Jimmy T. Murakami

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Jimmy T. Murakami

Born June 5, 1933 · San Jose, California, USA

Died February 16, 2014 · aged 80

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

Heavy MetalHeavy Metal · 1981
Heavy Metal
★ 6.51981
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Humanoids from the DeepHumanoids from the Deep · 1980
Humanoids from the Deep
★ 5.71980
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.
When the Wind BlowsWhen the Wind Blows · 1986
When the Wind Blows
★ 7.51986
MovieAnimationWar
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 romantic memories of World War II.
Battle Beyond the StarsBattle Beyond the Stars · 1980
Battle Beyond the Stars
★ 5.41980
MovieScience FictionAction
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
The SnowmanThe Snowman · 1982
The Snowman
★ 7.61982
MovieAdventureAnimation
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
Christmas Carol: The MovieChristmas Carol: The Movie · 2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie
★ 5.22001
MovieAnimationFamily
Animated version of the classic Charles Dickens story. Warned by the ghost of his old business partner Marley that his sins would lead to punishment in the afterlife, the cruel and greedy Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future to show him how the course of his life led him to where he is - and where it will lead if he doesn't change his ways.
Von Richthofen and BrownVon Richthofen and Brown · 1971
Von Richthofen and Brown
★ 6.21971
MovieWarDrama
Spend time on both sides of World War I, partly with German flying ace Baron Manfred Von Richthofen (John Phillip Law), aka "The Red Baron," and his colorful "flying circus" of Fokker fighter planes, during the time from his arrival at the war front to his death in combat. On the other side is Roy Brown of the Royal Air Force, sometimes credited with shooting Richthofen down.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the WardrobeThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe · 1988
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
★ 6.51988
MovieFantasyAdventure
Four kids travel to the magical land of Narnia where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the lion, Aslan.

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