This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1990.
List
edit| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Lotty 로티의 모험 (Loti-ui moheom) |
South Korea | Song Jeong-lyul | Hotel Lotte Co., Ltd. | Traditional | Theatrical | December 29, 1990 | 80 minutes | |
| The Amazing Adventures of the Teddy Bears Niezwykle przygody pluszowych misiów |
Poland | Eugeniusz Ignaciuk Jadwiga Kudrzycka Tadeusz Wilkosz |
Se-ma-for | Stop motion | Theatrical Compilation film |
Compilation film of episodes 14—26 of the animated television series Trzy misie (Three Teddy Bears) that ran from 1984 to 1986 for a total of 26 half-hour episodes. | December 31, 1990 | 72 minutes |
| Aries: Shinwa no Seiza Miya アリーズ〜神話の星座宮〜 (Aries: The Palace of the Mythical Constellation) |
Japan | Mitsuo Kusakabe | Studio Sign Akita Publishing POLARIS Teichiku Entertainment |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
October 1, 1990 | 45 minutes | |
| Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack ja:それいけ!アンパンマン ばいきんまんの逆襲 |
Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment | Traditional | Theatrical | July 14, 1990 | 70 minutes | |
| Black Bento まっ黒なおべんとう (Makkuro na Obentō) |
Japan | Tetsu Dezaki | Kyodo Eiga | Traditional | Theatrical | June 12, 1990 | 50 minutes | |
| Carol: A Day in a Girl's Life キャロル (Kyaroru) |
Japan | Tetsu Dezaki Tsuneo Tominaga |
Magic Bus Animate Film |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
March 21, 1990 | 60 minutes | |
| Chibi Maruko-chan ちびまる子ちゃん |
Japan | Yumiko Suda Tsutomu Shibayama |
Nippon Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | December 15, 1990 | 94 minutes | |
| City Hunter: Bay City Wars シティーハンター ベイシティウォーズ |
Japan | Kenji Kodama | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | August 25, 1990 | 45 minutes | |
| City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy シティーハンター 百万ドルの陰謀 (City Hunter: Hyakuman Dollar no Inbou) |
Japan | Kenji Kodama | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | August 25, 1990 | 43 minutes | |
| The Curse of Kazuo Umezu 楳図かずおの呪い (Umezu Kazuo no Noroi) |
Japan | Naoko Omi | Takahashi Studio | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
March 1, 1990 | 43 minutes | |
| Desperta Ferro | Spain Germany |
Jordi Amorós | Equip Produccions S. A. | Traditional | Theatrical | December 1990 | 75 minutes | |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet ドラえもん のび太とアニマル惑星 (Doraemon Nobita to Animaru Puranetto) |
Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Shin-Ei Animation Toho (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 10, 1990 | 100 minutes | |
| Dragon and Slippers Sárkány és papucs |
United States United Kingdom Hungary |
Tibor Hernádi | Fred Wolf Films Pannónia Filmstúdió Magyar Televízió |
Traditional | Television film | December 20, 1990 | 72 minutes | |
| Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku ドラゴンボールゼット たったひとりの最終決戦〜フリーザに挑んだゼット戦士 孫悟空の父〜 (Doragon Bōru Zetto: Tatta Hitori no Saishū Kessen ~Furīza ni Idonda Zetto-senshi Son Gokū no Chichi~) |
Japan | Mitsuo Hashimoto | Toei Animation Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television special | First Dragon Ball Z television special; broadcast between episodes 63 ("Time Tricks and Body Binds") and 64 ("No Refuge From Recoome"). | October 17, 1990 | 48 minutes |
| Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might ドラゴンボールゼット 地球まるごと超決戦 (Doragon Bōru Zetto: Chikyū Marugoto Chōkessen) |
Japan | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 7, 1990 | 65 minutes | |
| Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest ドラゴンボールZ この世で一番強いヤツ (Doragon Bōru Zetto: Kono Yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu) |
Japan | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 10, 1990 | 58 minutes | |
| DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | United States | Bob Hathcock | Walt Disney Pictures Disney MovieToons Walt Disney Animation France |
Traditional | Theatrical | First Disney animated feature outside of the main canon; Based on the television series DuckTales (1987–1990) and the last Disney theatrical animated feature to use traditional cel animation. | August 3, 1990 | 74 minutes |
| "Eiji" 「エイジ」 |
Japan | Mizuho Nishikubo | I.G Tatsunoko Production I.G Animate Film MOVIC Pony Canyon Shueisha Toho |
Traditional | Theatrical | August 25, 1990 | 45 minutes | |
| Feluś the Duck Kaczorek Feluś |
Poland | Wadim Berestowski | Se-ma-for | Stop motion | Theatrical Compilation film |
Originally produced from 1984 to 1985 as a seven episode television series titled Leśne skrzaty i kaczorek Feluś (The Forest Dwarfs and the Duck Feluś). | December 31, 1990 | 67 minutes |
