A list of animated feature films first released in 1978.

Animated feature films of 1978
Title Country Director Studio Technique FormatNotesReleaseDuration
77 Group's Secret
77단의 비밀 (77 Danui Bimil)
South KoreaBak Seung-cheolSamdo Film Co., Ltd.TraditionalTheatricalJuly 23, 197870 minutes
The Ballad of the Daltons
La Ballade des Dalton
FranceRené Goscinny
Henri Gruel
Morris
Pierre Watrin
Dargaud Films
Les Productions René Goscinny
Studios Idefix
Les Artistes Associés (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalMarch 10, 197882 minutes
Black BeautyUnited StatesChris CuddingtonHanna-Barbera AustraliaTraditionalTelevision specialOriginally aired as the 26th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984).October 28, 197850 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)
JapanTomoharu KatsumataToei Animation
NHK (distributor)
TraditionalTelevision specialDecember 31, 197858 minutes
Dallyeora Majingga X
달려라 마징가 X (Run Mazinger X)
South KoreaKim Hyeon-yongSekyung Heung Industry Co., Ltd.TraditionalTheatricalDecember 7, 197867 minutes
Donald Duck's Cartoon ManiaUnited StatesDavid Hand
Jack King
Wilfred Jackson
Dick Lundy
Clyde Geronimi
Charles Nichols
Jack Hannah
Walt Disney ProductionsTraditionalTheatrical
Compilation film
Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts; originally released theatrically for overseas markets and never in the United States.July 16, 197878 minutes
Fantasia's Attic
El Desván de la Fantasia
SpainCruz Delgado
José Ramón Sánchez
Estudios Cruz DelgadoTraditionalTheatrical75 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)
JapanLeiji Matsumoto
Toshio Masuda
Group TAC
Toei Company (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalSecond feature film in the Space Battleship Yamato series; same storyline later reused and expanded on for the TV series Space Battleship Yamato II (1978–1979).July 14, 1978151 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
Hermína TýrlováFilmové Studio Gottwaldov
Ústrední Pujcovna Filmu (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalFirst Soviet full-length animated film made in the commonwealth with other countries.60 minutes
The Flintstones: Little Big LeagueUnited StatesChris CuddingtonHanna-Barbera Productions
Hanna-Barbera Pty, Ltd.
TraditionalTelevision specialApril 6, 197860 minutes
Gold Wing 123
황금날개 123 (Hwang Geumnalgae 1.2.3.)
South KoreaKim Cheong-giSejong Cultural CorporationTraditionalTheatricalJanuary 5, 197871 minutes
The Island of NevawuzAustraliaPaul WilliamsFable Film Productions
Australian Film Commission
Stop motionTheatrical48 minutes
King Fang
大雪山の勇者 牙王 (Daisetsusan no Yūsha Kibaō)
JapanEiji OkabeNippon AnimationTraditionalTelevision filmSeptember 23, 197870 minutes
Kongjui & Patchui
콩쥐 팥쥐 (Kongjwi Patjwi)
South KoreaGang Tae-ungU ProductionStop motionTheatricalJanuary 23, 197872 minutes
Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Krabat, Čarodějův učeň
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Karel ZemanBavaria Atelier
Ceskoslovenský Filmexport
Filmové Studio Gottwaldov
Krátký Film Praha
Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR)
Ustredni Pujcovna Filmu
CutoutTheatricalMarch 1, 197873 minutes
The Light PrincessUnited KingdomAndrew GoslingBBCTraditional/Live actionTelevision filmDecember 24, 197856 minutes
The Lord of the RingsUnited States
United Kingdom
Ralph BakshiFantasy Films
United Artists
Traditional/RotoscopeTheatricalFirst 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, 1978133 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)
JapanSōji YoshikawaTokyo Movie Shinsha
Toho (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalFirst animated feature film installment in the Lupin III manga and anime franchise.December 16, 1978102 minutes
The Magic Flute
Il flauto magico
Italy
Australia
Emanuele Luzzati
Giuilio Gianini
Thalia FilmTraditional/Cutout/Live actionTheatrical54 minutes
Metamorphoses
星のオルフェウス (Hoshi no Orufeusu)
Japan
United States
Terry Ogisu
Takashi
Hiro Tsugawa
SanrioTraditionalTheatrical
Anthology film
Later edited down to 82 minutes and reissued on May 3, 1979, under the title Winds of Change.October 27, 197889 minutes
Mickey Mouse Jubilee ShowUnited StatesWalt Disney
Ben Sharpsteen
James Algar
Riley Thomson
Charles Nichols
Milt Schaffer
Walt Disney ProductionsTraditionalTheatrical
Compilation film
Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts; originally released theatrically for overseas markets and never in the United States.June 30, 197876 minutes
Not Everything that Flies is a Bird
