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List of animated feature films of 1981

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This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1981.

List

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Title Country Director Studio Technique Format Notes Release Duration
21 Emon: Uchū e Irasshai!
21エモン 宇宙へいらっしゃい! (21 Emon: Welcome to Space!)
Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Toho
Shin-Ei Animation
Traditional Theatrical August 1, 1981 92 minutes
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
엄마 찾아 삼천리 (Eomma chaja sammalli)
South Korea Jeong Su-yong
Gang Han-yeong
Sunwoo Production Co., Ltd.
Sidus
Traditional Theatrical Fourth and final installment of the Dreamland Cartoon Theater series; Unauthorized reanimated remake of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1980). January 5, 1981 78 minutes
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
さよなら銀河鉄道999 -アンドロメダ終着駅- (Sayonara Ginga Tetsudo 999: Andromeda Shuchakueki)
Japan Rintaro Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical August 1, 1981 130 minutes
American Pop United States Ralph Bakshi Columbia Pictures
Bakshi Productions, Inc.
Traditional Theatrical February 13, 1981 96 minutes
Anime-ban Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan
アニメ版 東海道 四谷怪談
Japan Ryuji Sawada
Yasuo Otsuka
Traditional Television film August 16, 1981 46 minutes
Around the World with Dot
a. k. a. Dot & Santa Claus
Australia Yoram Gross Yoram Gross Studios Traditional/Live action Theatrical June 23, 1981 80 minutes
Blizkata Dalechina
Близката Далечина (The Nearby Distance)
Bulgaria Slav Bakalov Boyana Film Traditional First animated Bulgarian feature. July 9, 1981 65 minutes
Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari
ぼくらマンガ家 トキワ荘物語 (Our Manga Artists: The Story of Tokiwa-so)
Japan Atsutoshi Umezawa
Kazumi Fukushima
Shinichi Suzuki
Toei Animation
Fuji TV
Traditional Television film Fifteenth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. October 3, 1981 72 minutes
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
ブレーメン4 地獄の中の天使たち (Bremen 4: Jigoku no Naka no Tenshi-tachi)
Japan Hiroshi Sasagawa
Osamu Tezuka
Tezuka Productions
Nippon TV
Traditional Television film Fourth animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon. August 23, 1981 90 minutes
The Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck
荒野の叫び声 吠えろバック (Kōya no Sakebigoe: Hoero Bakku)
Japan Kozo Morishita Toei Animation Traditional Television film Tenth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. January 3, 1981 85 minutes
Captain
キャプテン (Kyaputen)
Japan Satoshi Dezaki Eiken Traditional Theatrical July 18, 1981 95 minutes
Chie the Brat
じゃリン子チエ (Jarinko Chie)
Japan Isao Takahata Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical April 11, 1981 110 minutes
Chiisana Love Letter: Mariko to Nemunoki no Kodomo-tachi
小さなラブレター まり子とねむの木の子供たち (A Little Love Letter: Mariko and the Children of the Silk Tree)
Japan Yuzo Ishida TV Asahi
NOW Planning
Traditional Television film Fictionalisation of the life story of Mariko Miyagi (March 21, 1927 – March 21, 2020), a Japanese singer, actress and advocate who founded a school for disabled children, the Kusunoki Gakuen. December 22, 1981 1 hour, 24 minutes
The Donbee Story
ムツゴロウの動物日記 どんべえ物語 (Mutsugorō no Dōbutsu Nikki Donbē Monogatari)
Japan Bonjin Nagaki Eiken
Nippon TV
Traditional Television special Fictionalisation based on the life of Masanori Hata (born April 17, 1935) and one of the animals his family kept, a brown bear named Donbee. April 26, 1981 84 minutes
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita, Spaceblazer
ドラえもん のび太の宇宙開拓史 (Doraemon Nobita no Uchū Kaitakushi)
Japan Hideo Nishimaki Toho
Shin-Ei Animation
Traditional Theatrical March 14, 1981 90 minutes
Enchanted Journey
グリックの冒険 (Gurikku no Bōken)
Japan Hideo Nishimaki Studio Korumi Traditional Theatrical July 21, 1981 85 minutes
