Jimmy T. Murakami

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1933-06-05

Deathday 2014-02-16 (80 years old)

Place of Birth San Jose, California, USA

Also Known As Teruaki Murakami, Teru Murakami, Teruaki "Jimmy" Murakami, Jimmy Teru Murakami

Jimmy T. Murakami

Biography

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).

Known For

Director

2008
Sandpiper

as Director

1998
The Animal Train

as Director

1998
1993
Opéra Imaginaire

as Director

1992
1990
Dream Express

as Director

1986
1981
Heavy Metal

as Director

1980
1980
1979
Death of a Bullet

as Director

1975
Passing

as Director

1969
The Good Friend

as Director

1967
1965
Breath

as Director

1965
Charley

as Director

1964
The Top

as Director

1964
The Insects

as Director

Writer

1992
1990
Dream Express

as Screenplay

1968
1965
Breath

as Writer

1964
The Insects

as Writer

1964
The Top

as Writer

Visual Effects

2010
1982
The Snowman

as Supervising Animation Director

Producer

1971
Von Richthofen and Brown

as Associate Producer

1971
The Point

as Producer

Crew

1992
1981
Heavy Metal

as Sequence Supervisor

Art

1986
When the Wind Blows

as Storyboard Artist

1956