Kurata Morishima (森島庫太, April 29, 1868 – March 18, 1943) was a Japanese medical scientist and a professor of Kyoto Imperial University Faculty of Medicine.

Served as the dean of the Faculty from July 21, 1925 to April 21, 1928 [3] and retired on the same year, after which he maintained his position as an emeritus professor.

[4] His wife Teru was a sister of Akira Fujinami, a professor of Kyoto Imperial University, School of Medicine.

His first son, Tatsuo Morishima (Kyoto Imperial University, Faculty of Medicine) died at his age of 27.

He also identified active compounds from various herbs such as lycorine from Lycoris radiata and revealed the pharmacological basis of their actions