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
ユニコ (Yuniko)
Japan Toshio Hirata Sanrio
Madhouse
Traditional Theatrical March 14, 1981 90 minutes
The Fox and the Hound United States Ted Berman
Richard Rich
Art Stevens
Walt Disney Productions Traditional Theatrical July 10, 1981 83 minutes
Frankenstein
恐怖伝説 怪奇!フランケンシュタイン (Kyōfu Densetsu: Kaiki! Furankenshutain)
Japan Yugo Serikawa
Toyoo Ashida
Toei Animation
TV Asahi
Traditional Television film July 27, 1981 98 minutes
Furiten-kun
フリテンくん
Japan Takashi Sugiyama Toho
Knack Productions
Oh! Production
Traditional Theatrical April 11, 1981 78 minutes
Gongnyong Baengmannyeon Ttori
공룡 100만년 똘이 (Dinosaur One Million Years Ddoli)
South Korea Kim Cheong-gi Namyang Planning Traditional Theatrical August 7, 1981 75 minutes
Grendel Grendel Grendel Australia Alexander Stitt Victorian Film Traditional Theatrical July 9, 1981 88 minutes
Gugugui taeyang seongung isunsin
구국의 태양 성웅 이순신 (Sun-Shin Yi, the Sun of Salvation)
South Korea Kim Seong-chil Hana Film
Namyang Planning
Traditional Theatrical July 22, 1981 71 minutes
Heavy Metal Canada Gerald Potterton Columbia Pictures
Guardian Trust Company
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Famous Players
Potterton Productions
Atkinson Film-Arts
Traditional Theatrical August 7, 1981 90 minutes
Helen Keller Monogatari: Ai to Hikari no Tenshi
ヘレン·ケラー物語 愛と光の天使 (The Story of Helen Keller: The Angel of Love and Light)
Japan Fumio Ikeno TV Asahi
NOW Planning
Traditional Television film May 5, 1981 81 minutes
Kabo-Encho no Dobutsuen Nikki
カバ園長の動物園日記 (The Kaba Garden Director's Zoo Diary)
Japan Masayuki Akehi Toei Animation
Fuji TV
Traditional Television film Fourteenth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. August 23, 1981 67 minutes
Kaibutsu-kun: Kaibutsu Land e no Shoutai
怪物くん 怪物ランドへの招待 (Kaibutsu-kun: Invitation to Kaibutsu Land)
Japan Hiroshi Fukutomi Toho
Shin-Ei Animation
Traditional Theatrical March 14, 1981 75 minutes
Kaitei Daisensō: Ai no 20,000 Miles
海底大戦争 愛の20,000マイル (The Great Navy War: 20,000 Miles of Love)
Japan Ippei Kuri Tatsunoko Production
Nippon TV
Traditional Television film January 3, 1981 75 minutes
The Little Fox
Vuk
Hungary Attila Dargay Pannónia Filmstúdió Traditional Theatrical December 10, 1981 76 minutes
The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie United States Friz Freleng Warner Bros. Animation Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from theatrical animated shorts; third of six Looney Tunes compilation feature films November 20, 1981 79 minutes
Lupin tai Holmes
ルパン対ホームズ (Lupin vs. Holmes)
Japan Masayuki Akehi Toei Animation
Fuji TV
Traditional Television film Twelfth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. May 5, 1981 68 minutes
Manga Hana no Kakarichō
まんが花の係長 (The Happy Section Chief)
Japan Noboru Ishiguro
Minoru Okazaki
Shochiku
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Traditional Theatrical November 28, 1981 60 minutes
Manzai Taikouki
マンザイ太閤記
Japan Ryuji Sawada
Hideo Takayashiki
Shochiku
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Traditional Theatrical November 28, 1981 100 minutes
Maria, Mirabela
a. k. a. The Magical Forest
Мария, Мирабела (Mariya, Mirabela)
Romania
Soviet Union
Ion Popescu-Gopo
Natalia Bodyul
Moldova-Film
Soyuzmultfilm
Casa de Filme 5
Traditional/Live action Theatrical [1] December 21, 1981 68 minutes
Minoïe France Jean Jabely
Philippe Landrot
Dovidis
Antenne-2
Les Productions du Tigre
Marubeni
Traditional Theatrical December 20, 1981 80 minutes
The Great Muppet Caper United States Jim Henson Henson Associates Puppetry Theatrical 26 June 1981 97 minutes
Mobile Suit Gundam I
機動戦士ガンダムI (Kidō Senshi Gandamu I)
Japan Yoshiyuki Tomino Nippon Sunrise Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodes March 14, 1981 139 minutes
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
機動戦士ガンダムII 哀・戦士編 (Kidô Senshi Gandamu II: Ai Senshihen)
Japan Yoshiyuki Tomino Nippon Sunrise Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodes July 11, 1981 133 minutes
