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Hiroyuki Morita is a Japanese animator and director best known for directing the Studio Ghibli film The Cat Returns, released in 2002. He began his career as an in-between and key animator before moving into directing and storyboarding across many TV anime, OVA, and film productions.
Hiroyuki Morita directed The Cat Returns for Studio Ghibli, released in 2002. He was selected for the role after working as a key animator on other Ghibli productions, including My Neighbors the Yamadas and the short film Koro no Daisanpo.
Hiroyuki Morita was born in 1964 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Fukuoka Kenritsu Chikushikoto School and later earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Fukuoka University before entering the animation industry.
Hiroyuki Morita was criticized after writing on his blog, during production of Bokurano: Ours in 2007, that he disliked the original manga and had made malicious changes when adapting it. He later said the word "dislike" was misleading and that he considered the source material worth adapting.
Hiroyuki Morita posted comments on X, formerly known as Twitter, about DJ Soda's sexual victimization at MUSIC CIRCUS'23 on the 13th of August 2023, describing it as "a public type of enticement." He later deleted the post, but it drew criticism from Korean media.
Hiroyuki Morita has worked as a key animator, storyboard artist, or director on many titles, including Akira, Perfect Blue, Rurouni Kenshin, Monster, and Attack on Titan. His most recent credited work is storyboards for Akane-banashi, dated 2026.