About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1933-06-05
Place of birth:
San Jose, California, USA
Website:
N/A

Jimmy T. Murakami

Overview

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

Acting
2010 Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien Actor 59
Average
1986 The Wind and the Bomb Actor 59
Average

Directing
2008 Sandpiper Directing Director N/A
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2001 Christmas Carol: The Movie Directing Director 58
Average
1998 The Animal Train Directing Director 58
Average
1998 The Christmas Story Keepers Directing Director 59
Average
1998 The Easter Story Keepers Directing Director 59
Average
1993 Opéra Imaginaire Directing Director 59
Average
1992 The Cheerful Rascal Directing Director N/A
N/A
1990 Dream Express Directing Director N/A
N/A
1986 When the Wind Blows Directing Director 64
Fair
1981 Heavy Metal Directing Director 62
Fair
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars Directing Director 57
Average
1980 Humanoids from the Deep Directing Director 58
Average
1979 Death of a Bullet Directing Director N/A
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1975 Passing Directing Director N/A
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1974 The Mad Magazine TV Special Directing Director 58
Average
1969 The Good Friend Directing Director 59
Average
1967 George... the People Directing Director N/A
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1965 Charley Directing Director N/A
N/A
1965 Breath Directing Director 58
Average
1964 The Insects Directing Director N/A
N/A
1964 The Top Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
1992 The Cheerful Rascal Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1990 Dream Express Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1968 The Magic Pear Tree Writing Writer 58
Average
1965 Breath Writing Writer 58
Average
1964 The Insects Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1964 The Top Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
1971 Von Richthofen and Brown Production Associate Producer 59
Average
1971 The Point Production Producer 60
Fair

Art
1986 When the Wind Blows Art Storyboard Artist 64
Fair
1956 The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show Art Art Designer 70
Good

Crew
1992 The Magic Voyage Crew Thanks 58
Average
1981 Heavy Metal Crew Sequence Supervisor 62
Fair

Visual Effects
2010 Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1988 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe Visual Effects Animation Director 58
Average
1982 The Snowman Visual Effects Supervising Animation Director 64
Fair