List of animated feature films of 1978
A list of animated feature films first released in 1978.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 Group's Secret 77단의 비밀 (77 Danui Bimil) | South Korea | Bak Seung-cheol | Samdo Film Co., Ltd. | Traditional | Theatrical | July 23, 1978 | 70 minutes | |
| The Ballad of the Daltons La Ballade des Dalton | France | René Goscinny Henri Gruel Morris Pierre Watrin | Traditional | Theatrical | March 10, 1978 | 82 minutes | ||
| Black Beauty | United States | Chris Cuddington | Hanna-Barbera Australia | Traditional | Television special | October 28, 1978 | 50 minutes | |
| Captain Future: The Great Race in the Solar System キャプテンフューチャー・華麗なる太陽系レース (Captain Future: Kareinaru Taiyoukei Race) | Japan | Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation | Traditional | Television special | December 31, 1978 | 58 minutes | |
| Dallyeora Majingga X 달려라 마징가 X (Run Mazinger X) | South Korea | Kim Hyeon-yong | Traditional | Theatrical | 67 minutes | |||
| Fantasia's Attic El Desván de la Fantasia | Spain | Cruz Delgado José Ramón Sánchez | Estudios Cruz Delgado | Traditional | Theatrical | 75 minutes | ||
| Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト 愛の戦士たち (Saraba Uchū Senkan Yamato Ai no Senshitachi) | Japan | Leiji Matsumoto Toshio Masuda | Group TAC Toei Company | Traditional | Theatrical | Second feature film in the Space Battleship Yamato series; Same storyline later reused and expanded on for the series Space Battleship Yamato II (1978–1979). | July 14, 1978 | 151 minutes |
| Ferda the Ant. How Ferda Lived in the World and Stories about his Friend Little Back Ferda Mravenec. Jak se měl Ferda ve světě a Příhody brouka Pytlíka | Czechoslovakia Soviet Union | Traditional | First Soviet full-length animated film made in the commonwealth with other countries. | 60 minutes | ||||
| General Ttoli 똘이장군 제3땅굴편 (Ttoli Janggun je3ttang-gulpyeon) | South Korea | Kim Cheong-gi | Traditional | Theatrical | 85 minutes | |||
| Gold Wing 123 황금날개 123 (Hwang Geumnalgae 1.2.3.) | South Korea | Kim Cheong-gi | Traditional | Theatrical | 71 minutes | |||
| King Fang 大雪山の勇者 牙王 (Daisetsusan no Yūsha Kibaō) | Japan | Eiji Okabe | Nippon Animation | Traditional | Television film | September 23, 1978 | 70 minutes | |
| Kongjui & Patchui 콩쥐 팥쥐 | South Korea | Gang Tae-ung | Stop motion | Theatrical | January 23, 1978 | 72 minutes | ||
| Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo ルパン三世 ルパンVS複製人間 (Rupan Sansei: Rupan tai Kurōn) | Japan | Sōji Yoshikawa | Tokyo Movie Shinsha Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | First animated feature film installment in the Lupin III manga and anime franchise. | December 16, 1978 | 102 minutes |
| The Lord of the Rings | United States | Ralph Bakshi | Fantasy Films United Artists | Traditional | Theatrical | First American animated feature to be presented in Dolby Stereo. At a running time of 133 minutes, the film is the longest American animated feature. | November 15, 1978 | 133 minutes |
| The Magic Flute Il flauto magico | Italy Australia | Emanuele Luzzati Giuilio Gianini | Thalia Film | Traditional/Cutout/Live action | 54 minutes | |||
| Metamorphoses 星のオルフェウス (Hoshi no Orufeusu) | Japan United States | Terry Ogisu Takashi Hiro Tsugawa | Sanrio | Traditional | Theatrical Anthology film | Later edited down to 82 minutes and reissued on May 3, 1979, under the title Winds of Change. | November 2, 1978 | 89 minutes |
| Mickey Mouse Jubilee Show | United States | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Theatrical Anthology film | Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts; originally released theatrically for overseas markets and never in the United States. | June 30, 1978 | 76 minutes | |
| Not Everything that Flies is a Bird Nicht alles, was fliegt, ist ein Vogel Nije Ptica Sve Sto Leti | Germany Yugoslavia | Borislav Sajtinac | Compilation film of several shorts. | November 25, 1978 | 79 minutes | |||
| One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book 100万年地球の旅バンダーブック (Hyakumannen chikyû no tabi: Bandâ bukku) | Japan | Osamu Tezuka | Tezuka Productions Nippon TV | Traditional | Television film | First two-hour animated television special, and the first and inaugural animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon.[1] | August 27, 1978 | 94 minutes |
