Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
June 5, 1933
Died
February 16, 2014 (age 80)
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).
