# List of animated feature films of 1989

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1989.

## List

| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release | Duration |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven | Ireland United States United Kingdom | Don Bluth | Sullivan Bluth Studios Goldcrest Films United Artists (distributor) | Traditional | Theatrical | | November 17, 1989 | 85 minutes |
| Asterix and the Big Fight Astérix et le Coup du Menhir (Asterix and the Menhir Coup) | France West Germany | Philippe Grimond | Dargaud Films Extrafilm Gaumont | Traditional | Theatrical | Sixth installment in the Asterix film series; plot adapted and composited from volumes 7 and 19 of the comic book series respectively. | October 4, 1989 | 81 minutes |
| Babar: The Movie Le Triomphe de Babar | Canada France | Alan Bunce | Nelvana Ellipse Programmé The Clifford Ross Company Astral Films New Line Cinema (distributor) | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 28, 1989 | 76 minutes |
| Baoh バオー来訪者 (Baō Raihōsha) | Japan | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Studio Pierrot | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | | November 1, 1989 | 48 minutes |
| The BFG | United Kingdom | Brian Cosgrove | Cosgrove Hall Films | Traditional | Screening-ran film | One of Cosgrove Hall Films' only films. | December 25, 1989 | 91 minutes |
| Blue Flames 青き炎 (Aoki honō) | Japan | Noboru Ishiguro | Artland | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | | November 24, 1989 | 50 minutes |
| Bombing Circuit Romance Twin 爆走サーキット·ロマン ツイン (Bakusō Sakitto Roman Twin) | Japan | Osamu Sekida | Life Work Co., Ltd. Japan Home Video | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | | January 24, 1989 | 88 minutes |
| Cinderella Express シンデレラ エクスプレス (Shinderera Ekusupuresu) | Japan | Kouichi Sasaki Michio Mishima Nanako Shimazaki | Nichiei Agency Nihon Eizō Studio Look | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | | August 16, 1989 | 47 minutes |
| City Hunter: .357 Magnum シティーハンター 愛と宿命のマグナム | Japan | Kenji Kodama | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | | June 17, 1989 | 87 minutes |
| The Corsican Brothers | Australia | | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | July 7, 1989 | 49 minutes |
| Cybernetics Guardian 聖獣機サイガード (Seijuki Cyguard) | Japan | Koichi Ohata | AIC ASMIK | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | | November 1, 1989 | 45 minutes |
| Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past ドッグソルジャー "SHADOWS OF THE PAST" | Japan | Hiroyuki Ebata | Animate Film J.C. Staff MOVIC Sony Music Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | | October 8, 1989 | 46 minutes |
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan ドラえもん: のび太の日本誕生 (Doraemon: Nobita no Nihon Tanjō) | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Shin-Ei Animation Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | Tenth installment of the Doraemon film series; Remade 26 years later in 2016. | March 11, 1989 | 100 minutes |
| Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone ドラゴンボールゼット　オラの悟飯を返せッ！ (Doragon Bōru Zetto Ora no Gohan o Kaese!!) | Japan | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 15, 1989 | 42 minutes |
| El Escudo del cóndor The Shield of the Condor | Argentina | Luis Palomares | Vuelo Libre Producciones S.R.L. | Traditional | Theatrical | | April 20, 1989 | 72 minutes |
| The Five Star Stories ファイブスター物語 (Faibu Sutā Monogatari) | Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 11, 1989 | 66 minutes |
| The Four Musicians of Bremen Los Cuatro Músicos de Bremen | Spain | Cruz Delgado | Estudios Cruz Delgado Filmayer | Traditional | Theatrical | | June 26, 1989 | 86 minutes |
| Goku Midnight Eye: Part One MIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ (Midnight Eye Gokū) | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | Part one of a two-part OVA sequence. | January 27, 1989 | 60 minutes |
| Goku Midnight Eye: Part Two MIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ II (Midnight Eye GOKŪ II) | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | Part two of a two-part OVA sequence. | December 22, 1989 | 60 minutes |
