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A list of animated feature films first released in 1979.
List
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release | Duration |
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The Adventure of Sudsakorn
[1] สุดสาคร (Sudsakhorn) |
Thailand | Payut Ngaokrachang [2] | Jirabanterng Film [3] | Traditional | Theatrical | First Thai animated feature, [4] and Thailand's only animated feature until Khan Kluay, released in 2006. | April 13, 1979 [5] | 82 minutes |
|
Adventures of Captain Wrongel Приключения Капитана Врунгеля [ ru] |
Soviet Union | David Cherkassky | Kievnauchfilm | Cutout | Traditional | September 1979 | 88 minutes | |
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The Adventures of Manxmouse [
jp] トンデモネズミ大活躍 (Tondemo Nezumi Daikatsuyaku) |
Japan | Hiroshi Saitô |
Nippon Animation Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television film [6] | Third animated special produced for Fuji TV's " Nissei Family Special [ jp]" program. | June 30, 1979 | 75 minutes |
| The Adventures of Sinbad | Australia | Richard Slapczynski | Air Programs International | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired as the 28th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984). | November 23, 1979 | 47 minutes |
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Adventures of the Polar Cubs [
jp] 北極のムーシカ ミーシカ (Hokkyoku no Mushika Mishika) |
Japan | Chikao Katsui |
Nikkatsu Children's Movie Mushi Production |
Traditional | Theatrical | July 21, 1979 | 78 minutes | |
|
Age of the Great Dinosaurs [
jp]
[7] 大恐竜時代 (Daikyōryū Jidai) |
Japan | Hideki Takayama Shotaro Ishinomori |
Toei Animation Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television film | [8] [9] | October 7, 1979 | 71 minutes |
|
Aim for the Ace! エースをねらえ! (Ēsu o Nerae!) |
Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | [10] | September 8, 1979 | 88 minutes |
| All Star Cartoon Revue | United States | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional |
Theatrical
[11] Compilation film |
Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts; originally released theatrically for overseas markets and never in the United States until March 12, 1980. | November 23, 1979 | 77 minutes | |
|
Animal Treasure Island 동물 보물섬 (Dongmul Bomulseom) |
South Korea | Song Jeong-hun | Central Film Company | Traditional | Theatrical [12] | December 23, 1979 | 63 minutes | |
|
Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari アンネの日記 アンネ フランク物語 (Anne's Diary: The Story of Anne Frank) |
Japan | Eiji Okabe |
Nippon Animation Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television film | September 28, 1979 | 82 minutes | |
| Black Star and the Golden Bat 검은별과 황금박쥐 (Geomeunbyeolgwa Hwanggeumbakjwi) |
South Korea | Han Heonmyeong | Samyoung Film | Traditional | Theatrical [13] | July 27, 1979 | 70 minutes | |
| The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie | United States |
Chuck Jones Phil Monroe |
Chuck Jones Enterprises Warner Bros. Cartoons (archive footage) |
Traditional |
Theatrical Compilation film |
Film compiled from theatrical animated shorts; second of six Looney Tunes compilation feature films. | September 14, 1979 | 98 minutes |
|
Colargol, the Conqueror of Space Colargol zdobywcą kosmosu |
Poland | Tadeusz Wilkosz | Se-ma-for | Stop motion | Theatrical [14] [15] | January 20, 1979 | 67 minutes | |
| Daddy-Long-Legs あしながおじさん (Ashinaga Ojisan) |
Japan | Masakazu Higuchi |
Tatsunoko Production Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television film | Fifth animated special produced for Fuji TV's " Nissei Family Special [ jp]" program. | October 10, 1979 | 69 minutes |
|
Dokkaebi Gamtu [
ko] 도깨비 감투 (The Goblin's Hat) |
South Korea | Bak Seung-cheol | Hanjin Industry Co., Ltd. | Traditional | Theatrical [16] | July 28, 1979 | 75 minutes | |
| Elpidio Valdés | Cuba | Juan Padrón | Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos | Traditional | Theatrical | First Cuban animated feature. | 70 minutes | |
|
Eunhahamdae Jiguho [
ko] 은하함대 지구호 (Galaxy Fleet Jiguho) |
South Korea | Kim Cheong-gi | Dong-A Advertising | Traditional | Theatrical [17] | July 22, 1979 | 82 minutes | |
|
The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen [
