A list of animated feature films first released in 1989.

Animated feature films first released in 1989
TitleCountryDirectorStudioTechniqueTypeNotesReleaseDuration
All Dogs Go to HeavenIreland
United States
United Kingdom
Don BluthSullivan Bluth Studios
Goldcrest Films
TraditionalTheatricalNovember 17, 198985 minutes
Asterix and the Big Fight
Astérix et le Coup du Menhir (Asterix and the Menhir Coup)
France
West Germany
Philippe GrimondDargaud Films
Extrafilm
Gaumont
TraditionalTheatricalSixth installment in the Asterix film series; plot adapted and composited from volumes 7 and 19 of the comic book series respectively.October 4, 198981 minutes
Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear[1][2]
ja:それいけ! アンパンマン キラキラ星の涙
JapanAkinori NagaokaAnpanman Production Committee, TMS EntertainmentTraditionalMarch 11, 198975 minutes
Babar: The Movie
Le Triomphe de Babar
Canada
France
Alan BunceNelvana
Ellipse Programmé
The Clifford Ross Company
Astral Films
New Line Cinema
TraditionalTheatricalJuly 28, 198976 minutes
Baoh
バオー来訪者 (Baō Raihōsha)
JapanHiroyuki YokoyamaStudio PierrotTraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
November 1, 198948 minutes
The BFGUnited KingdomBrian CosgroveCosgrove Hall FilmsTraditionalScreening-ran film[3]One of Cosgrove Hall Films' only films.December 25, 198991 minutes
Blue Flames
青き炎 (Aoki honō)
JapanNoboru IshiguroArtlandTraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
November 24, 198950 minutes
Bombing Circuit Romance Twin
爆走サーキット·ロマン ツイン (Bakusō Sakitto Roman Twin)
JapanOsamu SekidaLife Work Co., Ltd.
Japan Home Video
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
[4]January 24, 198988 minutes
Cinderella Express
シンデレラ エクスプレス (Shinderera Ekusupuresu)
JapanKouichi Sasaki
Michio Mishima
Nanako Shimazaki
Nichiei Agency
Nihon Eizō
Studio Look
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
August 16, 198947 minutes
City Hunter: .357 Magnum
シティーハンター 愛と宿命のマグナム
JapanKenji KodamaSunriseTraditionalTheatricalJune 17, 198987 minutes
The Corsican BrothersAustraliaBurbank Films AustraliaTraditionalTelevision filmJuly 7, 198949 minutes
Cybernetics Guardian
聖獣機サイガード (Seijuki Cyguard)
JapanKoichi OhataAIC
ASMIK
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
November 1, 198945 minutes
Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past
ドッグソルジャー "SHADOWS OF THE PAST"
JapanHiroyuki EbataAnimate Film
J.C. Staff
MOVIC
Sony Music Entertainment
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
October 8, 198946 minutes
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
ドラえもん: のび太の日本誕生 (Doraemon: Nobita no Nihon Tanjō)
JapanTsutomu ShibayamaAsatsu
Shin-Ei Animation
Toho
TraditionalTheatricalTenth installment of the Doraemon film series; Remade 26 years later in 2016.March 11, 1989100 minutes
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
ドラゴンボールゼット オラの悟飯を返せッ! (Doragon Bōru Zetto Ora no Gohan o Kaese!!)
JapanDaisuke NishioToei AnimationTraditionalTheatricalJuly 15, 198942 minutes
El Escudo del cóndor
The Shield of the Condor
ArgentinaLuis PalomaresVuelo Libre Producciones S.R.L.TraditionalTheatricalApril 20, 198972 minutes
The Five Star Stories
ファイブスター物語 (Faibu Sutā Monogatari)
JapanKazuo YamazakiSunriseTraditionalTheatricalMarch 11, 198966 minutes
The Four Musicians of Bremen
Los Cuatro Músicos de Bremen
SpainCruz DelgadoEstudios Cruz Delgado
Filmayer
TraditionalTheatricalJune 26, 198986 minutes
Goku Midnight Eye: Part One
MIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ (Midnight Eye Gokū)
JapanYoshiaki KawajiriMadhouseTraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
Part one of a two-part OVA sequence.January 27, 198960 minutes
Goku Midnight Eye: Part Two
MIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ II (Midnight Eye GOKŪ II)
JapanYoshiaki KawajiriMadhouseTraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
Part two of a two-part OVA sequence.December 22, 198960 minutes
Hengen Taima Yakou Karura Mau! Nara Onryou Emaki
変幻退魔夜行 カルラ舞う! 仙台小芥子怨歌 (Phantasmagoric Exorcism Night Parade – Karura Dance! Nara Grief Picture Scroll)
JapanTakaaki IshiyamaToei Classics
Toshiba Eizo Soft
Ginga Teikoku
TraditionalTheatricalApril 8, 198980 minutes
Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga
ギャラガ (Garaga)
JapanHidemi KuboASMIK
Aubec
AVN
TraditionalTheatricalOctober 21, 1989100 minutes
The Isewan Typhoon Story
伊勢湾台風物語 (Ise-wan Taifu Monogatari)
JapanSeijirō KōyamaMirai Industry Co., Ltd.
Mushi Production
Space Eizo
TraditionalTheatricalFictionalization of the Typhoon Vera disaster that occurred in Japan on September 21–28, 1959.November 4, 198988 minutes
The Journey to Melonia: Fantasies of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
Resan till Melonia
Sweden
Norway
Per ÅhlinSandrew MetronomeTraditionalTheatricalDecember 15, 1989104 minutes
Kankara Sanshin
かんからさんしん
JapanOsamu KobayashiTokyo Animation FilmTraditionalTheatrical[5][6]August 3, 198978 minutes
Kiki and Lala's Blue Bird
キキとララの青い鳥 (Kiki to Lala no Aoi Tori)
JapanMasami HataSanrio
Grouper Productions
Toho (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalThe first of only three feature-length installments in the Sanrio Anime Festival series; based on Maurice Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird.July 22, 198956 minutes
Kiki's Delivery Service
魔女の宅急便 (Majo no Takkyūbin)
JapanHayao MiyazakiStudio GhibliTraditionalTheatricalJuly 29, 1989103 minutes
Legend of Lemnear
極黒の翼 バルキサス (Kyokuguro no Tsubasa Barukisasu)
JapanKinji YoshimotoAICTraditionalDirect-to-videoOVAAugust 25, 198945 minutes
The Little MermaidUnited StatesRon Clements
John Musker
