FILM DIRECTOR

Jimmy T. Murakami

1933 - 2014

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy T. Murakami has received more than 157,133 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy T. Murakami is the 1,550th most popular film director, the 11,155th most popular biography from United States and the 429th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 160k

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  • 42.15

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jimmy T. Murakami ranks 1,550 out of 2,041. Before him are Damián Szifron, Jerry Adler, Gareth Edwards, Marc Webb, Brad Wright, and Jean-François Richet. After him are Glen Keane, Vera Stroyeva, Nia DaCosta, Maren Ade, Phyllida Lloyd, and Lou Ye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jimmy T. Murakami ranks 507. Before him are Donald Burgess, Vic Emery, Jiří Lanský, Renato Pirocchi, Umberto Colombo, and Konstantin Loktev. After him are Don Young, Mihály Mayer, Lou Adler, Sándor Sára, Milt Campbell, and Peter Broadbent. Among people deceased in 2014, Jimmy T. Murakami ranks 490. Before him are Kate O'Mara, Jeremiah Denton, Rinnat Safin, Irene Fernandez, William H. Dana, and Bill Mulliken. After him are Andriy Husin, Sam Lacey, Norman Lane, William Jones, Jerry Vale, and Rainer Hasler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy T. Murakami ranks 11,155 out of 20,380. Before him are Joanna Kerns (1953), Rudy Vallée (1901), Ariana Richards (1979), Johnny Tillotson (1938), Ryan Guzman (1987), and Kristine DeBell (1954). After him are P. C. Cast (1960), Andy Timmons (1963), John Mulcahy (1876), Susan Glaspell (1876), Leo Goodwin (1883), and George R. Price (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jimmy T. Murakami ranks 429. Before him are Steven Lisberger (1951), Dick Richards (1936), Martha Coolidge (1946), Tom McGrath (1964), Jerry Adler (1929), and Marc Webb (1974). After him are Glen Keane (1954), Nia DaCosta (1989), James Bridges (1936), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Andy Tennant (1955), and Scott Cooper (1970).

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Filmography

Heavy Metal
Director
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Aug 7o 19816.5 / 10
When the Wind Blows
Director
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.
Oct 24o 19867.4 / 10
Humanoids from the Deep
Director
After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.
May 1o 19805.768 / 10