Hiromitsu Moriyama

"Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Now, who's making our roadtrip mix?"

- Professor Moriyama, 'No Service'

Professor Hiromitsu Moriyama (Jpn: 博光森山) is a faculty member and professor at Hollywood University. Although he was mentioned on previous occasions, he made his debut in the premium quest No Service.

Profile
Professor Moriyama teaches Intro to Photography at Hollywood U. To help nurture an appreciation for traditional photography and its process in his students, he takes his class to Yosemite. He pairs up his students despite possible animosity and protests to help them get along better and create a unique perspective in their work. He also takes away their phones to discourage giving into the convenience of digital photography as well as to discourage a dependence on social media, particularly in the case of his student Jenni Whitman.

Personality
Professor Moriyama is one of the few teachers in Hollywood U who thinks that his students are competent enough to survive the grueling industry. He's optimistic, eccentric, passionate about photography, and certain of his student's potential. He has his own unconventional teaching style, often preferring to move class outside of the classroom to have his students capture the world as it is in the moment on film. He likes to do things the old-fashioned way and is not very keen on modern technology like cellphones and social media.

Appearance
Professor Moriyama is of Japanese descent, as seen by his light complexion and dark black hair. He wears the TED talk outfit which consists of a black turtleneck shirt with a striped gray scarf, along with gray glasses. He also has dimples.

Priya Singh
Priya Singh is one of Moriyama's colleagues at the university. However, their relationship appears to be rather tense. While attending Hannelina's winter party, Moriyama storms off after voicing his belief in the talent and potential of their students and having Priya harshly refute him and demean the worth of their students. This difference in opinion and personality has created a personal divide between them, if not a professional one.

Jenni Whitman
He somewhat disapproves of Jenni's reliability on technology and tried to let her see there are things more important than getting followers and 'impressing strangers over the internet'. He admits at the end of their Yosemite field trip that he had hoped Jenni would open up to her other classmates, and that she did so but his confiscating of everyone's phones gave her a little push she needed.

Your Character
He seems fond of your character as he had praised their work before and trusts them to keep an eye on Jenni during the Yosemite trip. Your character also seems to understand the motivations behind his sometimes eccentric methods.

Quest Appearances

 * No Service
 * Consequences

Trivia

 * He prefers the traditional art of photography (particularly Polaroids) rather than using Instagram.
 * He spends his free time playing the harmonica and likes to invent different flavors of s'mores.
 * Hiromitsu means extensive radiance, whilst Moriyama means forest of the mountain.