| Hengen Taima Yakou Karura Mau! Nara Onryou Emaki 変幻退魔夜行 カルラ舞う！ 仙台小芥子怨歌 (Phantasmagoric Exorcism Night Parade – Karura Dance! Nara Grief Picture Scroll) | Japan | Takaaki Ishiyama | Toei Classics Toshiba Eizo Soft Ginga Teikoku | Traditional | Theatrical | | April 8, 1989 | 80 minutes |
| Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga ギャラガ (Garaga) | Japan | Hidemi Kubo | ASMIK Aubec AVN | Traditional | Theatrical | | October 21, 1989 | 100 minutes |
| The Isewan Typhoon Story 伊勢湾台風物語 (Ise-wan Taifu Monogatari) | Japan | Seijirō Kōyama | Mirai Industry Co., Ltd. Mushi Production Space Eizo | Traditional | Theatrical | Fictionalization of the Typhoon Vera disaster that occurred in Japan on September 21–28, 1959. | November 4, 1989 | 88 minutes |
| The Journey to Melonia: Fantasies of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Resan till Melonia | Sweden Norway | Per Åhlin | Sandrew Metronome | Traditional | Theatrical | | December 15, 1989 | 104 minutes |
| Kankara Sanshin かんからさんしん | Japan | Osamu Kobayashi | Tokyo Animation Film | Traditional | Theatrical | | August 3, 1989 | 78 minutes |
| Kiki and Lala's Blue Bird キキとララの青い鳥 (Kiki to Lala no Aoi Tori) | Japan | Masami Hata | Sanrio Grouper Productions Toho (distributor) | Traditional | Theatrical | The first of only three feature-length installments in the Sanrio Anime Festival series; based on Maurice Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird. | July 22, 1989 | 56 minutes |
| Kiki's Delivery Service 魔女の宅急便 (Majo no Takkyūbin) | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 29, 1989 | 103 minutes |
| Legend of Lemnear 極黒の翼 バルキサス (Kyokuguro no Tsubasa Barukisasu) | Japan | Kinji Yoshimoto | AIC | Traditional | Direct-to-video | OVA | August 25, 1989 | 45 minutes |
| The Little Mermaid | United States | Ron Clements John Musker | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | First Disney animated feature of the Disney Renaissance, and the last feature in Walt Disney Feature Animation to use traditional ink and paint animation. | November 17, 1989 | 83 minutes |
| Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland ニモ (Nimo) | Japan United States | Masami Hata William Hurtz | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 15, 1989 | 95 minutes |
| Lupin III: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty ルパン三世 バイバイ·リバティー危機一発! (Rupan Sansei: Baibai Ribatī – Kiki Ippatsu!) | Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV | Traditional | Television special | First television special installment in the Lupin III manga and anime franchise. | April 1, 1989 | 97 minutes |
| Maria, Mirabela in Tranzistoria Мария и Мирабела в Транзистории (Mariya, Mirabela v Tranzistorii) | Soviet Union Romania | Ion Popescu-Gopo Vladimir Pekar | Mosfilm Romania Film Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical | | April 10, 1989 | 71 minutes |
| Megazone 23 Part III メガゾーン23 PART III (Megazōn Tsū Surī Part III) | Japan | Kenichi Yatagai | AIC Artland | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | Part three of a four-part OVA sequence. | September 28, 1989 | 50 minutes |
| Megazone 23 – Final Part ゲーム：メガゾーン23 青いガーランド | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | AIC Artland | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | Part four of a four-part OVA sequence. | December 22, 1989 | 50 minutes |
| Molly and the Skywalkerz: Two Daddies? | United States | Bill Melendez Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez | JZM Productions Bill Melendez Productions WonderWorks PBS | Traditional | Television film | | May 6, 1989 | 55 minutes |
| Ogami Matsugoro おがみ松吾郎 | Japan | Hidetoshi Ōmori | Nippon Animation Creative Bridge Nihon Eizō | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | | December 16, 1989 | 50 minutes |
| The Osamu Tezuka Story: I Am Son-goku 手塚治虫物語 ぼくは孫悟空 (Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son Gokû) | Japan | Masami Hata Rintaro | Tezuka Productions Nippon TV | Traditional | Television film | One of the final projects approved by Osamu Tezuka before his death earlier that year and the tenth and penultimate animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon. | August 27, 1989 | 70 minutes |
| Patlabor: The Movie 機動警察パトレイバー the Movie (Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā Za Mūbī) | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Studio Deen Production I.G. | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 15, 1989 | 98 minutes |
