) people Anime directors Japanese film directors Living people People from Nara Prefecture Writers from Nara Prefecture Kyoto University of the Arts alumni {{anime-bio-stub