Jimmy T. Murakami
Born: 1933-06-05 in San Jose, California, USA
Died: 2014-02-16
Known For: Directing
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).
Filmography
2008
- Sandpiper ... (Director)
2001
- Christmas Carol: The Movie ... (Director)
1998
- The Christmas Story Keepers ... (Director)
- The Easter Story Keepers ... (Director)
- The Animal Train ... (Director)
1993
- Opéra Imaginaire ... (Director)
1992
- The Magic Voyage ... (Thanks)
- The Cheerful Rascal ... (Director)
1990
- Dream Express ... (Director)
1988
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe ... (Animation Director)
1986
- When the Wind Blows ... (Director)
- The Wind and the Bomb
1984
- The Snowman ... (Supervising Animation Director)
1981
- Heavy Metal ... (Sequence Supervisor)
1980
- Battle Beyond the Stars ... (Director)
- Humanoids from the Deep ... (Co-Director)
1979
- Death of a Bullet ... (Director)
1975
- Passing ... (Director)
1974
- The Mad Magazine TV Special ... (Director)
1971
- The Point ... (Producer)
- Von Richthofen and Brown ... (Associate Producer)
1969
- The Good Friend ... (Director)
1968
- And Of Course You ... (Story)
- The Magic Pear Tree ... (Writer)
1967
- George... the People ... (Director)
1964
- The Top ... (Director)
- The Insects ... (Writer)
1956
- The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show ... (Art Designer)