Jimmy Murakami
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| Jimmy Teru Murakami | |
| Born | 1933 San Jose, California |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Animator, Designer, Artist, Director |
| Spouse | Ethna Murakami |
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.
Murakami was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film for The Magic Pear Tree (1968).
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- Jimmy Murakami's Five Decades of Animation Animation World Magazine
[edit] External links
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