Mister Giants Glory Number 3
ミスター・ジャイアンツ 栄光の背番号3 (Mister Giants Eikō no Sebangō 3)
Japan Tameo Kohanawa
Hiromichi Horikawa (chief director)
Nippon TV
Toho Eizo Co.
Tsuchida Production
Traditional Television special Fictionalisation of the life of Shigeo Nagashima (born February 20, 1986), a Japanese former professional baseball player and manager. March 1, 1981 71 minutes
The Mystery of the Third Planet
a. k. a. The Secret of the Third Planet
Тайна третьей планеты (Tayna tretyey planety)
Soviet Union Roman Kachanov Soyuzmultfilm Traditional Theatrical January 1, 1981 50 minutes
Natsu e no Tobira
夏への扉 (The Door into Summer)
Japan Mamoru Masaki
Toshio Hirata
Toei Animation
Madhouse
Traditional Theatrical March 20, 1981 59 minutes
Old Master Q
七彩卡通老夫子 (Qi cai ka tong Lao Fu Zi)
Hong Kong Xie Jintu
Cai Zhizhong
Hu Shuru
Hong Kong Film Company
Far East Cartoon Company
Traditional Theatrical First Hong Kong animated feature. July 16, 1981 80 minutes
Peter-No-Tail
Pelle Svanslös
Sweden Stig Lasseby
Jan Gissberg
Sandrews
Svenska Filminstitutet
Teamfilm AS
Treklövern
Traditional Theatrical December 25, 1981 81 minutes
Rennyo and His Mother
蓮如とその母 (Rennyo to Sono Haha)
Japan Kihachirō Kawamoto "Rennyo and His Mother" Movie Production Promotion Committee Stop motion/Puppet Theatrical October 7, 1981 93 minutes
Renshenguo
人参果 (Ginseng Fruit)
China Yan Dingxian Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio Traditional Theatrical 45 minutes
Robot King
로보트킹
South Korea Bae Yeong-lang Sun Production Traditional Theatrical August 9, 1981 67 minutes
Run Melos!
走れメロス (Hashire Melos!)
Japan Tomoharu Katsumata Toei Animation Traditional Television film Eleventh animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. February 7, 1981 68 minutes
The Sea Prince and the Fire Child
a. k. a. The Legend of Syrius
シリウスの伝説 (Shiriusu no Densetsu)
Japan Masami Hata Nippon Herald Films
Sanrio
Traditional Theatrical July 18, 1981 108 minutes
Shunmao Monogatari Taotao
シュンマオ物語 タオタオ (The Story of Taotao the Panda)
Japan Yoji Yamada Shochiku
Shun Mao Production Committee
Tianjin City Craft and Art Design Institute
Traditional Theatrical December 26, 1981 90 minutes
Son of the White Mare
Fehérlófia
Hungary Marcell Jankovics[2] Pannónia Filmstúdió Traditional Theatrical October 22, 1981 90 minutes
Sonyeon 007 Jihajeguk
소년 007 지하제국 (Boy 007 Underground Empire)
South Korea Jeong Su-yong
Kim Cheol-jong
Geumyong Film Studio Traditional Theatrical July 18, 1981 75 minutes
Space Warrior Baldios
宇宙戦士 バルディオス (Uchū Senshi Barudiosu)
Japan Kazuyuki Hirokawa Production Reed Traditional Theatrical December 29, 1981 117 minutes
Sugata Sanshiro
姿三四郎
Japan Yasumi Mikamoto Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Television film Thirteenth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. June 8, 1981 72 minutes
Swan Lake
世界名作童話 白鳥の湖 (Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Hakuchō no Mizuumi)
Japan
Soviet Union
Kimio Yabuki Toei Animation
Soyuzmultfilm
Traditional Theatrical Fourth film in the anthology film series Sekai Meisaku Dōwa (lit. "World Masterpiece Fairy Tales"); Co-production with Soyuzmultfilm. March 14, 1981 75 minutes
Tomorrow's Joe 2
あしたのジョー (Ashita no Jō 2)
Japan Osamu Dezaki Nippon Herald Films
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodes July 4, 1981 152 minutes
Toshishun
杜子春 (Toshiharu)
Japan Takeichi Saito TBS
DAX International Inc.
Traditional Television special Based on the 1920 short story of the same title by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. April 12, 1981 73 minutes
Yuki
ゆき
Japan Tadashi Imai Nikkatsu Children's Movie
Mushi Production
Traditional Theatrical August 9, 1981 89 minutes

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References

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  1. ^ Maria, Mirabella (1981) - IMDb
  2. ^ "A rendező válaszol, Jankovics Marcell, 2020". youtube.
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