List of animated feature films of 1980

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A list of animated feature films first released in 1980.

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Animated feature films first released in 1980
TitleCountryDirectorStudioTechniqueFormatNotesReleaseDuration
15 Sonyeon Uju Pyoryugi
15소년 우주 표류기 (15 Boy Space Drifter)		South Korea Jeong Su-yong Sambu Productions Traditional Theatrical Third installment of the Dreamland Cartoon Theater series.July 27, 198080 minutes
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
母をたずねて三千里 (Haha o Tazunete Sanzenri)		Japan Isao Takahata
Hajime Okayasu 		Nippon Animation Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodesJuly 19, 1980107 minutes
Animalympics United States 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, 198075 minutes
Back to the Forest
のどか森の動物大作戦 (Nodoka Mori no Doubutsu Daisakusen)		Japan Yoshio Kuroda Nippon Animation
Fuji TV 		Traditional Television special Sixth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program.February 3, 198075 minutes
Be Forever Yamato
ヤマトよ永遠に (Yamato yo Towa ni)		Japan Leiji Matsumoto
Toshio Masuda 		Academy Productions
Group TAC 		Traditional Theatrical Fourth feature film in the Space Battleship Yamato series and the third to be released theatrically.August 2, 1980145 minutes
Betty Boop for President United StatesDan 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, 198078 minutes
Bloody Lady
Krvavá paní		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, 198076 minutes
Botchan
坊っちゃん		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, 198070 minutes
Captain
キャプテン		Japan Satoshi Dezaki Eiken
Nippon TV 		Traditional Television special April 2, 198094 minutes
Colargol and the Wonderful Suitcase
Colargol i cudowna walizka		PolandTadeusz Wilkosz Se-ma-for Stop motion Theatrical January 17, 198075 minutes
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
サイボーグ009 超銀河伝説 (Saibōgu Zero Zero Nain: Chou Ginga Densetsu)		JapanMasayuki Akehi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 20, 1980130 minutes
Doksuri 5 Hyeongje
독수리 5형제 (The 5 Eagle Brothers)		South Korea Yi Gyu-hong Samjung Planning Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical Unauthorized reanimated remake of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie (1978).July 26, 198072 minutes
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
ドラえもん のび太の恐竜 (Doraemon – Nobita no Kyōryū)		Japan Hiroshi Fukutomi Toho Traditional Theatrical First installment of the Doraemon film series; Remade 26 years later in 2006.March 15, 1980100 minutes
Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned
闇の帝王 吸血鬼ドラキュラ (Yami no Teiō: Kyūketsuki Dorakyura)		JapanMinoru Okazaki Toei Animation
TV Asahi 		Traditional Television film August 19, 198094 minutes
Eleven Hungry Cats
11ぴきのねこ (11 Piki no Neko)		JapanShiro Fujimoto Group TAC Traditional Theatrical July 19, 198083 minutes
Foam Bath [1]
Habfürdö		Hungary György Kovásznai Pannónia Filmstúdió Traditional Theatrical April 6, 198079 minutes
Fumoon
フウムーン		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, 198091 minutes
Gaegujangi Cheonsadeul
개구장이 천사들 (The Mischievous Angels)		South Korea Bae Yeong-lang Dong-A Yanghaeng Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical December 25, 198075 minutes
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother!!
銀河鉄道９９９・君は母のように愛せるか！！ (Ginga Tetsudō 999: Kimi wa Haha no You ni Aiseru ka!!)		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, 198093 minutes
Galaxy Express 999: Emeraldas the Eternal Traveller
銀河鉄道９９９ 永遠の旅人エメラルダス (Ginga Tetsudō 999: Eien no Tabibito Emeraldas)		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, 198048 minutes
Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! 2nd Gekitō Pennant Race
がんばれ!! タブチくん!! 第2弾 激闘ペナントレース (Good Luck!! Tabuchi-kun!! 2nd Fierce Fight Pennant Race)		Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical May 3, 198094 minutes
Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! Hatsu Warai 3rd Aa Tsuppari Jinsei
がんばれ!! タブチくん!! 初笑い第3弾 あゝツッパリ人生 (Good Luck!! Tabuchi-kun!! First Laughter 3rd Oh Tightness Life)		Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical December 13, 198096 minutes
Gnomes United States Jack Zander Tomorrow Entertainment Traditional Television special November 11, 198060 minutes
Ikkyū-san: Ōabare no Yancha-hime
一休さん 大暴れやんちゃ姫 (Ikkyū-san: Rampage of the Mischievous Princess)		JapanKimio 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, 198049 minutes
The King and the Mockingbird