fr] Les fabuleuses aventures du légendaire Baron de Munchausen |
France | Jean Image | Films Jean Image | Traditional | Theatrical | October 24, 1979 | 78 minutes | |
| The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone | United States | Ray Patterson | Hanna-Barbera Productions | Traditional | Television special | October 30, 1979 | 48 minutes | |
|
Fly! Spaceship Geobukseon 날아라! 우주전함 거북선 |
South Korea | Song Jeong-yul | Traditional | Theatrical [18] | July 26, 1979 | 65 minutes | ||
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Future Boy Conan 未来少年コナン (Mirai Shōnen Konan) |
Japan | Shuichi Motomashi |
Nippon Animation Toei Company |
Traditional | Theatrical | Film compiled from TV series episodes | September 15, 1979 | 122 minutes |
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Galaxy Express 999 銀河鉄道999 (Ginga Tetsudō Surī Nain) |
Japan | Rintaro | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | August 4, 1979 | 132 minutes | |
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Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like A Warrior!! 銀河鉄道999 君は戦士のように生きられるか!! (Ginga Tetsudo 999: Kimi wa Senshi no You ni Ikirareru ka!!) |
Japan | Nobutaka Nishizawa Masayuki Akehi Shuji Iuchi |
Toei Animation Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television special | October 11, 1979 | 130 minutes | |
|
Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run [
jp] がんばれ!ぼくらのヒットエンドラン (Good Luck! Our Hit and Run) |
Japan | Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu |
Nippon Animation Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television film | First animated special produced for Fuji TV's " Nissei Family Special [ jp]" program. | February 18, 1979 | |
|
Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! がんばれ!!タブチくん! (Good Luck!! Tabuchi-kun!!) |
Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Tōkyō Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | [19] | November 10, 1979 | 95 minutes |
|
Gancheopjamneun Ttorijanggun 간첩잡는 똘이장군 (General Ttoli) |
South Korea | Kim Cheong-gi | Dong-A Advertising Co., Ltd. | Traditional | Theatrical [20] | August 1, 1979 | 75 minutes | |
|
General Ttoli 3 똘이장군 제3땅굴편 (Ttoli Janggun je3ttang-gulpyeon) |
South Korea | Kim Cheong-gi | Donga Advertising Co., Ltd. | Traditional | Theatrical [21] | January 5, 1979 | 85 minutes | |
| Gulliver's Travels | Australia | Chris Cuddington | Hanna-Barbera Australia | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired as the 27th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984). | November 18, 1979 | 60 minutes |
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Heidi in the Mountains アルプスの少女ハイジ (Alps no Shoujo Heidi) |
Japan | Sumiko Nakao |
Nippon Animation Zuiyo Eizo |
Traditional | Theatrical | Film compiled from TV series episodes | March 17, 1979 | 107 minutes |
|
Historias de amor y masacre [
es] Stories of Love and Slaughter |
Spain | Jordi Amorós | Ediciones Amaika Estudios Equip Dibujos Animados |
Traditional/ Live action | Theatrical | April 16, 1979 | 87 minutes | |
| Jack Frost | United States Japan |
Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. |
Rankin/Bass Video Tokyo Production |
Stop motion | Television special | December 13, 1979 | 48 minutes | |
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | United Kingdom United States |
Bill Melendez |
Children's Television Workshop Bill Melendez Productions Distinguished Productions Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation |
Traditional | Television film | April 1–2, 1979 | 95 minutes | |
| The Little Convict | Australia | Yoram Gross |
Yoram Gross Films Studio Hoyts |
Traditional / Live action |
Theatrical Live-action animated film |
[22] | December 20, 1979 | 80 minutes |
|
Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space Pluk, naufragé de l'espace |
France | Jean Image | Films Jean Image | Traditional | Theatrical | March 14, 1979 | 74 minutes | |
|
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro ルパン三世 カリオストロの城 (Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro) |
Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | First anime feature film to be directed by Hayao Miyazaki. [23] | December 15, 1979 | 100 minutes |
|
Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813 [
jp] 怪盗ルパン 813の謎 (Kaitō Lupin: 813 no Nazo) |
