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Teruaki " Jimmy " Murakami (村上輝明, Murakami Teruaki, June 5, 1933 – February 16, 2014) was an American animator and film 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.
Jimmy T. Murakami was born on 5 June 1933 in San Jose, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Heavy Metal (1981), Breath (1967) and When the Wind Blows (1986). He was married to Ethna Murakami. He died on 16 February 2014 in Dublin, Ireland.
- Director, Animation Department, Producer
- June 5, 1933
- Jimmy T. Murakami
- February 16, 2014
Feb 16, 2014 · 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).
Jimmy T. Murakami was a director and producer of animated films, such as Heavy Metal (1981), Breath (1967) and When the Wind Blows (1986). He was born in San Jose, California, USA, and died in Dublin, Ireland in 2014.
- June 5, 1933
- February 16, 2014
Dec 31, 2014 · When the Wind Blows is a 1986 British adult animated disaster film directed by Jimmy Murakami based on Raymond Briggs' comic book or graphic novel of the same name. The film stars the voices of John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft as the two main characters and was scored by Roger Waters.
Mar 1, 2014 · Jimmy T Murakami, who has died after a brief illness at age 80, was a Japanese-American animation director who lived in Ireland since 1970.
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When the Wind Blows: Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami. With Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills, Robin Houston, James Russell. A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.