A list of animated feature films first released in 1997.

Animated feature films first released in 1997
Title Country Director Studio Technique TypeNotesReleaseDuration
Adarna: The Mythical BirdPhilippinesGeirry A. GarcciaGuiding Light Productions, Inc.
FLT Films International
Traditional[1]December 25, 199778 minutes
Ali Baba and the Pirates
Alì Babà e i pirati
ItalyZlata Potancokova BelliAirone CinematograficaTraditionalTheatricalOctober 10, 199780 minutes
Alien from the Darkness
淫獣エイリアン (Injū Alien)
JapanNorio TakanamiPP Project
Pink Pineapple
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
January 24, 199745 minutes
AnastasiaUnited StatesDon Bluth
Gary Goldman
20th Century Fox (distributor)
20th Century Fox Animation
Fox Animation Studios
TraditionalTheatricalFirst Don Bluth film to use digital ink and paint, and the first production of Fox Animation Studios and the inaugural release from 20th Century Fox Animation.November 21, 199794 minutes
AnastasiaUnited States
Japan
Diane Eskenazi (uncredited)Golden Films
Sony Wonder (distributor)
TraditionalDirect-to-videoMay 20, 199748 minutes
Annabelle's WishUnited StatesRoy WilsonRalph Edwards ProductionsTraditionalDirect-to-videoOctober 21, 199754 minutes
Babes in ToylandUnited StatesCharles Grosvenor
Toby Bluth
Paul Sabella
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer AnimationTraditionalDirect-to-videoOctober 14, 199774 minutes
Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP Bōsō Miniyonku Dai Tsuiseki!
爆走兄弟レッツ&ゴー!!WGP 暴走ミニ四駆大追跡! (The Racing Brothers Let's & Go!! WGP Runaway Mini 4WD Great Pursuit!)
JapanTetsurō AminoXebecTraditionalTheatricalJuly 5, 199780 minutes
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's FinestUnited StatesToshihiko MasudaWarner Bros. AnimationTraditionalTelevision filmOriginally aired as a part of the second season of Superman: The Animated Series, the plot is set inbetween episodes 28 and 32 of the overall series.October 4, 199764 minutes
Beauty and the BeastUnited StatesDiane Eskenazi (uncredited)Golden Films
Hong Ying Animation Co. (overseas animation production)
Sony Wonder (distributor)
TraditionalTelevision filmGolden Films' second adaptation of the Beauty and the Beast story after the 1992 film.July 13, 199749 minutes
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasUnited States
Canada
Andy KnightWalt Disney Video PremiereTraditionalDirect-to-videoSequel to Beauty and the Beast (1991); first Disney direct-to-video film to use digital ink and paint.November 11, 199772 minutes
Benjamin Bluemchen
Benjamin Blümchen
Germany
Luxembourg
Gerhard HahnHahn Film AGTraditionalTheatricalDecember 4, 199775 minutes
The Brave Little Toaster to the RescueUnited StatesRobert C. RamirezHyperion Animation
The Kushner-Locke Company
TraditionalDirect-to-videoSequel to The Brave Little Toaster (1987).May 20, 199774 minutes
Case Closed: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper
名探偵コナン 時計じかけの摩天楼 (Meitantei Konan: Tokei Jikake no Matenrō)
JapanKenji KodamaTMS Entertainment
Toho (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalFirst installment of the Case Closed film series.April 19, 199794 minutes
Cats Don't DanceUnited StatesMark DindalTurner Feature AnimationTraditionalTheatricalSecond and last film produced by Turner Feature Animation, which was later absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation after the Time Warner merger with parent company Turner Entertainment.March 28, 199777 minutes
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
Xiao Qian
Hong KongAndrew ChanFilm Workshop
Triangle Staff
TraditionalTheatricalJuly 26, 199782 minutes
A Christmas CarolUnited StatesStan PhillipsDIC EntertainmentTraditionalDirect-to-videoOctober 11, 199772 minutes
City Hunter: The Motion Picture
シティーハンタースペシャル グッド・バイ・マイ・スイート・ハート (City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart)
JapanKazuo Yamazaki
Kenji Kodama
SunriseTraditionalTelevision filmApril 25, 199788 minutes
The Count of Monte CristoCanada
United States
Rick Allen
Laura Shepherd
Blye Migicovsky Productions
Phoenix Animation Studios
