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The Japanese public domain law says that cinematographic works are protected for 70 years after publication. Revise those dates to 2052, 2053 and 2054.
(Of course, this could be why Tatsunoko keeps reusing its old characters... for the same reason Disney does.)
I do believe the ruling wasn't retroactive, so it doesn't apply to works created during the 1980s (though I could be wrong).