Doji Morita

Doji Morita 森田童子
Birth name	森田童子 (Morita, Doji)
Born	January 15, 1952 (1952-01-15) (age 59)
Origin	Japan
Genres	Psychedelic folk
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, musician
Years active	1975–1983
Labels	Polydor, Atlantic

Doji Morita (森田童子, Morita Dōji^?, born January 15, 1952) is a Japanese psychedelic folk singer-songwriter.

Background

She was 20 years old when a friend's death inspired her first album. She ended her career as musician in 1983, after giving a final concert in Tokyo.

In the 1993 TV drama Kou Kou Kyoushi (a.k.a. High School Teacher) as well as in the 2003 TV drama Kou Kou Kyoushi 2003 (a.k.a. High School Teacher 2003), the song Bokutachi no Shippai from the second album Mother Sky was used as theme song. As a result, the greatest hits album Bokutachi No Shippai was released.

Discography

• Good Bye グットバイ (1975)
• Mother Sky (1976)
• A Boy (1977)
• Live in St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo (1978)
• The Last Waltz (1980)
• Nocturne (1982)
• Wolf Boy (1983)

Other

• Bokutachi No Shippai - Morita Doji Best Collection (1993)
• Bokutachi No Shippai - Morita Doji Best Collection (2003)

External links

• http://www.gogorocket.jp/doji/h/
• A review of "Mother Sky": http://www.jrawk.com/Content/D/dojimorita/reviews/mothersky.html

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