TraditionalDirect-to-videoMay 15, 199745 minutes
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness
クレヨンしんちゃん 暗黒タマタマ大追跡 (Kureyon Shinchan: Ankoku Tamatama Daitsuiseki)
JapanKeiichi HaraShin-Ei Animation
Toho (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalApril 19, 1997100 minutes
The Day the Earth Moved
地球が動いた日 (Chikyū ga Ugoita Hi)
JapanToshio GotōTama ProductionTraditionalTheatricalFictionalised account of the aftermath of the Great Hanshin earthquake, which took place on January 17, 1995.July 22, 199776 minutes
Deep Sea Fleet: Submarine 707
深海の艦隊 サブマリン707 (Sinkai no Kantai Sabumarin Nana Maru Nana)
JapanTeruo KogureKnack ProductionsTraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
January 10, 199745 minutes
Dibu: The Movie
Dibu: La película
ArgentinaCarlos Olivieri
Alejandro Stoessel
Patagonik Film GroupTraditional/Live actionTheatricalJuly 10, 1997105 minutes
The Dog of Flanders: The Movie
劇場版 フランダースの犬 (Gekijôban Furandāsu no Inu)
JapanYoshio KurodaShochiku (distributor)
Nippon Animation
TraditionalTheatricalFeature film remake of the 1975 animated television series Dog of Flanders, based on the same source material, which originally ran from January 5 to December 28 of that year and produced by the same studio that made the earlier TV series.March 15, 1997104 minutes
Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City
ドラえもん のび太のねじ巻き都市冒険記 (Doraemon: Nobita no Neji maki Shitī Bôkenki)
JapanTsutomu ShibayamaAsatsu
Shin-Ei Animation
Toho (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalMarch 8, 199799 minutes
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
ドラゴンボールGT(ジーティー) 悟空外伝! 勇気の証しは四星球 (Doragon Bōru Jī Tī: Gokū Gaiden! Yūki no Akashi wa Sūshinchū)
JapanYoshihiro Ueda
Hidehiko Kadota
Toei AnimationTraditionalTelevision specialMarch 26, 199746 minutes
Droids: The Pirates and the PrinceUnited States
Canada
Lucasfilm
Nelvana
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (distributor)
TraditionalDirect-to-video
Compilation film
Compilation film of the second story arc of the animated series Star Wars: Droids (1985–1986), covering the first four episodes of the plot and leaving out the concluding episode ("Coby and the Starhunters") from the duration of the narrative.February 11, 199785 minutes
Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon
エルマーの冒険 MY FATHER'S DRAGON (Erumā no Bōken Mai Fāzāsu Doragon)
JapanMasami HataShochikuTraditionalTheatricalJuly 5, 199798 minutes
The End of Evangelion
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 Air/まごころを、君に (Shin Seiki Evangerion Gekijō-ban: Ea/Magokoro o, Kimi ni)
JapanKazuya Tsurumaki
Hideaki Anno
Kadokawa Shoten
TV Tokyo
Sega Corporation
Production I.G
Movic
Starchild
Gainax Co., Ltd.
TraditionalTheatricalJuly 19, 199787 minutes
Ewoks: The Haunted VillageUnited States
Canada
Lucasfilm
Nelvana
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (distributor)
TraditionalDirect-to-video
Compilation film
Compilation film of episodes 1 ("The Cries of the Trees"), 2 ("The Haunted Village"), 3 ("Rampage of the Phlogs") and 9 ("Sunstar vs. Shadowstone") from season one of the animated series Ewoks (1985–1986) that ran for two seasons and 26 episodes from September 7, 1985, to December 13, 1986.February 11, 199775 minutes
The Fearless Four
Die furchtlosen Vier
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
Michael Coldewey
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Jürgen Richter
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (distributor)
Munich Animation
TraditionalTheatricalOctober 2, 199787 minutes (German, original release)
81 minutes (English dubbed version)
Fujimi Orchestra
富士見二丁目交響楽団 (Fujimi Nichōme Kōkyō Gakudan)
JapanAkira NishimoriAIC
Bee Media
Brain's Base
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
July 22, 199760 minutes
Go to Hell!!AustraliaRay NowlandTraditionalTheatrical199773 minutes
HerculesUnited StatesRon Clements
John Musker
Walt Disney Pictures (distributor)
Walt Disney Feature Animation
TraditionalTheatricalThe eighth Disney animated feature of the Disney Renaissance.June 27, 199793 minutes[2]
