Famous People with Name Morita

Morita Masatake,            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morita Masatake,: Morita Shoma (1874 - 1938 (?? ??), was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud and the founder of Morita Therapy, a branch of clinical psychology strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism. In his capacity as the head of psychiatry for a large Tokyo hospital, Morita began developing his methods while working with sufferers of shinkeishitsu, or anxiety disorders with a hypochondriac base.

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita: was an Academy Award nominated American actor who was well-known for playing the roles of Arnold on the TV show Happy Days and Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid movie trilogy, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984.

Masakazu Morita            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masakazu Morita: He currently works for Aoni Production. He is also the host of the radio show, Bleach B-Station. Morita is perhaps best known for his roles as Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach), Tidus (Final Fantasy X) (Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Kazuki Hihara (Kiniro no Corda), Aue

Ayumi Morita            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Ayumi Morita: is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career high ranking of No. 97 in the world on April 28, 2008. At the junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.On September 16 2008, she beat world No. 19 Ágnes Szávay 6–7 (7–9) 7–5 6–4 in the Toray Pan Pacific Open.

Tomomi Morita            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tomomi Morita: is a backstroke swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Akio Morita            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akio Morita: was a co-founder of Sony Corporation with his friend Masaru Ibuka (April 11, 1908 - December 19, 1997).On May 7, 1946, Morita and Ibuka founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, the forerunner to Sony Corporation) with about 20 employees and initial capital of ¥190,000. Ibuka was 38 years old, Morita 25. Morita's family invested in Sony during the early period and was the largest shareholder.