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Anime Film History 1970s Part 1

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byKonkonRika
Sep 10 2023, 2:20 PM | Updated Sep 27, 2023 8:43 AM
Every cinema or direct to video anime film that came out between 1970 and 1979.

1960s: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34959
1980: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34002

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35092

Missing on MyAnimeList:
- Yongyusu 용유수, "Do-ra-on beon-gae-a-tom" 돌아온 번개아톰 (The Return of Lightning Atom), South Korea, 1971.
- Yongyusu 용유수, "Wangjahodonggwa Nangnanggongju" 왕자호동과 낙랑공주 (Prince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang), South Korea, 1971.
- "Shin Kyojin no Hoshi" 新巨人の星 (New Star of Giants: The Movie), Japan, 1977.
- Ichikawa Kon 市川崑 (1915-2008), "Hi no Tori" 火の鳥 (The Phoenix), Japan, 1978 (live action mixed with animation).
- Song Jeong-hun 송정훈, "Dongmul Bomulseom" 보물섬 (Animal Treasure Island), South Korea, 1979.

Disclaimer: There are a few hentai movies, that could be counted as well:
- Miwa Takateru 三輪孝輝 & Takakuwa Shin'ichirō 高桑慎一郎, "Yasuji no Pornorama: Yacchimae!!" ヤスジのポルノラマ やっちまえ!! (Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama), Japan, 1971.

Co-Produced Western films by Japanese animation studios:
- Arthur Rankin Jr. (1924-2014) & Jules Brass (1935-2022), "The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians", Japan, USA, 1970.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", Japan, USA, 1970.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail", Japan, USA, 1971.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes", Denmark, Japan, USA, 1972.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Mad Mad Mad Monsters", Japan, USA, 1972.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Marco", Japan, USA, 1973.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "The Year Without a Santa Claus", Japan, USA, 1974.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Rudolph's Shiny New Year", Japan, USA, 1976.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town", Japan, USA, 1977.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "The Hobbit", Japan, USA, 1977.
- Charles Swenson & Fred Wolf, "The Mouse and His Child", Japan, USA, 1977.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Jack Frost", Japan, USA, 1979.
- Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Brass, "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July", Japan, USA, 1979.

Mentionable East Asian anime movies:
- Payut Ngaokrachang ปยุต เงากระจ่าง (1929-2010), "Sutsakhon" สุดสาคร (The Adventure of Sudsakorn), Thailand, 1979.
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 65 min

The first recap film of Attack No.1 , it covers the first 6 episodes of the TV anime. Kozue is a high school girl and an enthusiastic volleyball player. Her dream is to play on the Japanese national volleyball team. Over the course of the series she makes it from the school district league up to the Japanese volleyball finals, step by step until the international volleyball championship. But the faster and higher Kozue climbs, the more she is confronted with the dark side of success: too-high expectations, self-conceit, and envy. (Source: ANN)

StudioUnknown
Source
DemographicShoujo
6.40
1.4K
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 60 min

The 2nd Attack No.1 recap film. This covers episode 7-14 of the original TV series.

StudioUnknown
Source
DemographicShoujo
6.36
1.1K
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 55 min

The third Attack No.1 recap film. This covers the championship arc in New York where the All Japan team plays against the Soviet Union.

StudioUnknown
Source
DemographicShoujo
6.30
1.0K
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 81 min

Based on Sans Famille by Hector Malot. This is a faithful if compressed adaptation, telling the story of Remi who is sold off to Vitalis the travelling musician and his band of performing animals. It has musical numbers typical this era of Toei films, some awkward slapstic, plenty of scenes tailored to pull on the heartstrings, and very smooth animation. Overall a pleasant film that's interesting to watch for the technical aspects; but the story leaves much to be desired, being on the melodramatic-maudlin side. The later Dezaki/Sugino version is very different, with 52 episodes for the story to breathe in and far more compelling storytelling. (Source: AniDB)

SourceNovel
5.90
1.1K
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 112 min

In the far future, earthlings come across the foreign planet of Pasatorine. Few things are understood about the planet, but it is clear that earthlings are not welcome there. However, the inhabitants of Pasatorine have initiated something called the "Cleopatra Plan." Puzzled why an alien planet would name a plan after a woman from Earth, the military decides to send three soldiers' minds back to the past to study Cleopatra's life. The Kingdom of Egypt, led by the drunkard Ptolemy, is threatened by Julius Caesar and the Roman empire. In an attempt to save Egypt, Cleopatra, the younger sister of Ptolemy, chooses to undergo a procedure that makes her body irresistible to Caesar. Caesar is immediately smitten and desires to rule Egypt with Cleopatra at his side—but little does he know that she intends to assassinate him as soon as she can. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

SourceOriginal
5.67
6.7K
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 59 min

Returning home from an ocean trip, young Isamu meets the beautiful sea-dweller Angel on a volcanic island. Attacked by a fiery dragon, Isamu and Angel escape on the observation boat See Through, and Angel invites Isamu to see her undersea kingdom of Atlas. (Source: AniDB)

SourceOriginal
6.49
1.2K
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 70 min

Third Kyojin no Hoshi movie.

