List of animated feature films of 1991
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A list of animated feature films first released in 1991.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release date | Duration |
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| The Adventures of Gamba and Otters ガンバとカワウソの冒険 (Gamba to Kawauso no Bouken) |
 Japan |
Shunji Ōga | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | July 20, 1991 | 80 minutes | |
| The Adventures of the Magic Globe or Witch's Tricks Приключения волшебного глобуса, или проделки ведьмы (Priklyucheniya volshebnogo globusa, ili prodelki vedmy) |
 Soviet Union |
Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | Theatrical | January 1, 1991 | 65 minutes | ||
| Ali Baba |  Australia |
Douglas Richards Richard Slapczynski |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Television film | 50 minutes | ||
| An American Tail: Fievel Goes West |  United States  United Kingdom |
Phil Nibbelink Simon Wells |
Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment Amblimation |
Traditional | Theatrical | Sequel to An American Tail (1986), and the inaugural production from Steven Spielberg's Amblimation. | November 22, 1991 | 75 minutes |
| Beauty and the Beast | United States |
Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise |
Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | The 30th Disney animated feature film overall, and the first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. | November 22, 1991 | 84 minutes |
| Beyond the Tide of Time 満ちてくる時のむこうに (Michite Kuru Toki no Mukō ni) |
Japan |
Hisayuki Toriumi | Pierrot Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television film | June 16, 1991 | 76 minutes | |
| Burn Up! バーンナップ (Bān'nappu) |
Japan |
Yasunori Ide | AIC | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
March 21, 1991 | 50 minutes | |
| Capricorn カプリコン |
Japan |
Anime R Atelier Fukuro D.A.S.T Corporation Studio Mu Continental Shobo King Records |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
April 5, 1991 | 45 minutes | ||
| The Christmas Tree | United States  Brazil |
Flamarion Ferreira Films USA Network |
Traditional | Television film | September 11, 1991 | 43 minutes | ||
| Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High a. k. a. The Adventures of Kalle Stropp and the Frog Ball Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll på svindlande äventyr |
 Sweden |
Jan Gissberg | Traditional | December 14, 1991 | 83 minutes | |||
| The Count of Monte-Cristo | Australia |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Television film | 50 minutes | |||
| Dark Cat ダークキャット (Daku Kyatto) |
Japan |
Nikkatsu Corporation |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 28, 1991 | 60 minutes | ||
| Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns the Duck | United States |
Tad Stones | Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | Television film | Pilot for the TV series Darkwing Duck. | September 6, 1991 | 46 minutes |
| Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights ドラえもん のび太のドラビアンナイト (Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Naito) |
Japan |
Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Shin-Ei Animation Toho (distributor) |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 9, 1991 | 99 minutes | |
| Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge ドラゴンボールZ とびっきりの最強対最強 (Doragon Bōru Zetto: Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō) |
Japan |
Mitsuo Hashimoto | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 20, 1991 | 47 minutes | |
| Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug ドラゴンボールZ 超サイヤ人だ孫悟空 (Doragon Bōru Zetto Sūpā Saiyajin da Son Gokū) |
Japan |
Mitsuo Hashimoto | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 9, 1991 | 52 minutes | |
| The Emperor's New Clothes | Australia |
Richard Slapczynski | Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Television film | 50 minutes | ||
| Eneida Енеїда (Eneyida) |
Soviet Union  Ukraine |
Vladimir Dakhno | Kievnauchfilm Ukrainimafilm |
Traditional | Possibly it is first Ukrainian animated feature. | 69 minutes | ||
| Filemon i przyjaciele |  Poland |
Ireneusz Czesny, Ryszard Szymczak | Traditional | 60 minutes | ||||
| Frank Enstein | Australia |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Television film | 50 minutes | |||
