Shuhei Morita began his career as an independent animation artist and directed Kakurenbo in 2005. He went on to direct Freedom (2006) and later co-founded YAMATOWORKS, a 3DCG character animation studio, with Ryusuke Sakamoto. His contribution to the omnibus animated film Short Peace (2013) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film. He later directed such TV series as Tokyo Ghoul (2014).
