Jimmy T. Murakami

The Insects

Jimmy T. Murakami

Answers questions such as "How many kinds of insects are there?" "Do insects have blood?" "How can a fly walk on the ceiling?"

The Wind and the Bomb

Horst Schier, Paul Johannes

Raymond Briggs, Errol Bryant

The making-of When the Wind Blows, featuring interviews with producer John Coates, director Jimmy T. Murakami and writer Raymond Briggs

George... the People

Jimmy T. Murakami

Short film.

The Snowman

Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson

Raymond Briggs, David Bowie

A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.

The Easter Story Keepers

Jimmy T. Murakami

Ben the Baker, along with his wife Helena and their adopted children, must work together to save their Christian friends from Nero and his Roman soldiers. Ben is a Story Keeper: one who is entrusted to share the story of Jesus Christ during this time of heavy persecution.

When the Wind Blows

Jimmy T. Murakami

Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills

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.

Opéra Imaginaire

Pascal Roulin, Guionne Leroy

Ana Lucia Alves, Sébastien Chollet

Like Fantasia (1940) or Allegro Non Troppo (1977), L'Opéra Imaginaire (1993) is an assembly of animated short films based on classic music greats. Directed by some of the best European animators and artists, L'Opéra Imaginaire takes us through dance, theater, music and painting masterpieces. It uses several animation techniques, like stop-motion clay animation or CG characters.

Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien

Sé Merry Doyle

Jimmy T. Murakami

A documentary film about acclaimed filmmaker Jimmy T. Murakami and his emotional return to Tule Lake concentration camp in America.

Death of a Bullet

Jimmy T. Murakami

A day in the life of an anthropomorphic bullet.

Oi! Get Off Our Train

Jimmy T. Murakami

Animation short about a little boy that sets off on a round-the-world night train to dreamland with only his toy dog for company. But soon all sorts of endangered animals are asking if they can jump up and join them on their journey.

Breath

Jimmy T. Murakami

Breath governs life and is also the sign of changes in emotion.

Heavy Metal

Barrie Nelson, Jimmy T. Murakami

Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs

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

The Good Friend

Jimmy T. Murakami

"...about how 'friends' abuse and use people, eventually destroying them." - Jimmy Murakami the film as 'a man literally giving himself to another man -- eyes, mouth and so on -- until the latter leaves with the donor's woman.

The Christmas Story Keepers

Jimmy T. Murakami

It is the early years of Christianity, and Emperor Nero is hellbent on destroying the lot of them. Caught up amongst the chaos are the homeless orphans of Rome fleeing from the fires Nero is starting to persecute the Christians. The orphans find their way to Ben and Helena, secret Christian leaders in Rome who are the "Story keepers" of the tales of Jesus. With their help, they flee the burning city and head out to a safe haven for the Christians. Along the way, they meet up with colorful characters of all walks of life while learning about the life of Jesus.

Het lustige kapoentje

Jimmy T. Murakami

Urbanus

Because Urbanus does all kinds of pranks, he has to go to an improvement institution. There, Dr. Schrikmerg uses him as a guinea pig for his new invention: he makes a sort of robot from Urbanus.

Lavandera

Jimmy T. Murakami

Presented at the Short Film 13 Week Community of Madrid, this experimental animated short tells the moving story of a boy who saves a sandpiper with a broken wing from some vicious seagulls. After caring for the wounded bird, he returns it to its habitat.