Jimmy T. Murakami
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).

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Crew

Sandpiper (2008)
Director
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
Director
The Animal Train (1998)
Director
The Christmas Story Keepers (1998)
Director
The Easter Story Keepers (1998)
Director
Opéra Imaginaire (1993)
Director
The Cheerful Rascal (1992)
Director | Writer
The Magic Voyage (1992)
Thanks
Dream Express (1990)
Director | Screenplay
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988)
Animation Director
When the Wind Blows (1986)
Director | Storyboard Artist
The Snowman (1982)
Supervising Animation Director
Heavy Metal (1981)
Sequence Supervisor | Director
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
Director
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
Director
Death of a Bullet (1979)
Director
Passing (1975)
Director
The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974)
Director
Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)
Associate Producer
The Point (1971)
Producer
The Good Friend (1969)
Director
The Magic Pear Tree (1968)
Writer
George... the People (1967)
Director
Breath (1965)
Director | Writer
Charley (1965)
Director
The Insects (1964)
Director | Writer
The Top (1964)
Director | Writer