1970s Anime Movies

29 movies and TV shows/series found (page 1/1):

Candy Candy(1976-1979)

| 25min per episode | Animation, Drama

4.3/5 (with 292 votes)

This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Ann. And she met the "handsome boy on the hill" who is a important person in her life, on the hill behind the orphanage. She was adopted by the Loka's family. What's awaiting her are the bad-hearted Leo and his sister, Eliza. One day, in the rose garden, she met a boy, who is identical to the "handsome boy on the hill" who she had met in her childhood. The boy is called Antony. Thereafter, a fantastic story that she has never expected begins.

Getter Robo(1974-1992)

25min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Animation, Action & Adventure

3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

From deep within the Earth's surface, the Dinosaur Kingdom make their move to wipe out mankind and conquer the planet with their mechanical dinosaurs. After a prototype Getter Robo is shot down by a mechanical dinosaur, the Saotome Research Institute decides to use the real Getter Robo, which is combat-capable. Due to a lack of pilots in the institute, Ryo Nagare goes to his college to persuade martial artist Musashi Tomoe and outcast Hayato Jin to join him and pilot the Getter Machines to combat the new threat and protect mankind.

Space Pirate Captain Harlock(1978-1979)

TV-PG

| 22min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

3.6/5 (with 17 votes)

When a mysterious invader from the stars catches Earth unawares, only the legendary space pirate Captain Harlock and the crew of the Arcadia have the will to stand against them.

First Human Gatorus(1974-1976)

30min per episode | Animation, Comedy

5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A comedy about the wacky adventures of Giatrus and his tribe of the first human beings on the planet.

Ikkyū-san(1975-1982)

30min per episode | Animation, Comedy

3.8/5 (with 7 votes)

The mischievous adventures of a young Ikkyū during his stay at Ankoku Temple. He relies on his intelligence and wit to solve all types of problems, from distraught farmers to greedy merchants.

Directed by Kimio Yabuki

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo(1978)

1h 42min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime

3.5/5 (with 39 votes)

The world's most wanted master thief, Lupin the Third, is dead! Despite a coroner's report, Interpol Inspector Zenigata is sceptical and discovers that Lupin is actually alive and well and stealing. But who had set up Lupin's death and why?

Directed by Sōji Yoshikawa

Planet Robot Danguard Ace(1977-1978)

28min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

3.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Planet Robo Danguard Ace is a Japanese science fiction anime series created by Leiji Matsumoto with Dan Kobayashi. It was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion as simply "Danguard Ace". English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in Marvel Comics' Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for Tekkaman the Space Knight, wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan. Dangard Ace is Matsumoto's only contribution to the giant robot genre.

Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex(1970)

1h 53min | Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

3.0/5 (with 14 votes)

Three people from the future, who travel spiritually to the era of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII Philopator and her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, become their closest friends as they try to unravel the nature of the plan developed in their own time by a sinister enemy.

Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, Osamu Tezuka

Belladonna of Sadness(1973)

1h 26min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

3.8/5 (with 114 votes)

An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her husband's lives. After she's eventually banished from her village, the girl makes a pact with the devil to gain magical ability and take revenge.

Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto - With Tatsuya Nakadai, Masakane Yonekura

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Panda! Go Panda!(1972)

35min | Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

3.1/5 (with 32 votes)

The plot follows Mimiko, a bright little girl left alone when her grandmother leaves on a trip. Making a few stops at some local stores, Mimiko comes home to her house in a bamboo grove and finds a baby panda named Panny sleeping on the back doorstep. She quickly makes friends with the little panda, and invites him in for a drink. His father, PapaPanda, soon comes to visit, and they decide to become a family after PapaPanda offers to.

Directed by Isao Takahata

Sarutobi Ecchan(1971-1972)

30min per episode | Animation

Sarutobi Ecchan is a magical girl manga series by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was originally named Okashina Okashina Ano Ko, but was changed in 1971 when Toei Animation adapted it into an anime called Sarutobi Ecchan. The anime lasted 26 episodes. It has been recently released on DVD as a part of the DVD ANCIENT SERIES.

Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter(1975)

25min | Animation, Action, Science Fiction

3.0/5 (with 5 votes)

When a UFO arrives from space and attacks the Getter Institute, Getter Robo is launched to stop it; but the might of the UFO and its giant space monsters prove to be too much for the Getter team. Not only is Getter Robo defeated, but Ouishan is killed in action! With Getter Robo out of commission, the world's only hope appears to be Great Mazinger, but the aliens' power might also be too much for even him. Can Dr. Saotome build a new Getter Robo in time to help save Great Mazinger, Japan, and the entire world?

Directed by Masayuki Akehi

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The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots(1969)

1h 20min | Kids & Family, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Animation

3.6/5 (with 10 votes)

His goal is to help the weak and defenseless, but his saving a mouse makes him the most wanted in all the land. On the run from incessant, dim-witted mice, Perro befriends a young miller's boy, Pierre; together, they decide to seek fame and fortune. When they cross paths with the lovely Princess Rosa, Perro determines to get Pierre hitched to Her Royal Highness.

Directed by Kimio Yabuki

Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo(1975)

30min | Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

2.9/5 (with 4 votes)

When an UFO delivers a metal-eating monster to the heart of Japan, Getter Robo and Mazinger Z are launched to combat the alien menace. Fighting individually, the space monster's metal-eating and acid-spitting abilities prove too much for Japan's super robot forces - only their combined might stands a chance against defeating it! But with Mazinger Z damaged, can Getter Robo defend against the monster long enough for its comrade to be repaired? And even with forces combined, can they defeat the monster before all of Japan is destroyed?

