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Jimmy T. Murakami

Film Director / Film Producer / Storyboard Artist / Animator / Screenwriter | * 06/05/1933 († 80, 02/16/2014) | San Jose, California (United States of America (USA))
Teruaki "Jimmy" Murakami (村上輝明, Murakami Teruaki, June 5, 1933 – February 16, 2014) was an American animator and film director with a long career working in numerous countries. Among his best-known works are the animated adaptations of the Raymond Briggs books When the Wind Blows and The Snowman. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Magic Pear Tree (1968). ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Kids & Family | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Breath governs life and is also the sign of changes in emotion. ...

Breath

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1967 | 2.9/5 | 4min
Animation
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The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. ...

Heavy Metal

Certification unknown

1981 | 3.2/5 | 1h 30min
Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music
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A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant. ...

Battle Beyond the Stars

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1980 | 2.7/5 | 1h 44min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their ro ...

When the Wind Blows

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1986 | 3.7/5 | 1h 21min
Animation, War, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Jimmy T. Murakami

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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Movies with Jimmy T. Murakami as Actor(2)

2010 Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien
1986 The Wind and the Bomb

Movies with Jimmy T. Murakami as Crew(31)

Visual Effects/Animation2010 Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien
Directing/Director2008 Sandpiper
Directing/Director2001 Christmas Carol: The Movie
Directing/Director1998 The Animal Train
Directing/Director1998 The Christmas Story Keepers
Directing/Director1998 The Easter Story Keepers
Directing/Director1993 Opéra Imaginaire
Directing/Director1992 The Cheerful Rascal
Writing/Writer1992 The Cheerful Rascal
Directing/Director1990 Dream Express
Writing/Screenplay1990 Dream Express
Visual Effects/Animation Director1988 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
Art/Storyboard Artist1986 When the Wind Blows
Directing/Director1986 When the Wind Blows
Directing/Director1982 The Snowman
Directing/Director1980 Battle Beyond the Stars
Directing/Director1979 Death of a Bullet
Directing/Director1975 Passing
Directing/Director1974 The Mad Magazine TV Special
Production/Associate Producer1971 Von Richthofen and Brown
Production/Producer1971 The Point
Directing/Director1969 The Good Friend
Writing/Writer1968 The Magic Pear Tree
Directing/Director1967 George... the People
Directing/Director1967 Breath
Writing/Writer1967 Breath
Directing/Director1965 Charley
Directing/Director1964 The Top
Writing/Writer1964 The Top
Directing/Director1964 The Insects
Writing/Writer1964 The Insects

Full Name: Jimmy Murakami
Born: Monday, 06/05 1933 (June) in San Jose, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 02/16 2014 (February) in Dublin (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Chouinard Art Institute
Employer: UPA, TVC London, Fred Wolf Films
Other names for Jimmy T. Murakami (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Teruaki Murakami"
"Teru Murakami"
"Teruaki "Jimmy" Murakami"
"Jimmy Teru Murakami"
Jimmy T. Murakami frequently works together with these people:
Errol Bryant (6x, Crew)
Raymond Briggs (5x, Crew)
Richard Fawdry (5x, Crew)
Iain Harvey (3x, Crew)
Charles Swenson (3x, Crew)
Harry Nilsson (3x, Actor)
Fred Wolf (3x, Crew)
John Coates (3x, Crew)
Roger Corman (2x, Crew)
John Cary (2x, Crew)
John Sayles (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:81985, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024