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).
2010Jimmy Murakami: Non-AlienMovieAnimation2001Christmas Carol: The MovieMovieDirector1998The Animal TrainMovieDirector1998The Christmas Story KeepersMovieDirector
1998The Easter Story KeepersMovieDirector1993Opéra ImaginaireMovieDirector
1992The Cheerful RascalMovieDirector · Writer1992The Magic VoyageMovieThanks1988The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the WardrobeMovieAnimation Director1986When the Wind BlowsMovieDirector · Storyboard Artist
1986The Wind and the BombMovie1982The SnowmanMovieSupervising Animation Director1981Heavy MetalMovieSequence Supervisor · Director1980Battle Beyond the StarsMovieDirector1980Humanoids from the DeepMovieCo-Director1974Down and Dirty DuckMovieThanks1974The Mad Magazine TV SpecialMovieDirector1971Von Richthofen and BrownMovieAssociate Producer1971The PointMovieProducer
1969The Good FriendMovieDirector1968The Magic Pear TreeMovieWriter
1968And Of Course YouMovieStory · Director1965BreathMovieDirector · Writer
1964The InsectsMovieDirector · Writer
1964The TopMovieDirector · Writer1959The ViolinistMovieAnimation1956The Gerald McBoing-Boing ShowTV showArt Designer · 13 episodes