StudioUnknown
Source
N/A
571
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 60 min

Fourth Kyojin no Hoshi movie.

StudioUnknown
Source
N/A
516
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 47 min

Re-edit of Episode 9&10.

StudioUnknown
SourceManga
DemographicShounen
6.28
1.1K
Movie, 1970Finished 1 ep, 53 min

Summary of episode 23 to 26.

SourceManga
DemographicShounen
6.29
1.1K
Movie, 1971Finished 1 ep, 60 min

The fourth and final recap film of Attack No.1. Now set in high school the team competes at inter-high but tragedy strikes.

StudioUnknown
Source
DemographicShoujo
6.09
1.0K
Movie, 1971Finished 1 ep, 78 min

Jim is working as an innkeeper, together with his friend, the mouse Gran. One day, a mysterious man visits the inn, leaving a map behind. The map shows an island with a treasure. So the duo sets off in their own little boat, trying to fulfil their dreams and leaving the inn far behind. But it seems more people knows of the map, as they cross paths with Captain Silver and his band of wild pirates. Jim, Gran and their new friend Kathy tries to beat them in the treasure hunt that ensues. (Source ANN)

SourceNovel
6.65
2.9K
Movie, 1971Finished 1 ep, 80 min

The story of a young boy who uses his electric super powers to help the innocent.

StudioUnknown
Source
DemographicKids
N/A
293
Movie, 1971Finished 1 ep, 90 min

A theatrical edited release of episode 21-26.

N/A
573
Movie, 1972Finished 1 ep, 66 min

An animated Korean movie about a monster invasion.

StudioUnknown
Source
N/A
266
Movie, 1972Finished 1 ep, 50 min

A medium long anime movie (50 minutes) released as one of the programs of 'Toei Manga Festival', and screened with a live-action film "Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell" and others. A near-future Sci-Fi mecha action film featuring four cyborg dogs. An original story based on the concept from Hiroshi Sasagawa's manga "Maken Goro" (serialized in the magazine "Weekly Shonen King" in 1963). A boy named Tsutomu and four cyborg dogs (Queen, Ace, Jack and Joker who coalesce and transform into the spaceship "Liner") fight against aggression by insect-type aliens from the Planet Devil. Directed by Takeshi Tamiya. Music by Takeo Yamashita. (Source: AsianDVDClub)

Source
ThemeMecha
5.33
971
Movie, 1972Finished 1 ep, 52 min

Once upon a time, near the ruins of an old castle, there lived the King of Cats. He was famous for his violent temper and now he is lashing out at his three gunmen, who had been ordered to bring back Pero, but had returned empty-handed. Pero, a former subject of the angry King, had lived in Cat Country once but he had dared to save a mouse from death. Now, as everyone knows, the mouse is the mortal enemy of all cats, so the King orders his three gunmen to go to the ends of the earth, if necessary, to find Pero. Pero is a happy-go-lucky sort of feline and very hip for a cat. Fleeing from the wrath of the King, he decides to seek his fortune in the wild and wooly west. On the way, he encounters the King’s gunmen hot on his trail but he foils them and blithely goes on his way. On the stagecoach to Go Go Town, he meets Annie, a pretty girl who is returning after finishing her education in the East, and Jimmy, a boy with sleepy eyes and slow movements. They are attacked suddenly by holdups who are after the new sheriff but since he does not seem to be on the coach, they ride off. Sad news awaits Annie in town. Her father had been killed by the Big Bad Boss for finding out about the bogus money he was making to get rich fast. The Big Bad Boss also kills each new sheriff who arrives to keep law and order in town. He is determined to keep the whole place under his thumb. The Big Bad Boss tries to scare Annie into leaving town but she is her father’s daughter and cannot be frightened away by threats. With the help of Pero and Jimmy, she opens a restaurant in the building her father owned. Once again, Pero happens to save a little Indian mouse caught in a trap. The little mouse’s father, the Chieftain of the Indian mice, promises to help Pero and Annie. The sleepy-eyed Jimmy is really the new sheriff. They all join forces and expose the Big Boss’ villainy and his secret bogus money factory. The Big Bad Boss gets his comeuppance and all ends well. (Source: Toei Animation)