Japan | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
Tatsunoko Production Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television film | May 5, 1979 | 80 minutes | |
|
Maegami Tarou [
jp] まえがみ太郎 (Preface Taro) |
Japan | Hiroshi Saitô |
Nippon Animation Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television film | Second animated special produced for Fuji TV's " Nissei Family Special [ jp]" program. | April 29, 1979 | 75 minutes |
|
Les Misérables ジャン・バルジャン物語 (Jean Valjean Monogatari) |
Japan | Takashi Kuoka |
Toei Animation Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television film | Fourth animated special produced for Fuji TV's " Nissei Family Special [ jp]" program. | September 15, 1979 | 69 minutes |
| The Muppet Movie | United States, United Kingdom | Henson Associates | Puppetry | Theatrical | May 31, 1979 | 97 minutes | ||
|
Nutcracker Fantasy くるみ割り人形 (Kurumiwari Ningyō) |
Japan | Takeo Nakamura |
Sanrio Video Tokyo Production |
Stop motion | Theatrical | March 3, 1979 | 95 minutes | |
|
Prince Nezha's Triumph Against the Dragon King a. k. a. Nezha Conquers the Dragon King 哪吒闹海 [24] (Nezha nao hai) |
China |
Yan Dingxian Wang Shuchen Xu Jingda |
Shanghai Animation Film Studio | Traditional | Theatrical | May 19, 1979 | 65 minutes | |
|
Proszę słonia Please, Mr. Elephant |
Poland | Witold Giersz | Studio Miniatur Filmowych | Traditional | Theatrical [25] [26] | April 1979 | 63 minutes | |
|
The Revolt of the Thralls [
da] Trællenes oprør |
Denmark | Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm Traellenes Boern |
Traditional | Theatrical | Film compiled from TV series episodes | October 8, 1979 | 90 minutes |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | United States Japan |
Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. |
Rankin/Bass Video Tokyo Production |
Stop motion | Television film | November 25, 1979 | 98 minutes | |
| Scooby Goes Hollywood | United States | Ray Patterson | Hanna-Barbera Productions | Traditional | Television special | December 23, 1979 | 49 minutes | |
|
Seven Brothers [
fi] Seitsemän veljestä |
Finland | Riitta Nelimarkka Jaakko Seeck |
Nelimarkka/Seeck Productions | Traditional | Theatrical | First Finnish animated feature. | October 20, 1979 | 87 minutes |
|
SpaceBoy Cache 우주소년 캐시 (Ujusonyeon kaesi) |
South Korea | Bak Seung-cheol | Samdo Film | Traditional | Theatrical [27] | July 27, 1979 | 60 minutes | |
|
Star Wars with Sun Wukong 손오공과 별들의 전쟁 (Sonogonggwa byeoldeurui-ro jeonjaeng) |
South Korea | Han Heon-myeong | Samdo Film Co., Ltd. | Traditional | Theatrical [28] | July 21, 1979 | 67 minutes | |
|
Starland Trio [
ko] 별나라 삼총사 (Byeollara Samchongsa) |
South Korea | Lim Jung-kyu | Sunwoo Production Co., Ltd. | Traditional | Theatrical [29] | First installment of the Dreamland Cartoon Theater series. | July 21, 1979 | 70 minutes |
|
Taegeuksonyeon Huin Doksuri 태극소년 흰 독수리 (White Eagle, the Taegeuk Boy) |
South Korea | Kim Tae-jong | Sejong Culture Corporation | Traditional | Theatrical [30] | July 15, 1979 | 75 minutes | |
|
Taro the Dragon Boy 龍の子太郎 (Tatsu no ko Tarō) |
Japan |
Kiriro Urayama Peter Fernandez |
Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 17, 1979 | 75 minutes | |
|
Tomorrow's Eleven [
jp] あしたの勇者(イレブン)たち (Ashita no Eleven-tachi) |
Japan | Kozo Morishita |
Toei Animation Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television film | January 7, 1979 | 70 minutes | |
|
Triton of the Sea 海のトリトン (Umi no Toriton) |
Japan | Kazunori Tanahashi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | Film compiled from TV series episodes [31] | March 17, 1979 | 74 minutes |
|
Ubu et la Grande Gidouille
[32] Ubu and the Great Gidouille |
France | Jan Lenica | Les Films Armorial
[33] Magic Film [34] |
Cutout | Theatrical | [35] [36] | ? | 80 minutes |
|
Uju Heukgisa 우주 흑기사 (The Black Knight of the Universe) |
South Korea | Bak Jong-hui | Geumryong Film Works | Traditional | Theatrical [37] | December 22, 1979 | 75 minutes | |
|
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express 海底超特急 マリン・エクスプレス (Kaitei Chōtokkyū Marin Ekusupuresu) |
Japan | Satoshi Dezaki |
Tezuka Productions Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television film | Second animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" [ ja] telethon. [38] | August 26, 1979 | 91 minutes |
