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Jimmy T. Murakami

Directing

Born June 5, 1933 · San Jose, California, USA

Died February 16, 2014

Also known as Teruaki Murakami · Teru Murakami · Teruaki "Jimmy" Murakami

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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).

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Animated Short Film · 1969 · nominated

Filmography10 titles

The Snowman

1982Supervising Animation Director

When the Wind Blows

1986Director, Storyboard Artist

The Point

1971Producer

Heavy Metal

1981Director, Sequence Supervisor

Von Richthofen and Brown

1971Associate Producer

Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien

2010Animation

Humanoids from the Deep

1980Co-Director

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980Director

Christmas Carol: The Movie

2001Director

The Magic Voyage

1992Thanks