Le roi et l'oiseau		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, 198087 minutes
Kkomaeosa Ttori
꼬마어사 똘이 (Ddoli the Royal Secret Inspector)		South Korea Kim Cheong-gi Namyang Planning Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical December 11, 198075 minutes
The Legend of Marine Snow
マリンスノーの伝説 (Marine Snow no Densetsu)		Japan Fumio Ikeno TV Asahi
NOW Planning
Studio Oka		 Traditional Television film August 12, 1980111 minutes
The Little Train
Il Trenino nel Pianeta Favola		Italy Luciano Gregoretti
Sergio Minuti 		URBS Film Traditional Theatrical July 26, 198089 minutes
Makoto-chan
まことちゃん		Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical July 26, 198085 minutes
The Missing Link
Le Chaînon manquant		France
Belgium		 Picha Pils Films Traditional Theatrical May 21, 198095 minutes
Nobody's Boy: Remi
家なき子 (Ie Naki Ko)		Japan Osamu Dezaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical Film complied from TV episodesMarch 15, 198096 minutes
Phoenix 2772
火の鳥2772 愛のコスモゾーン (Hi no Tori 2772: Ai no Kosumozōn)		Japan Taku Sugiyama Toho
Tezuka Productions 		Traditional Theatrical March 15, 1980121 minutes
Pinocchio's Christmas United States
Japan		 Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr. 		Rankin/Bass
Video Tokyo Production		 Stop motion Television special December 3, 198049 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, 198086 minutes
The Return of the King United States
Japan		 Arthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass 		Rankin/Bass
Topcraft 		Traditional Television film May 11, 198098 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, 198072 minutes
A Snow White Christmas United States Kay Wright Filmation Traditional Television special December 19, 198060 minutes
Sonyeon 007 Eunhateukgongdae
소년 007 은하특공대 (Boy 007 Galaxy Commando)		South Korea Lim Jung-kyu
Seo Gyeong-jung 		Cape Production Traditional Theatrical December 13, 198080 minutes
Tajemnica szyfru Marabuta
The Secret of the Marabut Cipher		Poland Maciej Wojtyszko Studio Miniatur Filmowych Traditional Theatrical Compilation film of the Polish animated television series that was produced from 1976 to 1979.April 198076 minutes
The Tale of John and Mary
Pohádka o Honzíkovi a Marence		Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman Filmové Studio Gottwaldov Cutout Theatrical Last film written and directed by Czech artist and filmmaker Karel Zeman.November 1, 198064 minutes
The Tale of the Three Kingdoms – Breaking Through the Five Gulfs
삼국지 – 관우 오관돌파편		South Korea Kim Cheong-gi Song Production Traditional Theatrical July 28, 198082 minutes
The Tale of the Three Kingdoms – Oath of the Peach Garden
삼국지 – 도원결의		South Korea Kim Cheong-gi Song Production Traditional Theatrical January 16, 198084 minutes
The Thralls' Kids
Trællenes Børn		DenmarkJannik HastrupDansk Tegnefilm Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodesOctober 14, 198081 minutes
Time Machine 001
삼총사 타임머신 001 (Samchongsa Taimmeosin 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, 1980101 minutes
Tomorrow's Joe
あしたのジョー (Ashita no Jō)		Japan Mizubo Nishikubo Nippon Herald Films
Mushi Production 		Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodesMarch 8, 1980150 minutes
Toward the Terra
地球テラへ… (Tera e...)		Japan Hideo Onchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical April 26, 1980115 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
世界名作童話 森は生きている (Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Mori wa Ikiteiru)
Двенадцать месяцев (Dvenadtsat mesyatsev)		Japan
Soviet Union		 Kimio Yabuki Toei Animation
Soyuzmultfilm 		Traditional Theatrical Third film in the anthology film series Sekai Meisaku Dōwa (lit. "World Masterpiece Fairy Tales"); Co-production with Soyuzmultfilm.March 15, 198065 minutes
Twenty-Four Eyes
二十四の瞳 (Nijūshi no Hitomi)		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, 198073 minutes
Ujudaejang aekkunun
우주대장 애꾸눈 (Space Captain Cyclopean)		South Korea Kim Dae-jung Central Film Company Traditional Theatrical July 25, 198077 minutes
Wakakusa Monogatari
若草物語 (The Tale of Little Women)		Japan Yūgo Serikawa Toei Animation
Fuji TV 		Traditional Television film Seventh animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program.May 3, 198068 minutes
Yogi's First Christmas United States Ray Patterson Hanna-Barbera Traditional Television film November 22, 198098 minutes

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  1. ↑ Balázs Szakal (2018-09-09), Kovasznai: Bubble Bath 1980 , retrieved 2019-03-31
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