Morita (surname)

Morita (written: 森田 or 盛田) is a Japanese surname. Notable persons with that surname include:

Real people

• Akio Morita, co-founder of the Sony Corporation
• Doji Morita, Japanese psych folk singer-songwriter
• Hiroyuki Morita, Japanese animation director (The Cat Returns, ...)
• Jungo Morita, volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist (1972)
• Kazuyoshi Morita, or Tamori, Japanese celebrity
• Kiiti Morita, Japanese mathematician Morita equivalence, Morita conjectures)
• Koichi Morita (army officer)
• Koichi Morita (songwriter)
• Kyohei Morita (born 1984), rugby union footballer
• Masakatsu Morita (1945–1970), Tatenokai member
• Masakazu Morita (born 1972), Japanese actor
• Masatake Morita, also known as Morita Shoma, founder of Morita Therapy
• Michihiro Morita, Go player
• Pat Morita, or Noriyuki Morita, Japanese-American actor
• Richard Morita, American microbiologist
• Shuichi Morita, Japanese long-distance runner
• Sohei Morita, author
• Tama Morita, Japanese essayist and legislator
• Tomomi Morita, Japanese swimmer
• Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player
• Yoshimitsu Morita, film director

Fictional characters

• Jim Morita, soldier in the Howling Commandos from Marvel Comics