Jimmy T. Murakami
Jimmy Teru Murakami (born June 5, 1933 in San José , California - † February 16, 2014 in Dublin ) was an American animator , film director , film producer and screenwriter of Japanese descent.
Life
As a child, Murakami was temporarily interned with his parents during World War II because of his Japanese ancestry . After attending the Choinard Art Institute in Los Angeles , he received his first studio contract as an animator in 1956 . He moved the following year to Pintoff Studio in New York , where he most Oscar -nominated animated - short film The Violinist cooperated.
In 1960 he moved to London , where he worked as a director and producer for TV cartoons. The short film The Insects , which he wrote and directed , was nominated for the BAFTA Award in 1965. His production Charlie was awarded a Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival that same year . Muramaki then returned to the United States, where he founded a production company with Fred Wolf . In 1969 he received an Oscar nomination for the animated short film The Magic Pear Tree . Two years later, he started another production company in Dublin that specialized in commercials . In the same year he was co-producer of Roger Corman's Manfred von Richthofen - The Red Baron .
In 1980 he directs two feature films by Roger Corman's production company, Sador - Ruler in Space and The Horror from the Deep , the latter, however, his name was not mentioned in the credits. After co-directing the Oscar-nominated cartoon adaptation of Raymond Briggs ' The Snowman in 1982, he directed the 1986 animated film When the Wind blows for David Bowie and Roger Waters, also based on a book by Briggs contributed the score. In 2001, he turned with Christmas Carol: an animated adaptation of Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol , including the voices of Kate Winslet and Nicolas Cage . In 2005 he directed the music video for Kate Bush's single King of the Mountain .
Jimmy T. Murakami died on February 16, 2014 after a short illness at the age of 80.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1965: Charley
- 1967: Breath
- 1980: Sador - ruler in space (Battle Beyond the Stars)
- 1980: Humanoids From the Deep (anonymous)
- 1986: When the wind blows (When the Wind Blows) (animation, storyboard)
- 2001: A Christmas fairy tale
animation
- 1959: The violinist
- 1963: The Insects
- 1981: Heavy Metal (Heavy Metal)
- 1988: The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia (The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe)
Storyboard
- 2001: A Christmas fairy tale
production
- 1967: The Box
- 1968: The Magic Pear Tree
- 1971: Manfred von Richthofen - The Red Baron (Von Richthofen and Brown)
script
- 1964: The Top
- 1990: Dream Express
Awards (excerpt)
- 1965: Golden Lion of the International Film Festival of Venice for Charley
- 1965: BAFTA Award nomination for The Insects
- 1967: Cristal d'Annecy for Breath
- 1969: Oscar nomination for The Magic Pear Tree
Web links
- Jimmy T. Murakami in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage ( Memento from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Jimmy T. Murakami in: Cartoon Brew (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Murakami, Jimmy T. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murakami, Jimmy Teru; Murakami, Teru; Murakami, Teruaki |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American animator, film director, film producer and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Jose , California |
DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 2014 |
Place of death | Dublin |