List of animated feature films of 1982 explained

A list of animated feature films first released in 1982.

Animated feature films first released in 1982
TitleCountryDirectorStudioTechnique FormatNotes Release Duration
Adrift in the Pacific
Japan Nineteenth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. August 22, 1982 66 minutes
The Adventures of Monica and Her Friends
Brazil December 23, 1982 85 minutes
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York
Czechoslovakia April 1, 1982 68 minutes

Japan December 24, 1982 85 minutes
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Japan Kasai Yoshinori Fifth and final film in the anthology film series Sekai Meisaku Dōwa ("World Masterpiece Fairy Tales"). March 13, 1982 65 minutes
Andromeda Stories
Japan Fifth animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon, and the first of only three specials not to be produced by Tezuka Productions. August 22, 1982 85 minutes
Attack of the Super Monsters Japan Toru Sotoyama
Tom Wyner
Compilation film of the animated television series Dinosaur War Izenborg that ran from October 17, 1977, to June 30, 1978, for a total of 39 episodes. December 3, 1982 83 minutes
Autumn
Soviet Union 42 minutes
The Black Planet Australia Paul Williams Fable Film Productions 78 minutes
United States November 19, 1982 77 minutes
A Charlie Brown Celebration United States First hour-long Peanuts special. May 24, 1982 60 minutes
A Christmas Carol Australia December 22, 1982 75 minutes
Chronopolis France
Poland
Piotr Kamler Saint-André-des-Arts May 1982 52 minutes

Japan Hideo Nishimaki March 13, 1982 91 minutes
Dr. Poppen and the Swamp of No Return
Japan April 29, 1982 91 minutes
Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure
Japan Akinori Nagaoka July 10, 1982 90 minutes
United States Pilot film of the 1979–1981 animated series The New Adventures of Flash Gordon; originally produced in 1979, but did not air on television until 1982, premiering in prime time on NBC. August 21, 1982 95 minutes
The Flight of Dragons United States
Japan
Produced in 1982, released in 1986. August 17, 1982 92 minutes
The Flying Windmill
East Germany Produced from 1978 to 1981, released in 1982.[1] April 6, 1982 85 minutes
Future War 198X
Japan October 30, 1982 125 minutes
Gauche the Cellist
Japan January 23, 1982 63 minutes
God Mars: The Movie
Japan December 18, 1982 97 minutes
Haedori daemoheom
South Korea Namyoung Planning 75 minutes
Haguregumo
Japan April 24, 1982 91 minutes
Heidi's Song United States Fifth animated theatrical feature production from Hanna-Barbera, and the second of three produced by the studio to not be based on its pre-existing animated series and characters. November 19, 1982 94 minutes
Heungnyongwanggwa Bihodongja
South Korea Geumyong Film Studio Later dubbed into English by IFD Films and Arts Ltd. in 1987 under the title of Thunder Prince. December 21, 1982 68 minutes
Hey Good Lookin' United States Originally completed in 1975 as a live action/animation hybrid film; this was reworked seven years on into a complete animated feature. October 1, 1982 77 minutes
Hokseongnoboteu Sseondeo A
South Korea Namyang Planning Co., Ltd. May 5, 1982 90 minutes
I Am a Cat
Japan Sixteenth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. February 17, 1982 73 minutes
The Ideon: A Contact
Japan July 10, 1982 85 minutes
The Ideon: Be Invoked
Japan July 10, 1982 100 minutes
Kaibutsu-kun: Demon no Ken
Japan March 13, 1982 52 minutes
The Last Unicorn United States

Japan
Topcraft's last feature film with Rankin/Bass. November 19, 1982 84 minutes
Mafalda Argentina December 3, 1982 82 minutes
Les Maîtres du temps
France
Switzerland
West Germany
United Kingdom
Hungary
March 24, 1982 79 minutes
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase United States Ed Friedman
Lou Kachivas
Marsh Lamore
Gwen Wetzler
Kay Wright
Lou Zukor
December 10, 1982 86 minutes
Miss Switch to the Rescue United States Originally aired on the ABC anthology series ABC Weekend Special as a two-part installment on the series' fifth season. January 16–23, 1982
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
Japan March 13, 1982 144 minutes
Naniwabushi Daisuki
Japan Yuji Hiragawa Originally aired as the twelfth installment of the Kansai TV network's one-shot variety show program Kao Master Theater. February 7, 1982 54 minutes
Ohayō! Spank
Japan March 13, 1982
Old Master Q: Water Tiger Tale
Hong Kong Hu Shuru
Wang Ze
Xie Jintu
Oliver Twist Australia The inaugural production of Burbank Films Australia. December 15, 1982 72 minutes
Pink Floyd – The Wall United Kingdom July 15, 1982 95 minutes
The Plague Dogs United Kingdom
United States
When the film was released generally in the United States on January 9, 1985, it was the first animated feature to be given the PG-13 rating by the MPAA. October 21, 1982 103 minutes
Pro Golfer Saru
Japan October 9, 1982 91 minutes
Queen Millennia
Japan Masayuki Akehi March 13, 1982 121 minutes
Sarah Australia Yoram Gross
Athol Henry
70 minutes
Schooltime Blues
Hungary September 30, 1982 72 minutes
The Secret of NIMH United States Don Bluth's first feature film after leaving Walt Disney Productions in 1979. July 2, 1982 82 minutes
Sengoku Majin GōShōgun
Japan April 24, 1982 63 minutes
Shalom Pharao West Germany August 3, 1982 80 minutes
Shiroi Kiba White Fang Monogatari
Japan May 5, 1982 73 minutes
Shōnen Miyamoto Musashi – Wanpaku Nitō-ryū
Japan Twentieth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. October 6, 1982 73 minutes
Son Gokuu Silk Road wo Tobu!!
Japan Eighteenth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. June 17, 1982 74 minutes

Japan July 3, 1982 99 minutes
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth
Japan July 28, 1982 130 minutes
Star of the Giants
Japan Alternate retelling of the manga and anime series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki; there were four previous films based on the manga, but they were re-edited compilations of select episodes from the 1969–1971 anime. August 21, 1982 110 minutes
Super Taekwon V
South Korea August 1, 1982 75 minutes
Syupeo Majingga 3
South Korea Daegwang Planning December 18, 1982 69 minutes
Syupeo samchongsa
South Korea Cape Production August 18, 1982 76 minutes
Techno Police 21C
Japan Masashi Matsumoto August 7, 1982 79 minutes
The Treasure Planet
Bulgaria First Bulgarian animated feature. May 27, 1982 62 minutes
Tron United States July 9, 1982 96 minutes

Japan Fictionalization based on the 1944 sinking of the Japanese ship Tsushima Maru sunk by the submarine . October 24, 1982 70 minutes
Two Down Full Base
Japan Seventeenth animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. May 5, 1982 85 minutes
Urusei Yatsura: Haru da, Tobidase!
Japan Broadcast between episodes 21 and 22 of the respective television series. March 31, 1982 44 minutes
The Wizard of Oz
Japan Fumihiko Takayama July 1, 1982 78 minutes
Zō no Inai Dōbutsuen
Japan March 20, 1982 79 minutes

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.defa-stiftung.de/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=412&FilmID=Q6UJ9A002MAF&qpn=0 Film Database of the Defa-Stiftung