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Hiroyuki Morita(I)

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  • Director
  • Animation Department
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Hiroyuki Morita was born on 26 June 1964 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is a director, known for The Cat Returns (2002), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) and Akira (1988).
BornJune 26, 1964
BornJune 26, 1964
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      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    The Cat Returns (2002)
    The Cat Returns
    7.1
    Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
    7.4
    Movie
    • Animation Department
    • 2004
    Akira (1988)
    Akira
    8.0
    Movie
    • Animation Department(assistant)
    • 1988
    Perfect Blue (1997)
    Perfect Blue
    8.0
    Movie
    • Animation Department
    • 1997

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    Art Department

    • Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (2024)
      Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (2023)
      The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy
      6.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Love Live! Superstar!! (2021)
      Love Live! Superstar!!
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • Chiaki Kobayashi, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Mie Sonozaki, and Natsumi Fujiwara in Great Pretender (2020)
      Great Pretender
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • NiNoKuni (2019)
      NiNoKuni
      6.1
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Marina Inoue, Yûki Kaji, and Yui Ishikawa in Attack on Titan (2013)
      Attack on Titan
      9.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018)
      Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
      6.3
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
      Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
      5.8
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Just Because! (2017)
      Just Because!
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
      Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
      6.0
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Ajin (2016)
      Ajin
      7.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016
    • Knights of Sidonia: The Movie (2015)
      Knights of Sidonia: The Movie
      6.5
      • storyboard
      • 2015
    • Takahiro Sakurai, Eri Kitamura, Aki Toyosaki, Hisako Kanemoto, Ryôta Ôsaka, and Aya Suzaki in Knights of Sidonia (2014)
      Knights of Sidonia
      7.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • Emmanuelle Chriqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Robin Atkin Downes, Will Friedle, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Madeleine Hall in ThunderCats (2011)
      ThunderCats
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2012
    • Working!! (2010)
      Working!!
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011

    Director

    • The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (2023)
      The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • JRA-VAN TRY: Bokutachi no Kidzuki-hen (2020)
      JRA-VAN TRY: Bokutachi no Kidzuki-hen
      Video
      • Director
      • 2020
    • NiNoKuni (2019)
      NiNoKuni
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2019
    • One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Adventure on Hand Island (2012)
      One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Adventure on Hand Island
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Bokura no (2007)
      Bokura no
      7.3
      TV Series
      • unit director
      • 2007
    • The Cat Returns (2002)
      The Cat Returns
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Golden Boy (1995)
      Golden Boy
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1995

    Animation Department

    • Gekijôban Hakuôki: Dainishô shikon sôkyû (2014)
      Gekijôban Hakuôki: Dainishô shikon sôkyû
      6.7
      • key animator
      • 2014
    • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
      The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
      8.0
      • animator
      • 2013
    • Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~ (2012)
      Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~
      6.7
      • key animator
      • 2012
    • A Letter to Momo (2011)
      A Letter to Momo
      7.2
      • key animator
      • 2011
    • Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)
      Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
      6.8
      • key animator
      • 2011
    • Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010)
      Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King
      6.5
      • key animator
      • 2010
    • Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
      Afro Samurai: Resurrection
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • key animation
      • key animator
      • 2009
    • Bokura no (2007)
      Bokura no
      7.3
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2007
    • Tales from Earthsea (2006)
      Tales from Earthsea
      6.3
      • key animator
      • 2006
    • Sergeant Keroro the Super Movie (2006)
      Sergeant Keroro the Super Movie
      6.3
      • key animator
      • 2006
    • Nozomu Sasaki and Hidenobu Kiuchi in Monster (2004)
      Monster
      8.7
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2004–2005
    • Paranoia Agent (2004)
      Paranoia Agent
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator
      • 2004
    • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
      Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
      7.4
      • key animator
      • 2004
    • Koro's Big Day Out (2002)
      Koro's Big Day Out
      7.5
      Short
      • key animator
      • 2002
    • Mei and the Kitten Bus (2002)
      Mei and the Kitten Bus
      7.9
      Short
      • key animator
      • 2002

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      • June 26, 1964
      • Fukuoka, Japan

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