Place of Birth: San Jose, California, USABirthday: 05 June 1933Bio: 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).
