List of animated feature films of 1979

A list of animated feature films first released in 1979.

Animated feature films of 1979

Title	Country	Director	Studio	Animation technique	Notes
The Adventures of Manxmouse トンデモネズミ大活躍 (Tondemo Nezumi Daikatsuyaku)		Hiroshi Saitô	Nippon Animation	Traditional	TV film
Adventures of the Polar Cubs 北極のムーシカ ミーシカ (Hokkyoku no Mushika Mishika)				Traditional
The Adventures of Sinbad		Richard Slapczynski		Traditional
The Adventure of Sudsakorn สุดสาคร (Sudsakhorn)		Payut Ngaokrachang		Traditional	First Thai animated feature, and Thailand's only animated feature until Khan Kluay in 2006.
Aim for the Ace! エースをねらえ！ (Ēsu o Nerae!)		Osamu Dezaki	Tokyo Movie Shinsha	Traditional
Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari アンネの日記　アンネ フランク物語		Eiji Okabe	Nippon Animation	Traditional
Black Star and Golden Bat 검은별과 황금박쥐 (Geomeunbyeolgwa Hwanggeumbakjwi)		Han Heonmyeong		Traditional
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie		Chuck Jones Phil Monroe	Chuck Jones Enterprises Warner Bros.	Traditional	TV film
Colargol and the Wonderful Suitcase Colargol i cudowna walizka		Tadeusz Wilkosz	Se-ma-for	Stop motion
Daddy-Long-Legs あしながおじさん (Ashinaga Ojisan)				Traditional	TV
Daikyouryuu Jidai 大恐竜時代				Traditional	TV
Dokkaebi Gamtu 도깨비 감투		Bak Seung-cheol		Traditional
Elpidio Valdés		Juan Padrón		Traditional	First Cuban animated feature
Eunhahamdae Jiguho 은하함대 지구호		Kim Cheong-gi		Traditional
The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen Les fabuleuses aventures du légendaire Baron de Munchausen		Jean Image		Traditional
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone		Ray Patterson	Hanna-Barbera Productions	Traditional	TV film
Fly! Spaceship Geobukseon 날아라! 우주전함 거북선		Song Jeong-yul		Traditional
Foam Bath Habfürdö		György Kovásznai	Pannonia Film Studio	Traditional
Future Boy Conan Movie 未来少年コナン (Mirai Shōnen Konan)		Shuichi Motomashi	Nippon Animation Toei Company	Traditional
Galaxy Express 999		Rintaro	Toei Animation	Traditional
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like A Warrior? 銀河鉄道９９９ 君は戦士のように生きられるか！！ (Ginga Tetsudo 999: Kimi wa Senshi no You ni Ikirareru ka!!)			Toei Animation	Traditional
Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run がんばれ!ぼくらのヒットエンドラン		Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu	Nippon Animation	Traditional	TV
Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! がんばれ!!タブチくん!		Tsutomu Shibayama	Tōkyō Movie Shinsha	Traditional
Gancheopjamneun Ttorijanggun 간첩잡는 똘이장군		Kim Cheong-gi		Traditional
Gulliver's Travels				Traditional
Heidi, Girl of the Alps アルプスの少女ハイジ (Alps no Shoujo Heidi)				Traditional
Historias de amor y masacre Historias de amor y masacre		Jordi Amorós		Traditional/Live action
Jack Frost		Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr.	Rankin/Bass Video Tokyo Production	Stop motion	TV Film
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe		Bill Melendez	Children's Television Workshop Bill Melendez Productions Distinguished Productions Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation	Traditional	TV film
The Little Convict		Yoram Gross	Yoram Gross Studios	Traditional
Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space Pluk, naufragé de l'espace		Jean Image		Traditional
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro		Hayao Miyazaki	Tokyo Movie Shinsha Topcraft	Traditional	First anime feature to be directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Lupin the Thief - Enigma of the 813 怪盗ルパン 813の謎 (Kaitō Lupin: 813 no Nazo)				Traditional	TV
Maegami Tarou まえがみ太郎		Hiroshi Saitô	Nippon Animation	Traditional
Les Misérables ジャン・バルジャン物語 (Jean Valjean Monogatari)		Takashi Kuoka	Toei Animation	Traditional	TV
Nutcracker Fantasy		Takeo Nakamura	Sanrio	Stop motion
Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King aka. Nezha Conquers the Dragon King 哪吒闹海 (Nezha nao hai)		Yan Dingxian Wang Shuchen Xu Jingda		Traditional
Revolt of the Thralls Trællenes oprør				Traditional
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July		Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr.	Rankin/Bass Video Tokyo Production	Stop motion	TV film
Scooby Goes Hollywood		Ray Patterson	Hanna-Barbera Productions	Traditional	TV film
Seven Brothers Seitsemän veljestä		Riitta Nelimarkka Jaakko Seeck		Traditional
SpaceBoy Cache 우주소년 캐시 (Ujusonyeon kaesi)		Bak Seung-cheol		Traditional
Starland Trio 별나라 삼총사 (Byeollara Samchongsa)		Lim Jung-kyu		Traditional
Taegeuksonyeon Huin Doksuri 태극소년 흰 독수리		Kim Tae-jong		Traditional
Taro the Dragon Boy		Kiriro Urayama Peter Fernandez	Toei Animation	Traditional
Time Machine 001 삼총사 타임머신 001 (Samchongsa Taimmeosin 001)		Lim Jung-kyu		Traditional
Tomorrow's Eleven あしたの勇者(イレブン)たち (Ashita no Eleven-tachi)				Traditional
Treasure Island 보물섬 (Bomulseom)		Song Jeong-hun		Traditional
Triton of the Sea 海のトリトン (Umi no Toriton)		Kazunori Tanahashi	Toei Animation	Traditional
Ubu et la Grande Gidouille		Jan Lenica	Les Films Armorial
Uju Heukgisa 우주 흑기사		Bak Jong-hui		Traditional
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express 海底超特急 マリン・エクスプレス (Kaitei Choutokkyuu Marine Express)		Satoshi Dezaki	Tezuka Productions	Traditional	TV
Yamato: The New Voyage		Leiji Matsumoto	Toei Animation	Traditional	TV film
Yakyuukyou no Uta: Kita no Ookami Minami no Tora 野球狂の詩 北の狼南の虎		Eiji Okabe	Nippon Animation	Traditional

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross	Ref
1	Galaxy Express 999	Toei Animation	$7,612,000 (¥1,650,000,000)
2	The Castle of Cagliostro	Tokyo Movie Shinsha	¥600,000,000