HerculesUnited StatesDiane Eskenazi (uncredited)Golden Films
Sony Wonder (distributor)
TraditionalDirect-to-videoFebruary 11, 199748 minutes
HerkulesGermanyRoswitha HaasDingo PicturesTraditionalDirect-to-videoDecember 31, 199745 minutes
Hermes – Winds of Love
ヘルメス-愛は風の如く (Hermes – Ai Wa Kaze No Gotoku)
JapanTetsuo ImazawaHappy Science
Studio Junio
Arts Pro
Animation Staff Room
Sony PCL
TraditionalTheatricalApril 12, 1997117 minutes
Home of Acorns
どんぐりの家 (Donguri no Ie)
JapanTakashi Anno
Osamu Yamamoto (chief director)
Ajia-do Animation Works
Japanese Federation of the Deaf
Kyosaren
TraditionalTheatricalThe film won the Excellence Award in the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival (Animation Division).100 minutes
Hua MulanItalyOrlando CorradiMondo TVTraditional87 minutes
I Married a Strange Person!United StatesBill PlymptonItaltoonsTraditionalTheatricalSeptember 8, 199773 minutes
Jiang de Kailaban jue
倔强的凯拉班 (The Stubborn Kailaban)
Kerabans phantastische Reise (Keraban's Fantastic Journey)
China
Germany
Manfred Durniok
Hong Hu Zhao
Shanghai Animation Film StudioStop motionTheatricalBased on the 1883 novel Kéraban the Inflexible (Keraban-le-têtu) by Jules Verne.May 11, 199790 minutes
Jigoku Sensei Nūbē: Gozen 0 toki Nūbē Shisu
地獄先生ぬ~べ~ 午前0時ぬ~べ~死す (Hell Teacher Nūbē: 0 a.m. Nube Dead)
JapanYukio KaizawaToei AnimationTraditionalTheatricalMarch 8, 199745 minutes
Journey Beneath the SeaUnited States
Canada
Stephen Anderson
Roman Arambula
Keith Ingham
Hyperion PicturesTraditionalDirect-to-video
Compilation film
Seventh compilation film of the animated television series The Oz Kids (1996).March 11, 199766 minutes
Jungle Emperor Leo
劇場版 ジャングル大帝 (Gekijōban Janguru Taitei)
JapanYoshio TakeuchiShochiku (distributor)
Tezuka Productions
TraditionalTheatricalAugust 1, 199799 minutes
Katharina & Witt, Fiction & RealityGermanyMariola Brillowska
Charles Kissing
Interpol Studios HamburgTraditional100 minutes
Kigyō Senshi Yamazaki: Long Distance Call
企業戦士YAMAZAKI ~LONG DISTANCE CALL~ (Corporate Warrior Yamazaki: Long Distance Call)
JapanTsuneo TominagaRipple Film
Bandai Music Entertainment
Happinet Pictures
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
October 25, 199745 minutes
Kikansha Sensei
機関車先生 (Locomotive Teacher)
JapanKōzō KusubaNippon Animation
Fuji Television Network
Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
Toho (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalMarch 29, 1997133 minutes
King DavidItalyOrlando CorradiMondo TVTraditionalTelevision film
Compilation film
88 minutes
The Little Bastard
Kleines Arschloch
GermanyMichael Schaack
Veit Vollmer
Hahn Film AG (uncredited)
Senator Film Produktion
TCB Toon Company Berlin
TFC Trickompany Filmproduktion
TraditionalTheatricalMarch 6, 199782 minutes
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious IslandUnited StatesCharles GrosvenorUniversal Cartoon StudiosTraditionalDirect-to-videoFifth installment in The Land Before Time film series.December 9, 199774 minutes
Lapitch the Little Shoemaker
Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića
Croatia
Germany
Milan BlažekovićCroatia Film
HaffaDiebold
ProSieben
TraditionalTheatricalCroatian's highest grossing animated film.June 23, 199783 minutes
Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi
リカちゃんとヤマネコ 星の旅 (Licca-chan and the Wildcat: Star Trip)
JapanTsutomu ShibayamaAjiado
Group TAC
Takara (distributor)
Toho (distributor)
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
Originally completed in 1994 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Licca-chan dress-up doll (1964-1994), produced and owned by Takara, and the franchise it spawned out.September 12, 199778 minutes
Lupin III: Island of Assassins
ルパン三世『ワルサーP38』 (Rupan Sansei: Walusa P38)
JapanToshiyasu Shinohara
Hiroyuki Yano
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Nippon TV
TraditionalTelevision specialAugust 1, 199793 minutes
MegasónicosSpainJavier González de la Fuente, José Martínez MonteroBaleuko S.L.ComputerDirect-to-video85 minutes
Merry Christmas Little Moonky!
