James J. Murakami (June 4, 1931 – December 15, 2022) was an American art director and production designer.
[1] In 2008, Murakami was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on the film Changeling (2008).
[2] Murakami was recognized by the Art Directors Guild in 2018 as the recipient of the year's ADG Award for Lifetime Achievement.
[3] Murakami worked on a number of Clint Eastwood films, including Invictus (2009), Hereafter (2010), and J. Edgar (2011).
[1] Murakami died in Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles on December 15, 2022, at the age of 91.