| Project A-ko 4: FINAL プロジェクトA子 完結篇 (Project A-ko: Kanketsuron) | Japan | Yuji Moriyama | Pony Canyon Soeishinsha A.P.P.P. Studio Fantasia | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | Fourth installment of the Project A-ko series. | October 7, 1989 | 54 minutes |
| Reynard the Fox Reineke Fuchs | West Germany China United Kingdom | Manfred Durniok Yumen He Minjin Zhuang | Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion Oriental Communications Shanghai Animation Film Studio Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) | Traditional | Television film | | ? | 80 minutes |
| Rhea Gall Force レア・ガルフォース | Japan | Katsuhito Akiyama | Artmic AIC | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | | March 21, 1989 | 60 minutes |
| Riding Bean ライディング・ビーン | Japan | Yasuo Hasegawa | AIC | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | | February 22, 1989 | 48 minutes |
| Riki-Oh: The Walls of Hell 力王 等括地獄 (Riki-Ou: Tōkatsu Jigoku) | Japan | Satoshi Dezaki | Trans Arts | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | Part one of a two-part OVA sequence. | June 25, 1989 | 45 minutes |
| Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle 聖闘士星矢 最終聖戦の戦士たち (Seinto Seiya: Saishū Seisen no Senshitachi) | Japan | Masayuki Akehi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 18, 1989 | 45 minutes |
| Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle 超音戦士ボーグマン ラストバトル (Chouon Senshi Borgman: Last Battle) | Japan | Kiyoshi Murayama | Ashi Production Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | | September 1, 1989 | 60 minutes |
| Soreike! Anpanman: Kirakira Boshi no Namida それいけ!アンパンマン キラキラ星の涙 (Let's Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear) | Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | Froebel-kan Co., Ltd. Nippon TV Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | First feature film installment of the Anpanman franchise. | March 11, 1989 | 74 minutes |
| A Tale of Two Toads | United Kingdom | Brian Cosgrove | Cosgrove Hall Films | Stop motion | Television special | Sequel to The Wind in the Willows (1983). | December 29, 1989 | 60 minutes |
| The Three Musketeers Anime: Aramis' Adventure アニメ三銃士 アラミスの冒険 (Anime San Jūshi: Aramisu no Bōken) | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | Shochiku (distributor) Gallop | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 11, 1989 | 46 minutes |
| Time Patrol Bon 藤子・F・不二雄アニメスペシャル SFアドベンチャー T・Pぼん (Fujiko F. Fujio Anime Special SF Adventure – T・P Bon) | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | Staff 21 Gallop Nippon TV | Traditional | Television special | | October 14, 1989 | 95 minutes |
| Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend 超神伝説うろつき童子 オリジナル劇場公開版 (Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Original Gekijō Kōkai-ban) | Japan | Hideki Takayama | West Cape Team Mu Shochiku-Fuji | Traditional | Theatrical | Compilation film of the OVA series that ran for 13 episodes from January 21, 1987, to December 28, 1996. | March 18, 1989 | 108 minutes |
| Venus Wars ヴイナス戦記 (Vinasu Senki) | Japan | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Triangle Staff | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 11, 1989 | 102 minutes |
| Willy the Sparrow Vili, a veréb | Hungary | József Gémes | Pannónia Filmstúdió Budapest Film Hajdu Film | Traditional | Theatrical | | November 18, 1989 | 76 minutes |
| Wrath of the Ninja 戦国奇譚 妖刀伝 (Sengoku Kitan Yōtōden) | Japan | Osamu Yamazaki | J.C.Staff | Traditional | ? | Compilation film of the OVA series that ran for three episodes from May 21, 1987, to May 11, 1988. | May 27, 1989 | 86 minutes |

## Highest-grossing animated films of the year

| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | The Little Mermaid | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $211,343,479 |
| 2 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Studio Ghibli | $41,795,218 |
| 3 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Sullivan Bluth Studios / Goldcrest Films | $27,100,027 |
| 4 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan | Asatsu / Toho | $14,051,242 (¥2.02 billion) |
| 5 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | $11,400,000 |