Jimmy Murakami
| Jimmy Murakami | |
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| Born |
Teruaki Murakami June 5, 1933 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 2014 (aged 80) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | American, Irish |
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| Known for | Founder of Fred Wolf Films Dublin |
| Spouse(s) | Ethna Murakami |
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. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Magic Pear Tree (1968).
As a child, Murakami was interned with his family at the Tule Lake War Relocation Center in northern California. Murakami attended Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, and worked as an animator at UPA in Burbank.
Following a short stint with Toei Animation in Tokyo, Murakami joined TVC in London in 1960. He returned to Los Angeles in 1965, and established Murakami Wolf Productions. Murakami then moved to Ireland in 1971 and established Quarteru Films.
Murakami formed Murakami-Wolf Films with Fred Wolf. He also directed the music video for "King of the Mountain", the single from Kate Bush's album Aerial. In 1989, with his former partner Fred Wolf, he established Murakami Wolf Dublin to produce the hit animation series “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
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