| Flight of the White Wolf 走れ！白いオオカミ (Hashire! Shiroi Ōkami) |
Japan | Yosei Maeda | Group TAC Toho (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | April 28, 1990 | 82 minutes | |
| The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship | United Kingdom | Francis Vose | Cosgrove Hall Films | Stop motion | Television film | 60 minutes | ||
| From Tale to Tale От сказки к сказке (Ot skazki k skazkye) |
Soviet Union | A.Goncharova | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | The remounted full-length program of animated films – fairy tales of last years (generally the Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya's): "The Verlioka", "The amber lock", "The lock", "The daughter of the sun". | |||
| Gdleen ガデュリン |
Japan | Takao Kato Toyoo Ashida |
Ashi Productions Seta Corporation |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
March 1, 1990 | 45 minutes | |
| Goofy's Guide to Success | United States | Zilla Clinton | Walt Disney Productions (archive footage) Robert Heath Inc. Walt Disney Television |
Traditional | Television special Compilation film |
Compilation of Disney theatrical animated shorts that involve work; Bill Farmer provided new redubbed lines for Goofy in the special. | November 18, 1990 | 87 minutes |
| Gude Crest – The Emblem of Gude 女戦士エフェ＆ジーラ グーデの紋章 (Onna Senshi Efe & Jīra: Gūde no Monshō) |
Japan | Kazuhito Kikuchi | J.C.Staff | Traditional | Theatrical | June 23, 1990 | 45 minutes | |
| Heavy ヘヴィ |
Japan | Noboru Ishiguro | Artland Creative Bridge Nichiei Agency Nihon Eizō |
Traditional | Theatrical | April 14, 1990 | 50 minutes | |
| Hello Kitty's Thumbelina ハローキティのおやゆびひめ, (Hello Kitty no Oyayubi Hime) |
Japan | Hidemi Kubo Masami Hata (chief director) |
Sanrio Grouper Productions Toho (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | The second of only three feature-length installments in the Sanrio Anime Festival series; based on Hans Christian Andersen's "Thumbelina". | July 21, 1990 | 43 minutes |
| How the Shoemakers Raised a War for a Red Skirt Jak ševci zvedli vojnu pro červenou sukni |
Czechoslovakia | Karel Trlica | Ceskoslovenská Televize | Traditional | Television film | June 1, 1990 | 70 minutes | |
| I skog och mark In Forest and Land |
Sweden | Johan Hagelbäck | Traditional | Theatrical | March 23, 1990 | 57 minutes | ||
| An Idol at Will 気ままにアイドル (Kimama ni Idol) |
Japan | Junichi Sato | Bandai Co., Ltd. (distributor) Kamakura Super Station MOVIC Toei Animation |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
February 25, 1990 | 47 minutes | |
| In the Summer After the War: 1945 Karafuto 戦争が終わった夏に 1945・樺太（からふと） (Sensō ga Owatta Natsu ni 1945 Karafuto) |
Japan | Koji Chino | Karafuto Film Production Committee Urban Product (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | Fictionalization based on the aftermath of the 1945 Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin.[1][2] | December 8, 1990 | 70 minutes |
| Jetsons: The Movie | United States | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Hanna-Barbera Productions Universal Pictures (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | Seventh theatrical feature production from Hanna-Barbera; Based on the television series The Jetsons (1962–1987). | July 6, 1990 | 82 minutes |
| Kim's Cross キムの十字架 (Kim no Jūjika) |
Japan | Tengo Yamada | Tatsunoko Production | Traditional | Theatrical | July 21, 1990 | 80 minutes | |
| Kobo-chan Special: Filled with Autumn!! コボちゃんスペシャル 秋がいっぱい (Kobo-chan Special: Aki ga Ippai!!) |
Japan | Hiroyuki Torii | Eiken Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television special | September 15, 1990 | 85 minutes | |
| Like the Clouds, Like the Wind 雲のように 風のように (Kumo no yō ni Kaze no yō ni) |
Japan | Hisayuki Toriumi | Studio Pierrot Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television film | March 21, 1990 | 79 minutes | |
| Lupin III: The Hemingway Papers Rupan Sansei: Hemmingway Paper no Nazo (ルパン三世『ヘミングウェイペーパーの謎』) |
Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television special | July 20, 1990 | 92 minutes | |
| The Magician's Hat Čarobnjakov šešir |
Yugoslavia | Milan Blažeković | Croatia Film | Traditional | Theatrical | Sequel to The Elm-Chanted Forest (1986). | August 19, 1990 | 75 minutes |
| Marina the Manga Artist Goes to Camelot 愛と剣のキャメロット 漫画家マリナタイムスリップ事件 (Ai to ken Camelot: Mangaka Marina Time Slip) |
Japan | Fumiko Ishii Osamu Kobayashi |
Shueisha Toho Company |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
August 25, 1990 | 45 minutes | |
| Maroko 麿子 (MAROKO) |
Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Pierrot | Traditional | [3] | March 31, 1990 | 90 minutes | |
| The Mind's Eye: A Computer Animation Odyssey | United States | Jan Nickman | Miramar Images Inc. | Computer | Direct-to-video Art film Compilation film |
First installment in the Mind's Eye film series. | January 1, 1990 | 40 minutes |
| The Murder Ticket Is Heart-Colored 殺人切符はハート色 (Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro) |
Japan | Taku Sugiyama | Deck Nichiei Agency |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
February 3, 1990 | 50 minutes | |
| The Murtal Master and 108 Youkai 머털도사와 108 요괴 (Meoteoldosawa 108 Yogoe) |
South Korea | Yeom Woo-tae | Shinwon Production Co., Ltd. MBC (distributor) |
Traditional | Television film | January 3, 1990 | 80 minutes | |
| Naksitrallid Naxi Trawls |
Estonia | Avo Paistik | Traditional | Theatrical | 61 minutes | |||
| New Karate Hell Weird: Blood Apocalypse 新カラテ地獄変 血の黙示録 (Sin Karate Jigokuhen: Chi no Mokushiroku) |
Japan | Kōzō Kusuba | Creative Bridge Nihon Eizō Deck Columbia Music Entertainment |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
Part one of a two-part OVA sequence. | November 1, 1990 | 49 minutes |
| New Karate Hell Weird: Blood War Gate 新カラテ地獄変 血戦の門 (Sin Karate Jigokuhen: Kessen no Kado) |
Japan | Toshiyuki Sakurai | Studio Hibari Columbia Music Entertainment |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
Part two of a two-part OVA sequence. | December 21, 1990 | 49 minutes |
| Nineteen 19 ナインティーン (Jū-kyū) |
Japan | Koichi Chigira | Shueisha Victor Music Industries Madhouse Young Jump Video (distributor) |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
July 27, 1990 | 45 minutes | |
| The Nutcracker Prince | Canada United States |
Paul Schibli | Lacewood Productions Boulevard Entertainment Allied Filmmakers |
Traditional | Theatrical | November 21, 1990 | 75 minutes | |
| Obatarian オバタリアン (Obattalion) |
Japan | Tetsurō Amino | Sunrise TV Asahi |
Traditional | Television special | April 3, 1990 | 70 minutes | |
| Ojisan Kaizō Kōza おじさん改造講座 (Uncle Kaizo Koza) |
Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Nippon Herald Films Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nikkan Sports Newspaper |
Traditional | Theatrical | February 24, 1990 | 92 minutes | |
| Onimaru – Five Youths Running on the Battlefield 鬼丸 戦場に駆ける五つの青春 (Onimaru – Senjō ni Kakeru Itsutsu no Seishun) |
Japan | Tetsu Dezaki | Madhouse C.Moon Bandai Visual |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
April 25, 1990 | 45 minutes | |
| Peraustrínia 2004 | Spain | Ángel García | Fermín Marimón Laurenfilm (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | April 6, 1990 | 75 minutes | |
| Peter in Magicland Peterchens Mondfahrt |
Germany | Wolfgang Urchs | TC-Film Trickfilmstudio A. Film A/S |
Traditional | Theatrical | First German animated feature to be made after the German reunification. | November 29, 1990 | 80 minutes |
| Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Gray Side プロジェクトA子 The VS ＜ヴァーサス＞「GRAY SIDE」 |
Japan | Katsuhiko Nishijima | Nextart Studio Fantasia |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
Part one of a two-part OVA sequence. | July 21, 1990 | 54 minutes |
| Project A-Ko Versus Battle 2: Blue Side プロジェクトA子 The VS ＜ヴァーサス＞「BLUE SIDE」 |
Japan | Katsuhiko Nishijima | Nextart Studio Fantasia |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
Part two of a two-part OVA sequence. | August 21, 1990 | 54 minutes |
| The Rescuers Down Under | United States | Hendel Butoy Mike Gabriel |
Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | Sequel to The Rescuers (1977). First Disney animated feature overall to be a sequel, and the first Disney animated film to use the CAPS system; also the first animated feature to fully use digital ink and paint, and to be produced without cameras. | November 16, 1990 | 77 minutes |
| Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction 力王2 滅びの子 (Riki-Oh 2: Horobi no Ko) |
Japan | Tetsu Dezaki | Bandai Visual Shueisha Magic Bus |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
August 24, 1990 | 45 minutes | |
| Robot Taekwon V 90 로보트 태권V 90 (Loboteu Taegwonbeu-i 90) |
South Korea | Kim Cheong-gi Yun Chung-guk |
Seoul Donghwa Co., Ltd. | Traditional | Theatrical | July 28, 1990 | 85 minutes | |
| Rootin' Tootin' Roundup | United States | Walt Disney Productions (archive footage) Robert Heath Inc. Disney Channel |
Traditional | Television special Compilation film |
Compilation of Western-themed Disney theatrical animated shorts. | August 3, 1990 | 73 minutes | |
| Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman no Gyakushuu それいけ！アンパンマン ばいきんまんの逆襲 (Let's Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack) |
Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | July 14, 1990 | 70 minutes | |
| Soreike! Anpanman: Minami no Umi o Sukue! それいけ!アンパンマン みなみの海をすくえ! (Let's Go! Anpanman: Scoop the South Sea!) |
Japan | Shunji Ōga | Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television special | First of two non-Christmas specials in the Soreike! Anpanman anime series, and the eleventh and final animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon, and the third of only three specials not to be produced by Tezuka Productions. | August 26, 1990 | 50 minutes |
| Summer with Kuro クロがいた夏 (Kuro ga Ita Natsu) |
Japan | Takeshi Shirato | GEN Productions RCC Chugoku Broadcasting Hiroshima Movie Center Tiger Production |
Traditional | Theatrical | June 4, 1990 | 67 minutes | |
| Sword for Truth 修羅之介斬魔剣 死鎌紋の男 (Shuranosuke Zanmaken: Shikamamon no Otoko) |
Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Promise Toei Animation Ginga Production Studio Hapii Magic Bus |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 28, 1990 | 49 minutes | |
| TaleSpin: Plunder & Lightning | United States | Larry Latham and Robert Taylor | Walt Disney Television Animation Walt Disney Television Buena Vista Television |
Traditional | Television film | Pilot film of the television series TaleSpin (1990–1991). | September 7, 1990 | 91 minutes |
| Tenjōhen – Utsunomiko 天上編・宇宙皇子 (Heaven Chapter – Utsunomiko) |
Japan | Tetsuo Imazawa | Bandai Co., Ltd. Kadokawa Shoten Toei Animation TV Tokyo |
Traditional | Theatrical Compilation film |
Compilation film of the eventual OVA series based on the manga of the same name that later ran for thirteen 30 minute episodes from October 24, 1990, until February 19, 1992. | September 22, 1990 | 74 minutes |
| Tistou, the Boy with Green Thumbs チスト みどりのおやゆび (Tistou Midori no Oyayubi) |
Japan | Yuji Tanno | Production I.G Sony Music Entertainment Japan (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | Based on the 1957 book Tistou les pouces verts (Tistou of the Green Thumbs) by Maurice Druon. | March 24, 1990 | 74 minutes |
| The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake Die Spur führt zum Silbersee |
East Germany | Günter Rätz | DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme | Stop motion | Theatrical | Final East German animated feature before the German reunification. Produced from 1985 to 1989, released in 1990.[4] | January 16, 1990 | 84 minutes |
| Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Pun 海だ!船出だ!にこにこ、ぷん (It's the Sea! It's Sailing! Smile, Pun) |
Japan | Toshio Hirata | Oh! Production Kodansha KSS NHK Enterprises Nippon Television Network |
Traditional | Theatrical | January 4, 1990 | 70 minutes | |
| War of the Birds Fuglekrigen i kanøfleskoven |
Denmark | Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm | Traditional | Theatrical | September 28, 1990 | 68 minutes | |
| Werner – Beinhart! | Germany | Gerhard Hahn, Niki List and Michael Schaack | Neue Constantin Film (distributor) Hahn Film AG TFC Trickompany Filmproduktion |
Traditional | Theatrical | First installment in the Werner film series. | November 29, 1990 | 93 minutes |
| A Wind Named Amnesia 風の名はアムネジア (Kaze no Na wa Amunejia) |
Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | December 22, 1990 | 80 minutes |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
edit| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rescuers Down Under | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $47,431,461 | [5] |
| 2 | Jetsons: The Movie | Hanna-Barbera Productions | $20,305,841 | [6] |
| 3 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet | Asatsu / Toho | $19,000,000 (¥1.91 billion) | |
| 4 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | Disney MovieToons | $18,115,724 | [7] |
| 5 | Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest | Toei Animation | $10,200,000 (¥1.57 billion) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "戦争が終わった夏に : 作品情報". anikore.jp. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "戦争が終わった夏に 1945・樺太（からふと）（アニメ映画）". anikore.jp. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "ＭＡＲＯＫＯ 麿子(1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ Film database of the Defa-Stiftung, accessed on 2017-07-15.
- ^ "The Rescuers Down Under (1990)". the-numbers.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Jetsons: The Movie (1990) - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Duck Tales: The Movie (1990) - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
External links
edit- Animated films of the year, listed in the IMDb