The same year, he was selected for the national volleyball team and competed at the world championships, where Japan finished fifth, and at the Asian Games, where his team won the gold medal.

The team was reorganized in 1966, and became much stronger within a few years, winning two Olympic medals in 1968 and 1972.

Morita was a key frontline blocker, who had fast reflexes and good lateral movement, but he could also attack from the back row.

He had a nickname "machine gun" because he could launch a split-second spiking attack with the setter.

[2] After retiring from competitions, Morita was appointed as professor at the Japanese Sports and Science University.