Walt Disney Feature AnimationTraditionalTheatricalFirst Disney animated feature of the Disney Renaissance, and the last feature in Walt Disney Feature Animation to use traditional ink and paint animation.November 17, 198983 minutes
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
ニモ (Nimo)
Japan
United States
Masami Hata
William Hurtz
Tokyo Movie ShinshaTraditionalTheatricalJuly 15, 198995 minutes
Lupin III: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
ルパン三世 バイバイ·リバティー危機一発! (Rupan Sansei: Baibai Ribatī – Kiki Ippatsu!)
JapanOsamu DezakiTokyo Movie Shinsha
Nippon TV
TraditionalTelevision specialFirst television special installment in the Lupin III manga and anime franchise.April 1, 198997 minutes
Maria, Mirabela in Tranzistoria
Мария и Мирабела в Транзистории (Mariya, Mirabela v Tranzistorii)
Soviet Union
Romania
Ion Popescu-Gopo
Vladimir Pekar
Mosfilm
Romania Film
Soyuzmultfilm
Traditional/Live actionTheatricalApril 10, 198971 minutes
Megazone 23 Part III
メガゾーン23 PART III (Megazōn Tsū Surī Part III)
JapanKenichi YatagaiAIC
Artland
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
Part three of a four-part OVA sequence.September 28, 198950 minutes
Megazone 23 – Final Part
ゲーム:メガゾーン23 青いガーランド
JapanShinji AramakiAIC
Artland
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
Part four of a four-part OVA sequence.December 22, 198950 minutes
Meet the FeeblesNew ZealandPeter JacksonWingNut FilmsPuppetryTheatricalDecember 8, 198997 minutes
Molly and the Skywalkerz: Two Daddies?United StatesBill Melendez
Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez
JZM Productions
Bill Melendez Productions
WonderWorks
PBS
TraditionalTelevision filmMay 6, 198955 minutes
Ogami Matsugoro
おがみ松吾郎
JapanHidetoshi ŌmoriNippon Animation
Creative Bridge
Nihon Eizō
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
December 16, 198950 minutes
Patlabor: The Movie
機動警察パトレイバー the Movie (Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā Za Mūbī)
JapanMamoru OshiiStudio Deen
Production I.G.
TraditionalTheatricalJuly 15, 198998 minutes
Project A-ko 4: FINAL
プロジェクトA子 完結篇 (Project A-ko: Kanketsuron)
JapanYuji MoriyamaPony Canyon
Soeishinsha
A.P.P.P.
Studio Fantasia
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
Fourth installment of the Project A-ko series.October 7, 198954 minutes
Reynard the Fox
Reineke Fuchs
West Germany
China
United Kingdom
Manfred Durniok
Yumen He
Minjin Zhuang
Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion
Oriental Communications
Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
TraditionalTelevision film80 minutes
Rhea Gall Force
レア・ガルフォース
JapanKatsuhito AkiyamaArtmic
AIC
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
March 21, 198960 minutes
Riding Bean
ライディング・ビーン
JapanYasuo HasegawaAICTraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
February 22, 198948 minutes
Riki-Oh: The Walls of Hell
力王 等括地獄 (Riki-Ou: Tōkatsu Jigoku)
JapanSatoshi DezakiTrans ArtsTraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
Part one of a two-part OVA sequence.June 25, 198945 minutes
Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle
聖闘士星矢 最終聖戦の戦士たち (Seinto Seiya: Saishū Seisen no Senshitachi)
JapanMasayuki AkehiToei AnimationTraditionalTheatricalMarch 18, 198945 minutes
Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle
超音戦士ボーグマン ラストバトル (Chouon Senshi Borgman: Last Battle)
JapanKiyoshi MurayamaAshi Production
Toho
TraditionalTheatricalSeptember 1, 198960 minutes
Soreike! Anpanman: Kirakira Boshi no Namida
それいけ!アンパンマン キラキラ星の涙 (Let's Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear)
JapanAkinori NagaokaFroebel-kan Co., Ltd.
Nippon TV
Shochiku-Fuji Ltd.
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
TraditionalTheatricalFirst feature film installment of the Anpanman franchise.March 11, 198974 minutes
A Tale of Two ToadsUnited KingdomBrian CosgroveCosgrove Hall FilmsStop motionTelevision specialSequel to The Wind in the Willows (1983).December 29, 198960 minutes
The Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son-goku
手塚治虫物語 ぼくは孫悟空 (Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son Gokû)
JapanMasami Hata
Rintaro
Tezuka Productions
Nippon TV
TraditionalTelevision filmOne of the final projects approved by Osamu Tezuka before his death earlier that year and the tenth and penultimate animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon.August 27, 198970 minutes
The Three Musketeers Anime: Aramis' Adventure
アニメ三銃士 アラミスの冒険 (Anime San Jūshi: Aramisu no Bōken)
JapanKunihiko YuyamaShochiku
Gallop
TraditionalTheatricalMarch 11, 198946 minutes
Time Patrol Bon
藤子・F・不二雄アニメスペシャル SFアドベンチャー T・Pぼん (Fujiko F. Fujio Anime Special SF Adventure – T・P Bon)
JapanKunihiko YuyamaStaff 21
Gallop
Nippon TV
TraditionalTelevision specialOctober 14, 198995 minutes
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
超神伝説うろつき童子 オリジナル劇場公開版 (Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Original Gekijō Kōkai-ban)
JapanHideki TakayamaWest Cape
Team Mu
Shochiku-Fuji
TraditionalTheatricalCompilation film of the OVA series that ran for 13 episodes from January 21, 1987, to December 28, 1996.March 18, 1989108 minutes
Venus Wars
ヴイナス戦記 (Vinasu Senki)
JapanYoshikazu YasuhikoTriangle StaffTraditionalTheatricalMarch 11, 1989102 minutes
Willy the Sparrow
Vili, a veréb
HungaryJózsef GémesPannónia Filmstúdió
Budapest Film
Hajdu Film
TraditionalTheatricalNovember 18, 198976 minutes
Wrath of the Ninja
戦国奇譚 妖刀伝 (Sengoku Kitan Yōtōden)
JapanOsamu YamazakiJ.C.StaffTraditionalCompilation film of the OVA series that ran for three episodes from May 21, 1987, to May 11, 1988.May 27, 198986 minutes

