List of animated feature films of 1980

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1980.

List Title Country Director Production company Animation technique Format Notes Release date Duration 15 Sonyeon Uju Pyoryugi South Korea Jeong Su-yong Sambu Productions Traditional Theatrical Third installment of the Dreamland Cartoon Theater series. July 27, 1980 80 minutes 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother Japan Isao Takahata Hajime Okayasu Nippon Animation Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodes July 19, 1980 107 minutes Animalympics Steven Lisberger Lisberger Studios Traditional Television film Originally planned as two one-hour television specials to be aired on NBC as a companion piece to the network's coverage of the 1980 Summer and Winter Olympics; A theatrical version was later prepared for overseas release. February 1, 1980 75 minutes Back to the Forest Japan Yoshio Kuroda Nippon Animation Fuji TV Traditional Television special Sixth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. February 3, 1980 75 minutes Be Forever Yamato Japan Leiji Matsumoto Toshio Masuda Academy ProductionsGroup TAC Traditional Theatrical Fourth feature film in the Space Battleship Yamato series and the third to be released theatrically. August 2, 1980 145 minutes Betty Boop for President United States Dan Dalton Fleischer Studios Dan Dalton Productions National Telefilm Associates New Line Cinema Traditional Theatrical Compilation film Compilation film of select Betty Boop cartoons adapted for television syndication and then reanimated in color in South Korea by NTA; originally titled Hurray for Betty Boop and meant for a 1976 theatrical release. November 21, 1980 78 minutes Bloody Lady Czechoslovakia Viktor Kubal Traditional Theatrical 77 minutes Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) United States Bill Melendez Phil Roman United Feature Syndicate Traditional Theatrical The fourth and final feature film in the Peanuts franchise until 2015, and the only installment so far to feature adult characters and their actual voices on screen. May 30, 1980 76 minutes Botchan Japan Yoshio Takeuchi Tokyo Movie Shinsha Fuji TV Traditional Television special Eighth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. June 13, 1980 70 minutes Captain Japan Satoshi Dezaki EikenNippon TV Traditional Television special April 2, 1980 94 minutes Colargol and the Wonderful Suitcase Poland Tadeusz Wilkosz Se-ma-for Stop motion Theatrical January 17, 1980 75 minutes Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy Japan Masayuki Akehi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 20, 1980 130 minutes Doksuri 5 Hyeongje South Korea Yi Gyu-hong Samjung Planning Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical Unauthorized reanimated remake of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie (1978). July 26, 1980 72 minutes Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur Japan Hiroshi Fukutomi Toho Traditional Theatrical First installment of the Doraemon film series; Remade 26 years later in 2006. March 15, 1980 100 minutes Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned Japan Minoru Okazaki Toei Animation TV Asahi Traditional Television film August 19, 1980 94 minutes Eleven Hungry Cats Japan Shiro Fujimoto Group TAC Traditional Theatrical July 19, 1980 83 minutes Foam Bath Hungary György Kovásznai Pannónia Filmstúdió Traditional Theatrical April 6, 1980 79 minutes Fumoon Japan Hisashi Sakaguchi Tezuka Productions Nippon TV Traditional Television film Third animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon. August 31, 1980 91 minutes Gaegujangi Cheonsadeul South Korea Bae Yeong-lang Dong-A Yanghaeng Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical December 25, 1980 75 minutes Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother!! Japan Osamu Kasai Takenori Kawada Toei Animation Traditional Television special Alternate retelling of episodes 51 ("Artemis of the Transparent Sea–Part 1") & 52 ("Artemis of the Transparent Sea–Part 2") from the anime television series. October 2, 1980 93 minutes Galaxy Express 999: Emeraldas the Eternal Traveller Japan Nobutaka Nishizawa Rintaro Toei Animation Traditional Television special Alternate retelling of episode 22 ("The Pirate Ship Queen Emeraldes") from the anime television series. April 3, 1980 48 minutes Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! 