Jimmy T. Murakami

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).

Directed

1. Heavy Metal (1981) — Director
2. When the Wind Blows (1986) — Director
3. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) — Director
4. Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) — Director
5. Breath (1965) — Director
6. Opéra Imaginaire (1993) — Director
7. The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974) — Director
8. The Christmas Story Keepers (1998) — Director
9. The Animal Train (1998) — Director
10. The Easter Story Keepers (1998) — Director
11. The Good Friend (1969) — Director
12. Charley (1965) — Director
13. The Top (1964) — Director
14. The Cheerful Rascal (1992) — Director
15. Death of a Bullet (1979) — Director
16. The Insects (1964) — Director
17. Dream Express (1990) — Director
18. Sandpiper (2008) — Director
19. George... the People (1967) — Director
20. Passing (1975) — Director
21. And Of Course You (1968) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Wind and the Bomb (1986)
2. Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien (2010)