Person

Jimmy T. Murakami

Directing · 1933–2014 · San Jose, California, USA

Teruaki "Jimmy" Murakami (born June 5, 1933 in San Jose, California, USA; died February 16, 2014 in Dublin, Ireland) was an American animator and film director, best known for his live-action space opera "Battle Beyond the Stars" (1980) and his animated adaptations of Raymond Briggs' books "The Snowman" (1982) and "When the Wind Blows" (1986).

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  Heavy Metal

  Sequence Supervisor

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  The Snowman

  Supervising Animation Director

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  Battle Beyond the Stars

  Director

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  The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show

  Art Designer

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  When the Wind Blows

  Director

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  Opéra Imaginaire

  Director

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  Humanoids from the Deep

  Co-Director

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  Christmas Carol: The Movie

  Director

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  Von Richthofen and Brown

  Associate Producer

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  The Point

  Producer

• 2010Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien
• 2008SandpiperDirector
• 2001Christmas Carol: The MovieDirector
• 1998The Animal TrainDirector
• 1998The Christmas Story KeepersDirector
• 1998The Easter Story KeepersDirector
• 1993Opéra ImaginaireDirector
• 1992The Cheerful RascalDirector
• 1992The Magic VoyageThanks
• 1990Dream ExpressDirector
• 1988The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the WardrobeAnimation Director
• 1986When the Wind BlowsDirector
• 1986The Wind and the Bomb
• 1982The SnowmanSupervising Animation Director
• 1981Heavy MetalSequence Supervisor
• 1980Battle Beyond the StarsDirector
• 1980Humanoids from the DeepCo-Director
• 1979Death of a BulletDirector
• 1975PassingDirector
• 1974The Mad Magazine TV SpecialDirector
• 1971Von Richthofen and BrownAssociate Producer
• 1971The PointProducer
• 1969The Good FriendDirector
• 1968The Magic Pear TreeWriter
• 1968And Of Course YouStory
• 1967George... the PeopleDirector
• 1965CharleyDirector
• 1965BreathDirector
• 1964The InsectsWriter
• 1964The TopDirector
• 1959The ViolinistAnimation
• 1956The Gerald McBoing-Boing ShowArt Designer