Directed by Masayuki Akehi - With Akira Kamiya

Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid(1975)

1h 8min | Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation

3.3/5 (with 21 votes)

The story of a beautiful mermaid who gave up a kingdom for her beloved prince.

Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata, Tim Reid

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman(1973)

43min | Animation, Adventure, Action

2.8/5 (with 11 votes)

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman is a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go Nagai. While fighting with some of his enemies Mazinger Z inadvertently knocks them into a volcano, where they crash into the prison of the Satan race and release Phoenix Jenny! Dr. Hell, learning of this, frees the rest of the Satan race and teams up with them to defeat Mazinger Z, and their ability to fly proves to be too much for our hero. Meanwhile, Devilman is also individually fighting the members of the Satan race, but their combined power is too much for him as well; can Mazinger and Devilman put aside their differences and team up to defeat Dr. Hell and the Satan race?

Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata - With Hiroya Ishimaru

Space Battleship Yamato(1977)

2h 15min | Action, Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama, Romance / Love

4.4/5 (with 4 votes)

When vile aliens known as the Gamilons wreak nuclear havoc on Earth, a group of survivors refit the Japanese battleship Yamato for intergalactic travel and set off on a mission to retrieve a neutralizer that will eradicate the radiation from Earth's atmosphere.

Directed by Toshio Masuda

Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General(1974)

43min | Animation, Action, Adventure

3.4/5 (with 7 votes)

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.

Directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa

Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Great Sea Monster(1976)

31min | Action, Adventure, Animation

3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

A giant sea monster known as Dragonsaurus has emerged from out of nowhere, terrorizing the depths of the oceans. Great Mazinger, Grendizer and the Getter Robo G team join forces to combat the new threat. But their task becomes more complicated when Dragonsaurus swallows up Boss Borot and makes its way towards Tokyo. Source: ANN.

Directed by Masayuki Akehi - With Akira Kamiya

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves(1971)

55min | Action, Animation, Fantasy

3.1/5 (with 4 votes)

A peasant boy and 38 cats band against the tyrannical Ali Baba the 33rd and his cat-phobic genie.

Directed by Hiroshi Shidara

The Wild Swans(1977)

1h 2min | Drama, Kids & Family, Animation

3.4/5 (with 6 votes)

A 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.

Directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa

Ringing Bell(1978)

46min | Animation, Drama, Kids & Family

3.4/5 (with 13 votes)

Chirin is an innocent though adventurous young lamb whose carefree life on the farm comes to an abrupt end when a wolf murders his mother. Confused and angry, Chirin pursues the wolf into the mountains, seeking revenge. The laws of nature are brutal, however, and hatred alone won't be enough to avenge the loss of his mother. Only the strong survive in the wild, and obtaining that strength may change Chirin forever.

Directed by Masami Hata

Animal Treasure Island(1971)

1h 18min | Kids & Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy

3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

A Japanese adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, featuring animals as the majority of the cast. By chance Jim comes upon a map of Treasure Island. He leaves the port accompanied by Glan, the rat and Bub, the baby on a strange looking boat of his own make to look for the island. Pirates soon find him and adventure ensues.

Directed by Hiroshi Ikeda

30,000 Miles Under the Sea(1970)

1h | Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure

2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

The ruler of the underground world, is planning to conquer the whole world. Riding the fire dragon Isamu and Angel, the princess of the undersea kingdom, try to stop him from destorying their world.

Directed by Takeshi Tamiya

Gatchaman: The Movie(1978)

1h 50min | Animation

3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Five young superhero ninja employed by the International Science Organization oppose an international terrorist organization of technologically advanced villains who are trying to control Earth's natural resources.

Directed by Hisayuki Toriumi - With Katsuji Mori

Jack and the Beanstalk(1974)

1h 33min | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

3.2/5 (with 15 votes)

An adventurous young boy named Jack climbs a giant beanstalk to a magical kingdom governed by a greedy, tyrannical giant.

Directed by Gisaburō Sugii

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato(1978)

2h 31min | Animation, Science Fiction

4.1/5 (with 3 votes)

The Yamato and her crew face the onslaught of the Comet Empire, a civilization from the Andromeda Galaxy who seek to conquer Earth, led by Prince Zordar. They have harnessed a comet and is using its terrible power to unleash destruction upon its rivals and inferiors... which are in fact everyone. The Space Battleship Yamato heads back into action. But this time, it shall not return, and much of the Yamato crew have signed on for their last voyage.

Directed by Leiji Matsumoto, Toshio Masuda - With Kei Tomiyama, Yōko Asagami, Shūsei Nakamura, Akira Kamiya, Bin Shimada, Chikao Ōtsuka, ...

Thumbelina(1978)

1h 5min | Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Romance / Love

2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

A tiny girl, only as long as a man's thumb, is born to a childless woman, abducted by frogs who want her to marry their son, but escaping instead (with the help of a bumblebee) to find a real prince without having to kiss the frog first.

Directed by Yūgo Serikawa

Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi(1970)

1h 21min | Animation

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Japanese animation adaptation of a 19th century French novel: A boy is given up by his foster parents to a traveling performer.