| とべ! くじらのピーク (Tobé! Kujira no Peek) |
Japan |
Kôji Morimoto | Toho Company |
Traditional | Theatrical | May 22, 1991 | 80 minutes | |
| Gekkō no Pierce: Yumemi to Gin no Bara no Kishi-dan 月光のピアス ユメミと銀のバラ騎士団 (Moonlight Earrings: Yumemi and the Silver Rose Knights) |
Japan |
Takeshi Mori | Toho (distributor) Pierrot Shueisha |
Traditional | Direct-to-video | OVA | December 14, 1991 | 70 minutes |
| Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca |  Italy |
Stelio Passacantando | Studio Passacantando | Traditional | June 7, 1991 | 81 minutes | ||
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Australia |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Television film | 49 minutes | |||
| Hans and the Silver Skates | Australia |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Television film | 50 minutes | |||
| Heukkkokdujanggun 흙꼭두장군 (Mud Kokdu General) |
 South Korea |
K-Land Productions | Traditional | Television film | December 10, 1991 | 90 minutes | ||
| Hisaichi Ishii's Great Political World いしいひさいちの大政界 (Ishii Hisaichi no Daiseikai) |
Japan |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
September 6, 1991 | 50 minutes | |||
| Праздник новогодней ёлки (Prazdnik novogodney yolki) |
Soviet Union |
Leonid Amalrik |
Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | Collection of New Year's animated films of Soyuzmultfilm studio of different years,[1] | |||
| Huckleberry no Bōken ハックルベリィの冒険 (The Adventures of Huckleberry) |
Japan |
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Pony Canyon Group TAC |
Traditional | Theatrical | Film compiled from TV series episodes | August 16, 1991 | 86 minutes |
| Jang Dok-dae 장독대 (Jangdokdae) |
 Korea |
MBC Dongyang Donghwa |
Traditional | Television film | May 5, 1991 | 90 minutes | ||
| The Legend of Zorro | Italy Japan  Switzerland |
Mino Guti | Traditional | Television film | ||||
| Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary Rupan Sansei: Napoleon no Jisho o Ubae (ルパン三世『ナポレオンの辞書を奪え』) |
Japan |
Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television special | August 9, 1991 | 90 minutes | |
| The Magic Riddle | Australia |
Yoram Gross | Yoram Gross Films | Traditional | Theatrical | September 19, 1991 | 93 minutes | |
| Magical Taruruto まじかる☆タルるートくん (Majikaru Tarurūto-kun) |
Japan |
Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 9, 1991 | 51 minutes | |
| Magical Taruruto: Burn! Magic War of Friendship まじかる☆タルるートくん 燃えろ! 友情の魔法大戦 (Majikaru Tarurūto-kun: Moero! Yuujou no Mahou Taisen) |
Japan |
Hiroyuki Kakudou | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 20, 1991 | 45 minutes | |
| Mobile Suit Gundam F91 機動戦士ガンダムF91 (Kidō Senshi Gandamu Efu Kyūjūichi) |
Japan |
Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | Traditional | March 16, 1991 | 115 minutes | ||
| Nadia of the Mysterious Seas a.k.a. Nadia: The Secret of Fuzzy ふしぎの海のナディア 劇場用オリジナル版 (Fushigi no Umi no Nadia) |
Japan |
Sho Aono | Group TAC Gainax Sei Young |
Traditional | Theatrical | June 29, 1991 | 90 minutes | |
| Ness and Nessy Ness un Nesija |
 Latvia |
Roze Stiebra | Traditional | Theatrical | First Latvian animated feature. | 59 minutes | ||
| Ninja Ryūkenden 忍者龍剣伝 (Legend of the Ninja Dragon Sword) |
Japan |
Mamoru Kanbe | |
Traditional | OVA | November 22, 1991 | 50 minutes | |
| Okama Hakusho おカマ白書 (Gay Report) |
Japan |
Traditional | 3-part OVA | |||||
| Only Yesterday おもひでぽろぽろ (Omoide Poro Poro) |
Japan |
Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | July 20, 1991 | 118 minutes | |
| The Pirates of Dark Water: The Saga Begins | United States  Philippines |
David Kirschner | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
Traditional | Television film | |||
| The Princess and the Goblin A hercegnő és a kobold |
United Kingdom  Hungary Japan United States |
József Gémes | S4C Pannónia Filmstúdió NHK |
Traditional | Theatrical | First Welsh animated feature. | December 20, 1991 | 82 minutes |
| Psychic Wars 捜獣戦士・サイキック・ウォーズ (Sojuu Senshi – Saikikku Wōzu) |
Japan |
Tetsuo Imazawa | Toei Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
February 22, 1991 | 50 minutes | |
| Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China らんま½ ~中国寝崑崙大決戦！掟やぶりの激闘篇！！~ (Ranma Nibunnoichi: Chūgoku Shinkonron Daikessen! Okite Yaburi no Gekitō Hen!) |
Japan |
Shūji Iuchi | Studio Deen Fuji Television Network Kitty Films Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions |
Traditional | Theatrical | November 2, 1991 | 74 minutes | |
| Robin Hood | Italy Japan United Kingdom |
Traditional | compilation film | |||||
| Robinson et compagnie |
 France |
Traditional | Theatrical | May 25, 1991 | 70 minutes | |||
| Roujin Z 老人Z (Rōjin Zetto) |
Japan |
Hiroyuki Kitakubo | A.P.P.P. | Traditional | Theatrical | September 14, 1991 | 84 minutes | |
| Rover Dangerfield | United States |
James L. George and Bob Seeley | Warner Bros. Pictures (distributor) Hyperion Animation |
Traditional | Theatrical | August 2, 1991 | 74 minutes | |
| Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission Beertje Sebastiaan: De Geheime Opdracht |
 Netherlands |
Frank Fehmers | Traditional | Theatrical | October 11, 1991 | 79 minutes | ||
| The Sensualist 好色一代男 (Kōshoku Ichidai Otoko) |
Japan |
Yukio Abe | Traditional | January 18, 1991 | 55 minutes | |||
| The Seventh Brother A Hetedik testvér Bobo und die Hasenbande |
Hungary  Germany United States |
Tibor Hernádi |
Pannónia Filmstúdió | Traditional | June 21, 1991 | 80 minutes | ||
| Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture サイレントメビウス THE MOTION PICTURE (Sairento Mebiusu: The Motion Picture) |
Japan |
Kadokawa Shoten AIC Shochiku |
Traditional | Theatrical | August 17, 1991 | 54 minutes | ||
| Soreike! Anpanman Tobe! Tobe! Chibigon それいけ! アンパンマン とべ!とべ!ちびごん (Let's Go! Anpanman: Fly! Fly! Chibigon) |
Japan |
Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | July 20, 1991 | |||
| To Want to Fly Volere volare |
Italy |
Guido Manuli Maurizio Nichetti |
Pentafilm – Bambù Pentafilm Distribuzione |
Traditional/Live action | Theatrical Live-action animated film |
March 1, 1991 | 94 minutes | |
| Underwater Berets a.k.a. Submarine Berets Подводные береты (Podvodnyye berety) |
Soviet Union |
Vladimir Tarasov |
Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | Final Soviet animated feature before the dissolution of the Soviet Union[2] | 69 minutes | ||
| Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb 真・超神伝説うろつき童子 魔胎伝 インターナショナル完全版 (Shin Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Mataiden International Kanzenban) |
Japan |
Hideki Takayama | West Cape Team Mu |
Traditional | Theatrical Compilation film |
Compilation film of the two-part OVA series that ran from December 1, 1990 to April 10, 1991. | July 21, 1991 | 88 minutes |
| Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling a. k. a. Forever My Darling うる星やつら いつだってマイ・ダーリン (Urusei Yatsura Itsudatte Mai Dārin) |
Japan |
Kumiko Takahashi | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | Sixth and final feature in the Urusei Yatsura film series. | August 18, 1991 | 77 minutes |
| Vampire Wars ヴァンパイヤー戦争 (Vanpaiyā Sensō) |
Japan |
Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
January 25, 1991 | 50 minutes | |
| The White Camel Le Chameau blanc |
 Belgium France  Luxembourg |
Les Producteurs TV-Cine-Video (Telcima) Odec Kid Cartoons 352 Productions France 3 |
Traditional | Television film | December 29, 1991 | 45 minutes | ||
| White Fang | Australia |
Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Television film | 50 minutes | |||
| Who's Left Behind? a. k. a. Kayoko's Diary うしろの正面だあれ (Ushiro no Shoumen Daare) |
Japan |
Seiji Arihara | Mushi Production | Traditional | Theatrical | March 9, 1991 | 90 minutes | |
| Wizardry ウィザードリィ |
Japan |
Toshiya Shinohara | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. (distributor) Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
February 21, 1991 | 50 minutes |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year[]
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty and the Beast | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $424,967,620 | [3] |
| 2 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Amblimation | $40,766,041 | |
| 3 | Only Yesterday | Studio Ghibli | $18,846,700 (¥1.87 billion) | |
| 4 | Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights | Asatsu | $18,000,000 (¥1.80 billion) | |
| 5 | Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge | Toei Animation | $16,200,000 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE HOLIDAY OF THE NEW YEAR TREE╩
- ^ Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚SUBMARINE BERETS╩
- ^ "Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
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