Japanese animated movies which were released in Italy first to theaters
This is a list of the Japanese animated movies which were realeased to theaters before being available as home video or being broadcast on TV. This does not include a) movies which were screened in thaters after home video or TV release; b) movies made in Italy by editing episodes of TV series and/or other feature films; c) movies screened only in festivals without a regular distribution to theaters.
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- DirectorDaisaku ShirakawaTaiji YabushitaOsamu TezukaStarsKiyoshi KomiyamaNoriko ShindôHideo KinoshitaAn arrogant monkey is forced to go on a journey where he learns about gluttony, greed, love and humility.Screened in the 1961 Venice Festival. Released to theaters on January 3rd, 1962. Probably the first Japanese animated movie to be released to theaters in Italy.
- DirectorYoshio KurodaTaiji YabushitaStarsHideo KinoshitaTetsuko KuroyanagiKyôko SatomiA young sailor named Sinbad and his sidekick Ali find a map to a fabulous treasure and stow away aboard a ship in an effort to get to where the treasure is buried. They eventually convince the ship's captain to change course and help them find the treasure. Along the way they come up against a wicked Vizier, a giant bird, vicious whirlpools and other obstacles.Released to theaters on November 12th, 1964.
- DirectorKimio YabukiStarsTadao TakashimaRyôichi TamagawaYoshiko FujitaAnimated cartoon for children, based on various stories by Hans Christian Andersen.Released to theaters on November 20th, 1968.
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsMikijirô HiraEtsuko IchiharaEijirô TônoA boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.Releasd to theaters on June 10th, 1969. The Italian title for theatrical release was "La grande avventura del piccolo principe Valiant". Though, Prince Valiant had nothing to do with the story.
- DirectorKimio YabukiStarsSusumu IshikawaToshiko FujitaRumi SakakibaraWhile being on the run for saving a mouse, the famous Puss in Boots, Pero, helps a young peasant boy win the heart of a lovely princess, while trying to rescue her from an evil wizard.Released to theaters on October 29th, 1969.
- DirectorYûgo SerikawaStarsHiroyuki ÔtaJudy OnggArihiro FujimuraNine people from different countries are turned into super-powered cyborgs.Released to theaters on February 25th, 1970.
- DirectorYûgo SerikawaStarsYoshiko AsaiMasao MishimaHaruko MabuchiJapanese animation adaptation of a 19th century French novel: A boy is given up by his foster parents to a traveling performer.Released to theaters on September 25th, 1970. Re-released in 1979.
- DirectorTakeshi TamiyaKimio YabukiStarsMasako NozawaKurumi KobatoGorô NayaKing Magma VII, the ruler of the underground world, is planning to conquer the whole world. Riding the fire dragon Isamu (a young boy) and Angel (the princess of the undersea kingdom), try to stop him from destroying their world with the help of their loyal friends, Tail and Octopus.Released to theaters on December 12th, 1970.
- DirectorYûgo SerikawaTaiji YabushitaStarsYoshiko SakumaJô MizukiKin'ya KitaôjiZushio and his sister Anju are kidnapped and sold to a cruel slave-master. Will they ever be reunited with their mother again?Released to theaters on July 27th, 1971.
- DirectorTaiji YabushitaStarsMeiko NakamuraChiharu KuriTetsuko KuroyanagiJack goes for a ride with his animal friends--a bear, a fox and a puppy. He meets a girl who takes them by helicopter to the castle of a witch who turns children into devils.Released to theaters on January 12th, 1972.
- DirectorHiroshi IkedaStarsMinori MatsushimaFusako AmachiAsao KoikeA group of kids compete with a team of bumbling pirates to find buried treasure.Released to theaters on September 13th, 1972.
- DirectorYûgo SerikawaStarsSachiko ChijimatsuMichiko HiraiYonehiko KitagawaA young panda prince is found unworthy by his mother the Queen, and expelled from the forest. In his journey, he battles dangerous enemies and gets captures and forced to work in a circus.Released to theaters on March 13th, 1974.
