Jimmy T. Murakami
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1933-06-05 · San Jose, California, USA
- Died
- 2014-02-16
Known for
- Heavy Metal (1981) — Sequence Supervisor
- The Snowman (1982) — Supervising Animation Director
- When the Wind Blows (1986) — Director
- Humanoids from the Deep (1980) — Co-Director
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) — Director
- Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) — Director
- The Point (1971) — Producer
- Von Richthofen and Brown (1971) — Associate Producer
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988) — Animation Director
- The Magic Voyage (1992) — Thanks
- Down and Dirty Duck (1974) — Thanks
- Breath (1965) — Director
- The Magic Pear Tree (1968) — Writer
- Opéra Imaginaire (1993) — Director
- The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974) — Director
- The Violinist (1959) — Animation