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

RankTitleStudioWorldwide gross Ref
1 The Little Mermaid Walt Disney Feature Animation $211,343,479 [7]
2 Kiki's Delivery Service Studio Ghibli $41,795,218 [lower-alpha 1]
3 All Dogs Go to Heaven Sullivan Bluth Studios / Goldcrest Films $27,100,027 [8]
4 Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan Asatsu / Toho $14,051,242 (¥2.02 billion)
5 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Tokyo Movie Shinsha $11,400,000 [9][10]

See also

Notes

References

  1. 日本テレビ放送網株式会社. "それいけ!アンパンマン". 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  2. "アンパンマン". アンパンマン公式ポータルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. "How we made The BFG by director Brian Cosgrove and animator Ben Turner". the Guardian. 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  4. "オリジナルビデオアニメ 爆走サーキット・ロマン TWIN (1989)について 映画データベース". allcinema. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  5. "映画アニメ かんからさんしん (1989)について 映画データベース". allcinema. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. "かんからさんしん 解説〔アジア・ワイド・コミュニケーションズ〕". hminc.jp. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. "The Little Mermaid (1989) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  8. "All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  9. "樹静かならんと欲すれど。 リトル・ニモの野望". nobit2017.blog.fc2.com. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  10. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, retrieved 2019-10-21
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