Joyeux Noël Petit Moonky!
Belgium
France
André Moons
Pierre Urbain
Odec Kid Cartoons
Moonkys Co
G3 Productions
TF1
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
Les Films de la Perrine
TraditionalTelevision film48 minutes
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-OffUnited StatesDoug MurphyWalt Disney Television AnimationTraditionalDirect-to-videoReedited alternate version of the eponymous two-part storyline "The First Face Off", the pilot of the television series Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series that aired from September 6, 1996 to January 17, 1997 for a total of 26 half-hour episodes.April 8, 199766 minutes
Mondo PlymptonUnited StatesBill PlymptonPlymptoonsTraditionalTheatrical
Compilation film
A "best of..." compilation of animator Bill Plympton's classic shorts, including "Your Face", "How to Kiss", "One of Those Days", "25 Ways to Quit Smoking", "Plymptoons", "Nosehair" and "How to Make Love to a Woman". In between, an animated version of Bill answers questions about his life and career.March 28, 199753 minutes
Monsieur Seguin's Goat
La Chèvre de Monsieur Seguin
FranceEveline Fouché
Vladimir Goncharov
Mathares
Borisfen
Millimages
PolyGram (distributor)
TraditionalTelevision specialBased on the 1866 book of the same title by Alphonse Daudet.February 4, 199754 minutes
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 シト新生 (Shin Seiki Evangerion Gekijō-ban: Shi to Shinsei)
JapanHideaki Anno
Masayuki
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Kadokawa Shoten
TV Tokyo
Sega Corporation
Production I.G
Movic
Starchild
Gainax Co., Ltd.
TraditionalTheatricalMarch 15, 199772 minutes ("Death")
28 minutes ("Rebirth")
68 minutes ["Death (True)"]
68 minutes ["Death (True)2",
excluding intermission]
Neznayka on the Moon
Незнайка на Луне (Neznayka na lunye)
RussiaYuriy Butyrin
Andrey Ignatenko
Aleksandr Lyutkevich
FAF Entertainment
Russkoye zoloto
TraditionalBased on the 1965 novel Dunno on the Moon by Nikolay Nosov.151 minutes
Perfect Blue
パーフェクトブルー (Pāfekuto Burū)
JapanSatoshi KonMadhouseTraditionalTheatricalDirectorial debut of Satoshi Kon.August 5, 199781 minutes
The Purfume of the Invisible One
Le Parfum de l'invisible
France
United States
Francis NielsenBlue Dahlia Productions
Canal+
M6
Oranton Ltd.
Pipangaï Production
Provision (distributor)
TraditionalTelevision filmBaseed on the 1986 comic Le Parfum de l'invisible by Milo Manara.68 minutes
Pippi LongstockingSweden
Germany
Canada
Clive A. SmithNelvana Limited
AB Svensk Filmindustri
TraditionalTheatricalAugust 22, 199777 minutes
Pocahontas and the Spider WomanItalyKim Jun OkSEK Studio
Mondo TV
TraditionalTelevision film
Compilation film
79 minutes
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher RobinUnited StatesKarl GeursWalt Disney Video PremiereTraditionalDirect-to-videoAugust 5, 199785 minutes
Princess Mononoke
もののけ姫 (Mononoke-hime)
JapanHayao MiyazakiStudio Ghibli
Toho (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalJapan's highest grossing anime film until Spirited Away (2001).July 12, 1997133 minutes
Psycho Diver: Soul Siren
サイコダイバー 魔性菩薩 (Psycho Diver: Mashō Bosatsu)
JapanMamoru KanbeMadhouse
Studio Junio
Filmlink International
Goodhill Vision
Toei Video Co., Ltd.