|
Yamato: The New Voyage 宇宙戦艦ヤマト 新たなる旅立ち (Uchū Senkan Yamato: Aratanaru Tabidachi) |
Japan | Leiji Matsumoto | Academy Productions Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television film | Third feature film in the Space Battleship Yamato series and the only installment to be made exclusively for television. | July 14, 1979 | 95 minutes |
|
Yakyū-kyō no Uta: Kita no Ookami Minami no Tora 野球狂の詩 北の狼南の虎 (Poetry of Baseball Enthusiasts: Wolf of the North, Tiger of the South) |
Japan | Eiji Okabe | Nippon Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | Film compiled from TV series episodes | September 15, 1979 | 90 minutes |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
| Rank | Title | Studio | Distributor rentals | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galaxy Express 999 | Toei Animation | ¥1,650,000,000 | [39] |
| 2 | The Castle of Cagliostro | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | ¥600,000,000 | [40] |
See also
References
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- ^ "Sudsakorn screening every Sunday morning at Film Archive". Thai Film Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "The Adventure of Sudsakorn (1979)". Trakt. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Thailand: The Adventure of Sudsakorn". M+. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "The Adventure of Sudsakorn (animation movie, 1979)". Kinorium. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ トンデモネズミ大活躍 (1979). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Age of the Great Dinosaurs (1979)". IMDB. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Age Of The Great Dinosaurs (TV) (1979)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Age of the Great Dinosaurs Review (1979)". The Spinning Image. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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- ^ "Kalle Ankas festliga upptåg (1978)". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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- ^ "검은별과 황금박쥐". KMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "COLARGOL ZDOBYWCĄ KOSMOSU". FilmPolski.pl. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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- ^ "은하함대 지구호". KMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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- ^ "がんばれ!!タブチくん!! 1970年代 TMS作品一覧 - トムス・エンタテインメント". tms-e.co.jp. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "간첩잡는 똘이장군". KMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "똘이장군 제3땅굴편". KMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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- ^ "PROSZĘ SŁONIA". FilmPolski.pl. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Proszę słonia (1978)". Filmweb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "우주소년 캐시". KMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "손오공과 별들의 전쟁". KMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "별나라 삼총사". KMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "태극소년 흰 독수리". KMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "TRITON OF THE SEA (THEATRICAL VERSION)｜ANIMATION｜TEZUKA OSAMU OFFICIAL". Osamu Tezuka. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ubu et la grande gidouille = Ubu and the great gidouille". WorldCat. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ubu et la Grande Gidouille". Association Française du Cinéma d'Animation. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ubu et la Grande Gidouille de Jan Lenica (1976)". Unifrance. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ubu et la grande Gidouille (1979)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Jan Lenica's Ubu". 50 Watts. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "우주 흑기사". KMDb. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Undersea Super Train: Marine Express｜ANIMATION｜TEZUKA OSAMU OFFICIAL". Osamu Tezuka. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ キネマ旬報ベスト・テン85回全史 1924-2011. Kinema Junpo ムック. Kinema Junposha. May 2012. p. 380. ISBN 978-4873767550.
- ^ The Castle of Cagliostro ( Audio Commentary by Reed Nelson) (DVD). Altamonte Springs, Florida: Discotek Media. 1979.
External links
- Animated films of the year, listed in the IMDb