2nd Gekitō Pennant Race Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical May 3, 1980 94 minutes Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! Hatsu Warai 3rd Aa Tsuppari Jinsei Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical December 13, 1980 96 minutes Gnomes United States Jack Zander Tomorrow Entertainment Traditional Television special November 11, 1980 60 minutes Ikkyū-san: Ōabare no Yancha-hime Japan Kimio Yabuki Iku Ishiguro Takeshi Shirado Akinori Orai Toei Animation TV Asahi Traditional Television special Originally aired in between episodes 217 ("A Hanging Scroll and a Disappearing White Horse") and 218 ("Kikyouya, Who Lost Without Doing the Magistrate") of the animated television series respectively. August 25, 1980 49 minutes The King and the Mockingbird France Paul Grimault Les Films Paul Grimault Les Films Gibé Antenne 2 Traditional Theatrical Originally released unfinished in 1952 without Grimault's consent, but he regained the rights to finish it in 1980, making it one of the longest productions in an animated feature. March 19, 1980 87 minutes Kkomaeosa Ttori South Korea Kim Cheong-gi Namyang Planning Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical December 11, 1980 75 minutes The Legend of Marine Snow Japan Fumio Ikeno TV Asahi NOW Planning Studio Oka Traditional Television film August 12, 1980 111 minutes The Little Train Italy Luciano Gregoretti Sergio Minuti URBS Film Traditional Theatrical July 26, 1980 89 minutes Makoto-chan Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical July 26, 1980 85 minutes The Missing Link France Belgium Picha Pils Films Traditional Theatrical May 21, 1980 95 minutes Nobody's Boy: Remi Japan Osamu Dezaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV episodes March 15, 1980 96 minutes Phoenix 2772 Japan Taku Sugiyama Toho Tezuka Productions Traditional Theatrical March 15, 1980 121 minutes Pinocchio's Christmas United States Japan Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. Rankin/Bass Video Tokyo Production Stop motion Television special December 3, 1980 49 minutes Pogo for President: 'I Go Pogo' United States Marc Paul Chinoy O.G.P.I. Inc. Possum Productions Inc. Stowmar Enterprises World Entertainment Corp. Stop motion Theatrical August 1, 1980 86 minutes The Return of the King United States Japan Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass Rankin/Bass Topcraft Traditional Television film May 11, 1980 98 minutes Scruffy United States Charles A. Nichols Ruby-Spears Traditional Television special Originally aired on the ABC anthology series ABC Weekend Special as a three-part installment on the series' sixth season. October 4–18, 1980 72 minutes A Snow White Christmas United States Kay Wright Filmation Traditional Television special December 19, 1980 60 minutes Sonyeon 007 Eunhateukgongdae South Korea Lim Jung-kyu Seo Gyeong-jung Cape Production Traditional Theatrical December 13, 1980 80 minutes Tajemnica szyfru Marabuta Poland Maciej Wojtyszko Studio Miniatur Filmowych Traditional Theatrical Compilation film of the Polish animated television series that was produced from 1976 to 1979. April 1980 76 minutes The Tale of John and Mary Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman Filmové Studio Gottwaldov Cutout Theatrical Last film written and directed by Czech artist and filmmaker Karel Zeman. November 1, 1980 64 minutes The Tale of the Three Kingdoms – Breaking Through the Five Gulfs South Korea Kim Cheong-gi Song Production Traditional Theatrical July 28, 1980 82 minutes The Tale of the Three Kingdoms – Oath of the Peach Garden South Korea Kim Cheong-gi Song Production Traditional Theatrical January 16, 1980 84 minutes The Thralls' Kids Denmark Jannik Hastrup Dansk Tegnefilm Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodes October 14, 1980 81 minutes Time Machine 001 South Korea Lim Jung-kyu Sunwoo Production Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical Sequel to last year's Starland Trio (1979); Second installment of the Dreamland Cartoon Theater series. January 12, 1980 101 minutes Tomorrow's Joe Japan Mizubo Nishikubo Nippon Herald Films Mushi Production Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodes March 8, 1980 150 minutes Toward the Terra Japan Hideo Onchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical April 26, 1980 115 minutes The Trouble with Miss Switch United States Charles A. Nichols Ruby-Spears Traditional Television special Originally aired on the ABC anthology series ABC Weekend Special as a two-part installment on the series' third season. February 16 – 23, 1980 Twelve Months Japan Soviet Union Kimio Yabuki Toei Animation Soyuzmultfilm Traditional Theatrical Third film in the anthology film series Sekai Meisaku Dōwa ( "World Masterpiece Fairy Tales"); Co-production with Soyuzmultfilm. March 15, 1980 65 minutes Twenty-Four Eyes Japan Akio Jissōji Shigetsugu Yoshida Tokyo Movie Shinsha Fuji TV Traditional Television film Ninth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. October 10, 1980 73 minutes Ujudaejang aekkunun South Korea Kim Dae-jung Central Film Company Traditional Theatrical July 25, 1980 77 minutes Wakakusa Monogatari Japan Yūgo Serikawa Toei AnimationFuji TV Traditional Television film Seventh animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. May 3, 1980 68 minutes Yogi's First Christmas United States Ray Patterson Hanna-Barbera Traditional Television film November 22, 1980 98 minutes

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

Rank Title Studio Distributor rentals 1 Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur Shin-Ei Animation 2 Be Forever Yamato Toei Company

See also List of animated television series of 1980

References

External links Animated films of the year, listed in the IMDb