Morio Kita

Morio Kita (born May 1, 1927 in Tokyo, Japan; died October 24, 2011 in Tokyo) was a Japanese writer and psychiatrist. Kita, whose real name was Yuka Saitō, was the child of poet Mokichi Saitō and had Japanese citizenship. He attended Tohoku University during his education.

During his career, Morio Kita occupied multiple roles such as a novelist, screenwriter, writer, and psychiatrist. Kita is known by his alias きた もりお. His child, Yuka Saitō, is an essayist.