Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita (森田 健作, Morita Kensaku; born: 16 December 1949; birth name: 鈴木 栄治 Eiji Suzuki) is a retired Japanese politician, actor and singer. He was elected as the Governor of Chiba Prefecture in March 2009 to April 2021^[1][2] and re-elected to a second term in March 2013.

Kensaku Morita
森田 健作
Official portrait, 2009
Governor of Chiba Prefecture
In office 5 April 2009 – 4 April 2021
Monarchs	Akihito Naruhito
Preceded by	Akiko Dōmoto
Succeeded by	Toshihito Kumagai
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 29 March 1998 – 10 October 2003
Preceded by	Shokei Arai [ja]
Succeeded by	Kazuyoshi Nakanishi
Constituency	Tokyo 4th
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 27 July 1992 – 17 March 1998
Preceded by	Tetsuo Tanabe [ja]
Succeeded by	Miyo Inoue [ja]
Constituency	Tokyo at-large
Personal details
Born	鈴木 栄治 (Suzuki Eiji) (1949-12-16) 16 December 1949 (age 75) Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Independent (2000–2001; 2005–present)
Other political affiliations	DSP (1992–1994) LDP (1994–2000; 2001–2005)
Alma mater	Meiji Gakuin University

Political career

Morita served one term in the House of Councillors of the National Diet, representing the Tokyo at-large district from 1992 until 1998, and two terms in the House of Representatives from 1998 until 2003, representing the Tokyo 4th district. Morita was elected as the Governor of Chiba Prefecture in 2009 and served until his retirement in 2021.^[3][4]

Film

Morita has acted in a number of films, including -

• Castle of Sand (1972) : Hiroshi Yoshimura
• Mount Hakkoda (1977) : Mikami
• The War in Space (1977) : Miyoshi
• The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) : Jujiro Hazama
• Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku (1979) : Juzo Kakei
• Virus (1980) : Ryûji Sanazawa

Television

• Orewa otokoda! (1971)
• Hissatsu Karakurinin (1976)