SourceOriginal
DemographicKids
6.19
1.6K
Movie, 1973Finished 1 ep, 87 min

The beautiful Jeanne marries a man named Jean, and the happy newlyweds make their way to the Lord's castle with a cow's worth of money for his blessings. However, the demonic Lord is unmoved by their offering, ignoring their desperate, impoverished pleas. The Lord's wife offers an alternative: Jeanne must become the Lord's conquest for the night in a ritual deflowering. Scarred by the experience, the shaken Jeanne receives no sympathy from her husband. Instead, she is neglected. But as Jeanne drifts off to sleep, she is met by a strange spirit that encourages her to deliver retribution to those who wronged her. And with a mysterious surge of pleasure and an unquenching libido, Jeanne agrees. Kanashimi no Belladonna is a captivating, psychosexual adventure that tells a story of cunning witchcraft and deceitful superstition in a poor, rural village of medieval France. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

SourceBook
7.17
51K
Movie, 1973Finished 1 ep, 43 min

The heroes of the series Mazinger Z and Devilman fighting against the evil Demon Clan.

SourceManga
DemographicShounen
6.32
5.0K
Movie, 1973Finished 1 ep, 53 min

Panda no Daibouken, a 1973 Toei Animation production aimed at children, follows the adventures of a young panda. Being born into royalty but having failed a rite of passage, the young Panda is exiled from his land. He goes on a journey of self discovery, meeting many friends along the way who help him discover his true potential. [Written by Ellert0]

SourceOriginal
DemographicKids
6.02
899
Movie, 1974Finished 1 ep, 97 min

An old fairy tale gets some new wrinkles in this fanciful animated adaptation. After young Jack is conned into trading his family's prize cow for a handful of beans, he plants them and discovers they produce a magical vine that rises through the clouds. Climbing the beanstalk, Jack encounters a strange and remarkable world ruled by the magical Princess Margaret. The princess is in love with Prince Tulip despite his unattractive features and harsh personality, but as it turns out, this is the work of Madam Noir, an evil witch who has cast a spell on the princess so she will marry Tulip, her only son. Can Jack help the princess avoid this awful fate? Directed by Japanese animator Gisaburo Sugii, this free adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk has won a cult following for its fanciful story and wildly colorful design.

StudioUnknown
Source
DemographicKids
6.33
1.9K
Movie, 1974Finished 1 ep, 62 min

Traditionally animated movie based on a bestseller picture book by Agawa Hiroyuki, illustrated by Okabe Fuyuhiko and published in 1959 by Iwanami Shoten Publishing.

SourcePicture book
DemographicKids
5.76
499
Movie, 1974Finished 1 ep, 43 min

Kouji and his friends have defeated Dr. Hell and are now enjoying a break, but suddenly a strange prophet appears and warns everyone of an oncoming danger, mechanical beasts never seen before start appearing all around the world wrecking havoc. Its up to Kouji and his Mazinger Z to stand up to this threat but it seems he is vastly outnumber and outmatched. This film served as an alternative link between the Mazinger Z TV series and the Great Mazinger TV series. It basically introduces Great Mazinger to the audience, as well as his enemies from the Mikene Empire.

SourceManga
ThemeMecha
DemographicShounen
6.81
2.9K
Movie, 1974Finished 1 ep, 47 min

(No synopsis yet.)

Source
DemographicKids
Movie, 1975Finished 1 ep, 68 min

Marina, the most beautiful mermaid in the royal Merman family, is curious about the human world. One day, she sees a handsome prince on a boat. Suddenly, a storm comes up, throwing him into the sea. Marina saves her handsome prince and guides him to the shore. Marina falls deeply in love and desperately wants to become a human. Despite the hazards, she is willing to risk it all for love. (Source: ANN)

SourceBook
6.93
6.1K
Movie, 1975Finished 1 ep, 50 min

(No synopsis yet.)

