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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).

Heavy Metal ( 1981) | IMDb: 6.6

Adventure , Animation , Fantasy , Music , Science fiction

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

Starring:

Rodger Bumpass , Jackie Burroughs , Joe Flaherty , Harold Ramis , John Candy , Don Francks

Directed by:

Barrie Nelson , Julian Harris , John Bruno

Produced by:

Leonard Mogel , Jack King , Ivan Reitman

Battle Beyond the Stars ( 1980) | IMDb: 5.5

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

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

Starring:

Richard Thomas , Robert Vaughn , John Saxon , George Peppard , Darlanne Fluegel , Sybil Danning

Directed by:

Sharon Kirkpatrick , Jimmy T. Murakami , James Sbardellati

Produced by:

Michael Bennett , Ed Carlin , Roger Corman

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Biography