Jimmy T. Murakami

Known For
Directing

Popular
3.649

Birthday
1933-06-05

Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Teruaki Murakami
  • Teru Murakami
  • Teruaki "Jimmy" Murakami
  • Jimmy Teru Murakami

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).