Teruaki "Jimmy" Murakami, (born June 5, 1933 in San Jose, California), is a Japanese American animator and 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 formed Murakami-Wolf Films with Fred Wolf.
As a child, Murakami was interned with his family at the Tule Lake War Relocation Center in northern California.
Murakami was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film for The Magic Pear Tree (1968). He also directed the music video for King of the Mountain, the single from Kate Bush's album Aerial.
Filmography
(partial list)
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) - director
The Chronicles of Narnia - animation director
When the Wind Blows (1986) - director
The Snowman (1982) - supervising director
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) - director
The Magic Pear Tree (1968) - producer
References
^ Osmond, Andrew (12-19-2001). "Animation World Magazine: Jimmy Murakami's Five Decades of Animation".
External links
Jimmy Murakami at the Internet Movie Database
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