Jimmy T. Murakami

Jimmy T. Murakami

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).

  • Title: Jimmy T. Murakami
  • Popularity: 2.091
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1933-06-05
  • Place of Birth: San Jose, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Teruaki Murakami, Teru Murakami, Teruaki "Jimmy" Murakami, Jimmy Teru Murakami
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Jimmy T. Murakami Movies

  • 2010
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    Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien

    Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien

    6 2010 HD

    A documentary film about acclaimed filmmaker Jimmy T. Murakami and his emotional return to Tule Lake concentration camp in America.

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  • 1986
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    The Wind and the Bomb

    The Wind and the Bomb

    7 1986 HD

    The making-of When the Wind Blows, featuring interviews with producer John Coates, director Jimmy T. Murakami and writer Raymond Briggs

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  • 1986
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    When the Wind Blows

    When the Wind Blows

    7.4 1986 HD

    With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that...

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  • 2001
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    Christmas Carol: The Movie

    Christmas Carol: The Movie

    5.1 2001 HD

    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...

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  • 1980
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    Battle Beyond the Stars

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    5.3 1980 HD

    A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

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  • 1993
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    Opéra Imaginaire

    Opéra Imaginaire

    7 1993 HD

    Like Fantasia (1940) or Allegro Non Troppo (1977), L'Opéra Imaginaire (1993) is an assembly of animated short films based on classic music...

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  • 1998
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    The Animal Train

    The Animal Train

    7 1998 HD

    Animation short about a little boy that sets off on a round-the-world night train to dreamland with only his toy dog for company. But soon all sorts...

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  • 1998
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    The Easter Story Keepers

    The Easter Story Keepers

    2 1998 HD

    Ben the Baker, along with his wife Helena and their adopted children, must work together to save their Christian friends from Nero and his Roman...

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  • 1971
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    Von Richthofen and Brown

    Von Richthofen and Brown

    6.2 1971 HD

    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...

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  • 1980
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    Humanoids from the Deep

    Humanoids from the Deep

    5.706 1980 HD

    After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea...

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  • 2010
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    Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien

    Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien

    6 2010 HD

    A documentary film about acclaimed filmmaker Jimmy T. Murakami and his emotional return to Tule Lake concentration camp in America.

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  • 1965
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    Breath

    Breath

    6 1965 HD

    Breath governs life and is also the sign of changes in emotion.

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  • 1974
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    The Mad Magazine TV Special

    The Mad Magazine TV Special

    6 1974 HD

    Unaired TV special based on humor magazine.

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  • 1981
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    Heavy Metal

    Heavy Metal

    6.491 1981 HD

    The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

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  • 1982
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    The Snowman

    The Snowman

    7.488 1982 HD

    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...

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  • 1988
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    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

    6.1 1988 HD

    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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  • 1964
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    The Top

    The Top

    1 1964 HD

    This award-winning stylized cartoon film has as its theme the attainment of material success. As a comic parable, it develops about the antics...

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  • 1971
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    The Point

    The Point

    7.026 1971 HD

    Years ago, there was a place called The Land of Point, because everything in The Land of Point had one: the barns, the houses, the cars, everything,...

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  • 1992
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    The Magic Voyage

    The Magic Voyage

    4.9 1992 HD

    Christopher Columbus decides to go on a journey to prove that the Earth is not flat. His companion is a smart wood worm who's on a quest of his own:...

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  • 1986
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    When the Wind Blows

    When the Wind Blows

    7.4 1986 HD

    With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that...

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  • 1992
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    The Cheerful Rascal

    The Cheerful Rascal

    1 1992 HD

    Because Urbanus does all kinds of pranks, he has to go to an improvement institution. There, Dr. Schrikmerg uses him as a guinea pig for his new...

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  • 1979
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    Death of a Bullet

    Death of a Bullet

    1 1979 HD

    A day in the life of an anthropomorphic bullet.

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  • 1969
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    The Good Friend

    The Good Friend

    5 1969 HD

    "...about how 'friends' abuse and use people, eventually destroying them." - Jimmy Murakami the film as 'a man literally giving himself to another...

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  • 1965
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    Charley

    Charley

    1 1965 HD

    Animated British TV Movie

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  • 1975
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    Passing

    Passing

    1 1975 HD

    Short film.

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  • 1964
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    The Insects

    The Insects

    1 1964 HD

    Answers questions such as "How many kinds of insects are there?" "Do insects have blood?" "How can a fly walk on the ceiling?"

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  • 1990
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    Dream Express

    Dream Express

    1 1990 HD

    Short film.

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  • 1964
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    The Insects

    The Insects

    1 1964 HD

    Answers questions such as "How many kinds of insects are there?" "Do insects have blood?" "How can a fly walk on the ceiling?"

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  • 1992
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    The Cheerful Rascal

    The Cheerful Rascal

    1 1992 HD

    Because Urbanus does all kinds of pranks, he has to go to an improvement institution. There, Dr. Schrikmerg uses him as a guinea pig for his new...

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  • 1990
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    Dream Express

    Dream Express

    1 1990 HD

    Short film.

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  • 2008
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    Sandpiper

    Sandpiper

    1 2008 HD

    Presented at the Short Film 13 Week Community of Madrid, this experimental animated short tells the moving story of a boy who saves a sandpiper with...

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  • 1964
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    The Top

    The Top

    1 1964 HD

    This award-winning stylized cartoon film has as its theme the attainment of material success. As a comic parable, it develops about the antics...

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  • 1967
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    George... the People

    George... the People

    1 1967 HD

    Short film.

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  • 1998
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    The Christmas Story Keepers

    The Christmas Story Keepers

    4.5 1998 HD

    It is the early years of Christianity, and Emperor Nero is hellbent on destroying the lot of them. Caught up amongst the chaos are the homeless...

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  • 1968
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    The Magic Pear Tree

    The Magic Pear Tree

    5.8 1968 HD

    The famous lover Jean Navarro arrives at the castle of a marquis. This is a vulgar bon vivant who has been married to the young Chantelle for a short...

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  • 1965
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    Breath

    Breath

    6 1965 HD

    Breath governs life and is also the sign of changes in emotion.

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  • 1970
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    10 1970 HD

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