| The Phoenix 火の鳥 (Hi no Tori) | Japan | Kon Ichikawa | Toho (distributor) Firebird Productions Tezuka Productions | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical Live-action animated film | Animated hand drawn elements in otherwise mostly live action feature film. | August 19, 1978 | 137 minutes |
| Proszę słonia Please, Mr. Elephant | Poland | Witold Giersz | Studio Miniatur Filmowych | Traditional | April 1979 | 63 minutes | ||
| Ringing Bell a.k.a. Bell of Chirin チリンの鈴 (Chirin no Suzu) | Japan | Masami Hata | Sanrio | Traditional | Theatrical | March 11, 1978 | 47 minutes | |
| Robot Taekwon V vs. Golden Wings Showdown 로보트 태권V 대 황금날개의 대결 | South Korea | Kim Cheong-gi | Traditional | Theatrical | July 26, 1978 | 66 minutes | ||
| Run, Wonder Princess! 날아라 원더공주 (Narara Wondeogongju) | South Korea | Kim Cheong-gi | Traditional | Theatrical | July 31, 1978 | 75 minutes | ||
| Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie 科学忍者隊ガッチャマン 劇場版 (Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman: Gekijōban) | Japan | Hisayuki Toriumi | Shochiku Tatsunoko Production | Traditional | Theatrical | May 12, 1978 | 110 minutes | |
| Sonogonggwa byeoldeurui-ro jeonjaeng 손오공과 별들의 전쟁 (Son Goku and the War of the Stars) | South Korea | Han Heon-myeong | Traditional | Theatrical | 67 minutes | |||
| The Stingiest Man in Town | United States Japan | Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass Katsuhisa Yamada | Rankin/Bass Topcraft | Traditional | Television special | December 23, 1978 | 56 minutes | |
| Los Supersabios | Mexico | Anuar Badín | Kinemma S.A. | Traditional | Theatrical | November 4, 1978 | 78 minutes | |
| The Talking Parcel | United Kingdom | Brian Cosgrove | Cosgrove Hall Films | Traditional | Television film | December 26, 1978 | 40 minutes | |
| The Thralls Trællene | Denmark | Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm Traellenes Boern | Traditional | March 27, 1978 | 84 minutez | ||
| Thumbelina 世界名作童話 おやゆび姫 (Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Oyayubi Hime) | Japan | Yugo Serikawa | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | Second film in the anthology film series Sekai Meisaku Dōwa (lit. "World Masterpiece Fairy Tales"); Osamu Tezuka provided the character designs for this feature. | March 18, 1978 | 64 minutes |
| The Water Babies | United Kingdom | Lionel Jeffries | Pethurst International Ltd. | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical | June 23, 1978 | 105 minutes | |
| Watership Down | United Kingdom United States | Martin Rosen | Nepenthe Productions CIC Avco Embassy Pictures | Traditional | Theatrical | First ever animated feature film to be presented in Dolby Stereo. | October 19, 1978 | 102 minutes |
| Wilhelm Busch – Die Trickfilm-Parade: Max und Moritz und andere Streiche | Germany | Hermann Leitner John Halas | Polyphon | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical | May 15, 1978 | 82 minutes | |
| Xigua pao 西瓜炮 (Waterwater Cannon) | China | Jin Xi | Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio | Stop motion | Theatrical | 45 minutes |
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| By decade |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato | Group TAC | ¥4,300,000,000 ($43,000,000) | [2][3] |
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings | Fantasy Films | $30,471,420 | [4][5] |
References
- １００万年地球の旅 バンダーブック (1978). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "なにかとんでもないことが起こりそうな「宇宙戦艦ヤマト2202 愛の戦士たち」". シネマズ PLUS (Cinemas PLUS) (in Japanese). 2017-02-06. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- "Yamato in 1977: how history was made". CosmoDNA. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "The Lord of the Rings (1978)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- Beck, Jerry (2005). "The Lord of the Rings". The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-55652-591-9.
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