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
May 21, 199749 minutes
The Quest for the Key to Heaven
Jakten på himlens nyckel
SwedenKarl Gunnar HolmqvistHome Made and Lean ProductionsStop motionJanuary 24, 199773 minutes
The Secret of AnastasiaUnited StatesLee LanSchwartz & Company
UAV Corporation
Animation Ink
Hong Long Studio
Hong Ying Animation Company (uncredited)
Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Company (uncredited)
TraditionalDirect-to-videoSecond film in the UAV The Secret of... series.December 25, 199757 minutes
Slayers Great
スレイヤーズ ぐれいと (Sureiyāzu gurēto)
JapanKunihiko Yuyama
Hiroshi Watanabe
J.C.StaffTraditionalTheatricalThird installment in the Slayers film series.August 2, 199764 minutes
Soreike! Anpanman: Niji no Piramiddo
それいけ! アンパンマン 虹のピラミッド (Let's Go! Anpanman: The Pyramid of the Rainbow)
JapanShunji ŌgaTokyo Movie Shinsha
Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. (distributor)
TraditionalTheatricalJuly 28, 199756 minutes
Spacibo at the End of the Edo Period
幕末のスパシーボ (Bakumatsu no Spasibo)
JapanTetsu DezakiMagic BusTraditionalTheatricalSeptember 20, 199785 minutes
Spur to Glory: The Igaya Chiharu Story
栄光へのシュプール 猪谷千春物語 (Eikō e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari)
JapanMasaharu OkuwakiMushi ProductionTraditionalTheatricalFictionalisation based on the life of Chiharu Igaya (born May 20, 1931), a Japanese alpine skier.September 13, 199790 minutes
Spy of Darkness
淫獣VS女スパイ (Injū vs. Onna Spy)
JapanHisashi TomiiPP Project
Pink Pineapple
TraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
March 28, 199743 minutes
The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle MountainUnited StatesRichard Rich Nest Family Entertainment
Rich Animation Studios
TraditionalDirect-to-videoSequel to The Swan Princess (1994).July 18, 199771 minutes
Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness
天地無用!真夏のイヴ (Tenchi Muyō! Manatsu no Ibu)
JapanTetsu KimuraAnime International Company
Pioneer LDC
Toei Company
TraditionalTheatricalSecond installment in the Tenchi Muyo! film series.August 2, 199765 minutes
Tiny Heroes
Vacak, az erdő hőse
Bobo und die Hasenbande 2 – Abenteuer im Wald
Hungary
Germany
United States
József Gémes
Jenõ Koltai
Pannónia FilmstúdióTraditionalSequel to The Seventh Brother (1991).April 19, 1997Israel:
76 min.
Germany:
78 min.
Tom and Fluffy
Tom ja Fluffy
EstoniaHeiki Ernits
Leo Lätti
Janno Põldma
Eesti Joonisfilm
Yleisradio (YLE)
TraditionalFirst Estonian animated feature.May 199773 minutes
Twilight of the Dark Master
支配者の黄昏 (Shihaisha no Tasogare)
JapanAkiyuki ShinboMadhouseTraditionalDirect-to-video
OVA
November 11, 1997 (United States)
January 21, 1998 (Japan)
45 minutes
The Ugly DucklingUnited KingdomDavid Elvin
Martin Gates
Martin Gates Productions
Carrington Productions International
Fil-Cartoons (animation production facilities)
TraditionalSeptember 13, 199781 minutes
Underground AdventureUnited States
Canada
Stephen Anderson
Bert Ring
Rhoydon Shishido
Hyperion PicturesTraditionalDirect-to-video
Compilation film
Sixth compilation film of the animated television series The Oz Kids (1996).February 18, 199764 minutes
Violin in the Starry Sky
星空のバイオリン (Hoshizora no Violin)
JapanSetsuo NakayamaSpace Eizô
Takahashi Studio
TraditionalTheatricalOriginally first shown at the 1997 Nichieikyo Film Festival.May 4, 199782 minutes

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

RankTitleStudioWorldwide grossRef.
1 Hercules Walt Disney Feature Animation $252,712,101 [3]
2 Princess Mononoke Studio Ghibli $159,375,308 (¥14.5 billion) [4]
3 Anastasia Fox Animation Studios $139,804,348 [5]
4 Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City Asatsu $17,966,000 (¥2 billion) [6][7]
5 The End of Evangelion Gainax Co., Ltd. $13,025,350 (¥1.45 billion) [7]

See also

References

  1. "Archives". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
  2. "Hercules". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. "Hercules (1997) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. "Princess Mononoke (1999) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. "Anastasia (1997) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. "JAPAN: Shin Godzilla Repeats Atop Box Office In Sophomore Frame; Delivers Atomic Second Weekend". The Box Office Theory — Forums. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 "過去興行収入上位作品 一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟". www.eiren.org. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.