Source
DemographicKids
Movie, 1976Finished 1 ep, 90 min

Based on a traditional Chinese novel of the same name. Bewitched by his concubine Daji, who is actually a vixen spirit in disguise as a beautiful woman, King Zhou of Shang oppresses his people and persecutes those who oppose him, including his own subjects who dare to speak up to him. Ji Fa (King Wu of Zhou), assisted by his strategist Jiang Ziya, rallies an army to overthrow the tyrant and restore peace and order. Throughout the story, battles are waged between the kingdoms of Shang and Zhou, with both sides calling upon various supernatural beings – deities, immortals, demons, spirits, and humans with magical abilities – to aid them in the war. Yuanshi Tianzun bestows upon Jiang Ziya the Fengshen Bang, a list that empowers him to invest the gods of Heaven. The heroes of Zhou and some of their fallen enemies from Shang are eventually endowed with heavenly ranking and essentially elevated to their roles as gods, hence the title of the novel. (Source: Wiki)

StudioUnknown
SourceNovel
4.95
513
Movie, 1976Finished 1 ep, 70 min

(No synopsis yet.)

StudioUnknown
Source
ThemeMecha
N/A
335
Movie, 1976Finished 1 ep, 47 min

(No synopsis yet.)

SourceOriginal
DemographicKids
N/A
105
Movie, 1976Finished 1 ep, 43 min

(No synopsis yet.)

Source
DemographicKids

Brave cat Pero once had a bet with treacherous multimillionarie Grumon that he can travel around the world in 80 days. The stake is high, in case of success Grumon will give all of his fortune to Pero, but in case of failure Pero becomes slave of Grumon for the rest of his life. Pero departs together with his faithful friends behemoth Kato and brave Small Mouse. Grumon tries everything to prevent their arrival to the finish. (Source: AniDB)

SourceOther
DemographicKids
7.00
2.3K
Movie, 1976Finished 1 ep, 76 min

Dr. Kaff (or Dr. Cops; 카프 박사 in Korean), an evil scientist bent on world domination, creates an army of giant robots to kidnap world-class athletes and conquer the world. To fight off this attack, Dr. Kim creates Robot Taekwon V. Kim Hoon, the taekwon-do champion eldest son of Dr Kim, pilots Robot Taekwon V either mechanically or through his physical power by merging his taekwon-do movements with the robot. Comic relief is provided by Kim Hoon's younger buddy, elementary school student Kim Cheol. (Source: Wikipedia)

StudioUnknown
Source
ThemeMecha
4.68
757
Movie, 1976Finished 1 ep, 60 min

The second movie in the popular Korean movie series Robot Taekwon V.

StudioUnknown
Source
ThemeMecha
N/A
450
Movie, 1977Finished 1 ep, 62 min

Professor Jang has spent a fortune to create a robot that mimics the abilities of Maruchi and Arachi while possessing other powers such as super sensitive hearing, vision, and strength. However, even with all its powers, the Electric Man 337 still needs the help of Maruchi and Arachi to defeat a pair of giant robots bent on world conquest. (Source: Koreanfilm.org)

StudioUnknown
Source
N/A
417
Movie, 1977Finished 1 ep, 60 min

The third movie in the popular Korean movie series Robot Taekwon V.

StudioUnknown
Source
ThemeMecha
N/A
442
Movie, 1977Finished 1 ep, 62 min

When a widower king loses his way in a dangerous forest, he is forced to take a witch's daughter as a second wife in order to escape. However, the newly crowned queen Greta quickly becomes jealous of the time the king spends with his children and vows her revenge. In the middle of the night, Greta sneaks to where the children are sleeping and turns six of the king's sons into swans, leaving the only daughter, Elisa, to fend for herself. Elisa travels far and wide in the search for her brothers and finds them living in a remote cave. While she rejoices at their reunion, she sees how terribly the curse has affected her brothers and promises to set them free at any cost. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Source
6.55
2.2K
Movie, 1977Finished 1 ep, 76 min

The two children named Maruchi and Arachi are found living in a cave in the mountains. They have been living there ever since their grandfather was killed by the villainous Blue Skull 13. The couple who discover them take the children back to civilization to teach them taekwondo in which they excel. However, the evil Blue Skull 13 is not done with his plots against humanity, and soon Maruchi and Arachi are forced to confront his fiendish plans. (Source: Koreanfilm.org)

StudioUnknown
Source
N/A
458
Movie, 1977Finished 1 ep, 135 min

In the year 2199, the Gamilon race declares war on humans, intent on taking Earth for themselves. The fighters on Earth do everything in their might to keep the planet stable, but alien technology proves to be far too advanced, and the resulting destruction renders the surface of planet Earth completely uninhabitable. The underground shelters are also becoming weak, and if nothing changes, humans will become extinct in less than a year. But just when all seems lost, Queen Starsha from the planet Iscandar offers a helping hand. The key to victory lies in the Cosmo-Cleaner D, which can eliminate the radiation that Earth is suffering from. However, the only way to get a hold of this life-saving device is if someone from Earth goes to Iscandar―148,000 light years away―to retrieve it. The problem is, they have less than a year before time runs out. The fate of the entire human race lies in the hands of the crew of a salvaged WWII craft, the Space Battleship Yamato.

