Masakazu Morita Explained

Masakazu Morita
Native Name:森田 成一
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:21 October 1972
Birth Place:Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Years Active:1995–present

is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. He previously worked for Aoni Production.[1] He is also the host of the radio show Bleach B-Station. He played Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Maeda Keiji in Sengoku Basara, Marco the Phoenix in One Piece, Tidus in Final Fantasy X, Whis in Dragon Ball Super, Auel Neider in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Pegasus Seiya in Saint Seiya – Hades Chapter, Pod in Pokémon, Tenjuro Banno in Kamen Rider Drive and Li Xin in Kingdom. He won the "Best Rookie Actor" at the first Seiyu Awards.[2] He is also the official Japanese dubbing voice of Zac Efron.

Career

Morita attended Kyoka Junior and Senior High School.[3] When in high school, he joined the brass band club and was in charge of conducting the marching band, which led him to discover the joy of entertainment. He worked as an actor at NHK Promotion, studied under film director Yukio Fukamachi, and appeared in films, stage plays, and dramas.[4] His motion capture for the role of Zell Dincht in the 1999 PlayStation game Final Fantasy VIII was his debut as an actor.[5]

He voiced Tidus Final Fantasy X. While originally only in charge of motion capturing for a role, after over 100 people auditioned and no voice actor was chosen, Morita was finally called in for an audition and was hired.[6] When he was chosen to play the role, he thought he could handle it because he only had to do a voice, but in reality, he was shocked when he heard his own voice on the recording and his motionless performance. When Morita met Hideo Ishikawa, Kazuya Nakai and Hiroshi Kamiya, he came to respect the fun of voice acting and their attitude toward their work, and decided that he wanted to work in the same industry like them and join the same agency. On September 1, 2003, after working as a freelancer, he moved to Aoni Production, his first voice acting agency.

Morita voiced Ichigo Kurosaki in the anime series Bleach. He said that Ichigo was one of his favorite characters he ever played alongside Tidus,[7] and in 2005 he was chosen to replace Tōru Furuya as the voice of the main character Pegasus Seiya in Saint Seiya: Hades. Morita was said to have shed tears of joy when he was chosen at the audition.[8] He voiced Ryūji Takane, the main character in Ring ni Kakero 1, and was thus selected twice to play the lead in works written by Masami Kurumada.

In 2007, he won the Best Rookie Actor award at the 1st Seiyu Awards. In 2008, he returned to the stage as a guest performer in a performance by the K-Show theater company organized by Kentarō Itō, and in October 2009, he played his first leading role and first performance as a chairman.

In 2012, Morita made his debut as a singer with RING BONES. In 2013, he confessed on his Twitter page that he was in a critical situation at one point, wavering between life and death due to anaphylactic shock.[9] He said he had "almost died three times" due to anaphylactic shock, myocardial infarction and side effects.[10] He was in a very dangerous state, but thanks to the efforts of doctors, he recovered.

On December 31, 2020, he announced on Twitter that he would be leaving Aoni Production, the company to which he had belonged for 17 years, and would be working as a freelancer from January 1, 2021.[11]