Nicht alles, was fliegt, ist ein Vogel
Nije Ptica Sve Sto Leti
Germany
Yugoslavia
Borislav SajtinacStockmann Film VerlagTraditionalTheatrical
Compilation film
Compilation film of several shorts.November 25, 197879 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)
JapanOsamu TezukaTezuka Productions
Nippon TV (distributor)
TraditionalTelevision filmFirst two-hour animated television special, the first installment of the Tezuka Star System series of specials and the inaugural animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon.[1]August 27, 197894 minutes
The Phoenix
火の鳥 (Hi no Tori)
JapanKon IchikawaToho (distributor)
Firebird Productions
Tezuka Productions
Traditional/Live actionTheatrical
Live-action animated film
Animated hand drawn elements in otherwise mostly live action feature film.August 19, 1978137 minutes
Popeye vs. the Red Indians Braccio di Ferro contro gli indianiUnited States
Italy
Seymour Kneitel
Izzy Sparber
Bill Tytla
Famous Studios (archive footage)
G.P.S. Distribuzione Cinematografica
United Artists (distributor)
TraditionalTheatrical
Compilation film
Compilation of 12 Famous Studios Popeye the Sailor theatrical animated shorts; originally released theatrically for overseas markets and never in the United States.December 23, 197880 minutes
Puff the Magic DragonUnited StatesCharles Swenson
Fred Wolf
Murakami Wolf Swenson
Yarrow/Muller-My Company
TraditionalTelevision specialOctober 30, 197830 minutes
Ringing Bell
チリンの鈴 (Chirin no Suzu)
JapanMasami HataSanrioTraditionalTheatricalMarch 11, 197847 minutes
Robot Taekwon V vs. Golden Wings Showdown
로보트 태권V 대 황금날개의 대결 (Roboteu taegwonbeuiwa hwanggeumnalgaeui daegyeol)
South KoreaKim Cheong-giSejong Cultural CorporationTraditionalTheatricalJuly 26, 197866 minutes
Run, Wonder Princess!
날아라 원더공주 (Narara Wondeogongju)
South KoreaKim Cheong-giU ProductionTraditionalTheatricalJuly 31, 197875 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)
JapanHisayuki ToriumiShochiku (distributor)
Tatsunoko Production
TraditionalTheatrical
Compilation film
Alternate retelling of the plot of the animated television series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, compiling the first three minutes of original material with key footage through episodes 1 to 2, 51 to 53 and 102 to 105.May 12, 1978110 minutes
The Stingiest Man in Town
町一番のけちんぼう (Machi Ichiban no Kechinbō)
United States
Japan
Arthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass
Katsuhisa Yamada
Rankin/Bass Productions
Topcraft
TraditionalTelevision specialAnimated adaptation of the live action musical TV special of the same title, that first aired as a part of The Alcoa Hour on NBC in December 23, 1956.December 23, 197856 minutes
Los SupersabiosMexicoAnuar BadínKinemma S.A.TraditionalTheatricalNovember 4, 197878 minutes
The Talking ParcelUnited KingdomBrian CosgroveCosgrove Hall FilmsTraditionalTelevision filmDecember 26, 197840 minutes
The Thralls
Trællene
DenmarkJannik HastrupDansk Tegnefilm
Traellenes Boern
TraditionalTheatricalMarch 27, 197884 minutes
Thumbelina
世界名作童話 おやゆび姫 (Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Oyayubi Hime)
JapanYugo SerikawaToei AnimationTraditionalTheatricalSecond 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, 197864 minutes
The Water BabiesUnited Kingdom
Poland
Lionel JeffriesPethurst International Ltd. (distributor)
Studio Miniatur Filmowych
Traditional/Live actionTheatricalJune 23, 1978105 minutes
Watership DownUnited Kingdom
United States
Martin RosenNepenthe Productions
CIC (distributor)
Avco Embassy Pictures (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalFirst ever animated feature film to be presented in Dolby Stereo.October 19, 1978102 minutes
Wilhelm Busch – Die Trickfilm-Parade: Max und Moritz und andere StreicheGermanyHermann Leitner
John Halas
Studio Hamburg
Polyphon
Traditional/Live actionTheatricalMay 15, 197882 minutes
Xigua pao
西瓜炮 (Waterwater Cannon)
ChinaJin XiShanghai Fine Arts Film StudioStop motionTheatrical45 minutes

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

RankTitleStudioGrossRef
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]

See also

References

  1. 100万年地球の旅 バンダーブック (1978). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. "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.
  3. "Yamato in 1977: how history was made". CosmoDNA. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. "The Lord of the Rings (1978)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  5. 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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