6.84
5.8K
Movie, 1977Finished 1 ep, 80 min

(No synopsis yet.)

SourceNovel
DemographicKids
Movie, 1978Finished 1 ep, 69 min

Sang-ho and Sun-ja are kidnapped by someone and live in brutal abuse while performing acrobatics in a circus troupe called the "77th Dan". One day their uncle comes to visit them and they try to escape, but when Sun-ja is captured by the circus, a black hooded person, the object of Japanese fear, suddenly appears to help them... (Source: Daum; translated)

StudioUnknown
SourceRadio
4.73
671
TV Special, 1978Finished 1 ep, 94 min

To escape the explosion of their ship caused by a terrorist attack, the parents of a young baby put him inside an escape pod and send him out before dying. The pod ends up on a planet inhabited by beings able to transform themselves into animals by using a special ring. The young baby is rescued by the royal family, and grows up to become the prince. When the planet is attacked by pirates, he will be brought by force to Earth and discover everything about his own origins, and forgotten brother. (Source: AniDB)

SourceOriginal
6.75
2.2K
Special, 1978Finished 1 ep, 58 min

Sequel of Captain Future.

StudioUnknown
Source
6.00
1.1K
Movie, 1978Finished 1 ep, 46 min

Chirin, a newborn lamb, and his mother live a peaceful life in a meadow. As long as they stay inside the fence that protects them and the rest of the flock, they are free to frolic and graze on the delicious clover leaves. However, their idyllic life is shattered when a wolf named Wor attacks them in the dead of night, killing Chirin's mother. Struggling to process his mother's death, Chirin swears to become a wolf himself in order to avenge his mother, unaware of what this transformation would cost him. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

StudioSunrise
SourcePicture book
7.17
14K
Special, 1978Finished 1 ep, 67 min

The conflicting fates of human beings and wild animals are depicted in a naturalistic setting. The main character of the story is Fang, who was born to a hunting dog and a circus-runaway European wolf. Although Fang was raised by a human family, he is a wild animal after all, and is destined to live amongst nature. The story reaches its climax when Fang returns from the circus and faces his foe, a giant brown bear which killed his family. (Source: AnimeNfo)

SourceNovel
6.61
1.2K
Movie, 1978Finished 1 ep, 77 min

(No synopsis yet.)

StudioUnknown
Source
ThemeMecha
N/A
335
Movie, 1978Finished 1 ep, 72 min

Kongjui, who had been living alone with her father, welcomes a stepmother and a stepsister called Patchui into her life. When her father is out, the stepmother and Patchui make her do all the housework and the stepmother believes all of Patchui's lies and beats Kongjui mercilessly. When talks of marriage between Kongjui and the son of a respectable family come out one day, the stepmother does everything in her power to get Patchui married to the young man. Unaware of her stepmother's plans, Kongjui runs into the young man in the woods and the two fall in love. Source: (themoviedb.org)

StudioUnknown
Source
N/A
251
Movie, 1978Finished 1 ep, 71 min

Released in Korea in 1978, Gold Wing 123, or Golden Wing 123, is an animated sci-fi superhero feature from Kim Cheong Ki, who also directed the classic Robot Taekwon V (1976) and created the popular Wuroemae series. Like Robot Taekwon V, Gold Wing 123 draws from Japanese genre themes and character designs to create Korea's very own world-saving transforming superhero, a young man who attains super powers and is tasked to defend earth from the evil plans of a galactic conqueror. (Source: YesAsia)

StudioUnknown
Source
ThemeMecha
5.09
568
Movie, 1978Finished 1 ep, 111 min

This is the condensed theatrical adaptation of the original TV series' first season.

Source
6.17
1.9K

Lupin, the master thief/spy/Jack of all Trades, has been executed, but he is still alive, and not even Lupin himself knows how that is possible. While trying to figure out, however, he and his gang are thrust into a conspiracy involving clones, Lupin's un-trustworthy rival Fujiko, and a miniature madman's plot to take over the world. (Source: ANN)

SourceManga
DemographicSeinen
7.08
14K
TV Special, 1978Finished 1 ep, 49 min

Based on the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. (Source: AniDB)

StudioUnknown
SourceNovel
5.80
681

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