- DirectorTomoharu KatsumataStarsYasushi SuzukiKiyoshi KomiyamaKurumi KobatoPero is back in Go Go Town, a fearful place in the Wild West that desperately awaits for a sheriff to come. In this town of no law and order, Pero and a boy named Jimmy try to help Annie, daughter of a saloon owner who has just been killed.
Released to theaters on September 13th, 1972. - DirectorHiroshi ShidaraStarsArthur GrosserA.J. HendersonGorô NayaA peasant boy and 38 cats band against the tyrannical Ali Baba the 33rd and his cat-phobic genie.Released to theaters on July 13th, 1973.
- DirectorHiroshi ShidaraStarsOsami NabeJunpei TakiguchiChikao ÔtsukaPuss 'N Boots must travel around the world in 80 days, all while getting into adventures wherever he goes.Released to theaters on November 12th, 1977.
- DirectorTomoharu KatsumataKôichi TsunodaStarsHiroya IshimaruRyôichi TanakaMinori MatsushimaThe heroes of the series Mazinger Z and Devilman fighting against the evil Demon Clan.Released to theaters on August 18th, 1978, as part of "Mazinga contro gli UFO Robot". Re-released on November 24th, 2014 during the Super Robots Night Part I.
- DirectorMasayuki AkehiStarsAkira KamiyaYumi NakataniToku NishioReleased to theaters on August 18th, 1978, as part of "Mazinga contro gli UFO Robot". Re-released on December 2nd, 2014 during the Super Robots Night Part II.
- DirectorOsamu KasaiStarsHiroya IshimaruChiyoko KawashimaKeiichi OgataWhen the Vegan empire dispatches a new general to oversee the takeover of Earth, he quickly manages to capture Koji Kabuto and, learning of Great Mazinger through interrogation, quickly commandeers it from a museum where it was kept as a symbol of peace. It is now up to Duke Fleed aboard Grendizer to stop humanity's former defender from becoming its destroyer.Released to theaters on August 18th, 1978, as part of "Mazinga contro gli UFO Robot". Re-released on December 2nd, 2014 during the Super Robots Night Part II.
- DirectorYûji EndôNobutaka NishizawaStarsEiko MasuyamaYasuko MiyazakiKaneko IwasakiA young girl must spend six years making sweatshirts out of poison ivy in order to save her six brothers which have been turned into swans by an evil sorceress.Released to theaters on November 14th, 1978.
- DirectorNobutaka NishizawaStarsHiroya IshimaruRyôichi TanakaKazuko SawadaA mysterious prophet appears warning about the resurgence of the evil Dark General and his mycene army. Will the combined strength of Koji Kabuto and Mazinger be enough to defeat this new invincible threat?Released to theaters on February 15th, 1979 as part of "Gli UFO Robot contro gli invasori spaziali". Re-released on November 24th, 2014 during the Super Robots Night Part I.
- DirectorMasayuki AkehiStarsHiroya IshimaruAkira KamiyaMinori MatsushimaWhen a mysterious gigantic monster, called Dragosaur, appears from the depth of the oceans and threatens the world, a team of super-robots from Japan is activated and sent out to defeat it: Grendizer, The Great Mazinger and Getter G.Released to theaters on February 15th, 1979 as part of "Gli UFO Robot contro gli invasori spaziali". Re-released on December 2nd, 2014 during the Super Robots Night Part II.
- DirectorTomoharu KatsumataTim ReidStarsFumie KashiyamaMariko MiyagiTarô ShigakiA mermaid falls in love with a human prince, which leads to tragedy.Released to theaters on August 5th, 1979.
- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsTonpei HidariMasachika IchimuraNobue IchitaniA young peasant boy named Jack climbs a giant beanstalk and stumbles upon a city in the clouds ruled by an evil queen.Released to theaters on February 19th, 1983.
- DirectorSôji YoshikawaYasuo ÔtsukaStarsYasuo YamadaEiko MasuyamaKiyoshi KobayashiWhile attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.Released to theaters on January 19th, 1980. Re-released for three days, from June 24th to 26th, 2024, after re-dubbing.
- DirectorMasami HataMasanori HataWilliam T. HurtzStarsGabriel DamonMickey RooneyRene AuberjonoisEach night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into danger.Released to theaters in 1992, after re-release in the US.