Filmography

Anime series

Original video animation

Anime films

Live action

Video games

Unknown date

Drama CD

Dubbing

Discography

Albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: オリコンニュース. 森田成一、青二プロを退所しフリーに「人生の大転換には最後の機会」 『BLEACH』黒崎一護、『キングダム』信役など. December 31, 2020 . 2020-12-31.
  2. Web site: http://.seiyuawards.jp/winning/. ja:声優アワード. ja. Seiyu Awards. July 11, 2008.
  3. Web site: 2012-07-23 . 学校ニュース . Kyoka Junior and Senior High School . 2019-08-07.
  4. Book: 2005. VOICE ACTOR. Nikkei Business Publications. 22. 978-4822217136.
  5. Book: 2005. 別冊ぱふ VOICE COLLECTION 声優インタビュー2005. Zassosha. 65.
  6. 2013-04-01 . 『FFX/X-2 HDリマスター』開発者インタビュー完全版 . . 2019-08-07.
  7. Web site: Anime Expo 2010: Interview with Masakazu Morita. Truong, Kei. February 10, 2011. Asia Pacific Arts. 2016-03-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806101007/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=17498&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. August 6, 2017.
  8. Book: 2006. 声王子 Voice of Prince Special. Enterbrain. 49. 978-4757730588.
  9. Web site: 2013-02-12 . 声優・森田成一、入院していた 一時は危険な状態に アナフィラキシーショックで . Cinema Today . 2019-08-07.
  10. Web site: 2013-05-24 . アニメ『キングダム』第2シリーズキャストインタビュー . アニメイトタイムズ . 2019-08-07.
  11. Web site: ご報告. 森田成一. 2020-12-31.
  12. Web site: Akatsuki no Yona Shōjo Fantasy Manga Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. July 1, 2014. October 31, 2014.
  13. Web site: Tomoaki Maeno, Masakazu Morita, Kana Hanazawa Join World Trigger Cast. Anime News Network. August 20, 2014.
  14. Web site: Masakazu Morita Joins Kuroko's Basketball 3rd Season's Cast. Anime News Network. December 24, 2014.
  15. Web site: August 4, 2015 . ベイビーステップ2 新キャスト決定4！ . アニメワールド+BLOG . 日本放送協会 . August 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180306022944/http://www.nhk.or.jp/anime-blog/0130/224462.html . March 6, 2018 . dead .
  16. Web site: 「K RETURN OF KINGS」オフィシャルサイト. STAFF/CAST. April 11, 2015.
  17. News: えすのサカエの異能力アクション「ビッグオーダー」が2016年春TVアニメ化. October 26, 2015. October 26, 2015.
  18. Web site: TVアニメ「Rewrite」公式サイト. Staff/Cast . December 29, 2015.
  19. Web site: タイガーマスクW 公式サイト – 東映アニメーション. CHARACTER. August 17, 2016.
  20. Web site: Tiger Mask W Wrestling Anime Reveals Voice Cast's Roles, October Premiere. Anime News Network. August 27, 2016.
  21. Web site: Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul's 2nd Promo Video, Cast, April Premiere Unveiled. Anime News Network. December 28, 2016. December 28, 2016.
  22. Web site: Major 2nd Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, April 7 Debut. Anime News Network. February 13, 2018. January 19, 2018.
  23. Web site: New Shaman King Anime Casts Masakazu Morita as Mosuke. Anime News Network. February 3, 2021. September 24, 2021.
  24. Web site: Key's 1st Crossover TV Anime Kaginado Reveals Cast, Staff, October 12 Debut. Anime News Network. September 24, 2021. September 24, 2021.
  25. Web site: Love of Kill Anime Reveals Promo Video, 3 Cast Members, January 12 Premiere. Anime News Network. December 10, 2021. December 10, 2021.
  26. Web site: Delico's Nursery TV Anime Unveils Cast, Visual, Teaser Video. Anime News Network. September 10, 2023. September 10, 2023.
  27. Web site: Bungo Stray Dogs OVA Casts Masakazu Morita as Shōsaku Katsura. Anime News Network. April 21, 2017.
  28. Web site: Dragon Ball Super Film announcement. animenewsnetwork. July 10, 2018.
  29. Web site: Collar×Malice Anime Film Reveals Title, 2-Part Format with Early Summer 2023 Debut. Anime News Network. December 16, 2022. December 16, 2022.
  30. Web site: ハイスクール・ミュージカル. February 1, 2023. The Cinema.
  31. Web site: ハイスクール・ミュージカル2. February 1, 2023. The Cinema.
  32. Web site: ハイスクール・ミュージカル／ザ・ムービー［吹］. January 13, 2020. Star Channel.
  33. Web site: セブンティーン・アゲイン[吹]]. December 27, 2019. Star Channel.
  34. Web site: きみがくれた未来[吹]]. January 13, 2020. Star Channel.
  35. Web site: ペーパーボーイ 真夏の引力. January 13, 2020. Star Channel.
  36. Web site: ネイバーズ２. September 24, 2019. Star Channel.
  37. Web site: ダーティ・グランパ（ブルーレイ）. December 26, 2019. Shochiku.
  38. Web site: ベイウォッチ. January 13, 2020. Star Channel.
  39. Web site: テッド・バンディ. May 26, 2020. Twitter.
  40. Web site: 炎の少女チャーリー（２０２２）. February 4, 2024. Star Channel.
  41. Web site: スウィート17モンスター. July 11, 2017. sonypictures. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821212121/http://bd-dvd.sonypictures.jp/fr/fr/displayGoodsDetail.do?goodsCode=BRS-81096. August 21, 2017. dead.
  42. Web site: グリーン・ホーネット[吹]]. July 24, 2019. Star Channel.
  43. Web site: アウトランダー シーズン２. March 17, 2020. Sony Pictures.
  44. Web site: プロメテウス. October 6, 2021. AC Create.
  45. Web site: 『きみがぼくを見つけた日』日本語吹替版に白石涼子、森田成一、森久保祥太郎、佐倉綾音ら豪華声優陣が参加！コメント＆日本語吹替版予告も解禁. October 13, 2022. October 20, 2022. U-NEXT.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Masakazu Morita".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.