Unico (1981)

Unico the magical Unicorn is born with incredible powers that make people happy. But that angers some very jealous gods. They order the West Wind to cast the tiny Unicorn into exile and ... See full summary »

Directors:

Toshio Hirata, Osamu Tezuka

Writers:

Osamu Tezuka (original story), Masaki Tsuji (screenplay)

Stars:

Katsue Miwa, Ryouko Kitamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama

Cast

Credited cast:
Katsue Miwa	...	Unico
Ryouko Kitamiya	...	Night Wind
Kazuko Sugiyama	...	Chao
Junko Hori	...	Akuma no Ko
Makio Inoue	...	Baron
Iruka	...	Narrator
Taeko Nakanishi	...	Grandmother
Chieko Baishô	...	West Wind
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hülya Avsar	...	Baron (Turkish dub) (voice)
June Foray	...	Old Lady (voice)
Wendee Lee	...	Akuma no ko (Beezle) / Chao (voice)
Suna Selen	...	Night Wind (Turkish dub) (voice)
Sitki Sezgin	...	West Wind (Turkish dub) (voice)
Mine Sun	...	Unico (Turkish dub) (voice)
Aüszük Çudidifer	...	Beezle (Turkish dub) (voice)

Storyline

Unico the magical Unicorn is born with incredible powers that make people happy. But that angers some very jealous gods. They order the West Wind to cast the tiny Unicorn into exile and thus begins Unico's amazing adventures. He's whisked away to the Land of Mist on the Edge of the Earth where he teaches the meaning of friendship to Beezil. The pesky little Devil of Solitude. But Unico cannot stay. He journeys on to meet Katy a sad little kitty who dreams of becoming a witch. When Unico's magic transforms her into a beautiful girl she falls under the spell of a wicked count and a raging demon. Evil and hatred challenge Unico's powers of love.

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Plot Keywords:

unicorn | devil | demon | solitude | exile | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

14 March 1981 (Japan)

Also Known As:

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sanrio Communications, Tezuka Production Company Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Unico also appeared in the Astro Boy manga, as the inspiration for a mechanical unicorn.

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Quotes

Unico: Huh? Why do I have to go?
Beezle: Because I am the Devil of Solitude, that's why.

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Connections

Followed by Unico: Black Cloud White Feather (1979)

User Reviews

still remember

I still remember the movie, or at least some parts of it. I watched it with my sisters on the disney channel and now, I wished that we knew how to work the VCR cuase we could have recorded the movie. I still remeber katie and when unico first turned into a white pegusus. and I remember the magic rocking horse and how he told him the story of that one creppy witch. and I also remeber the battle between the witch and unico and the baron who turned into a demon. and i faintly remember this one little blue dude, who tried on unico's horn which gave him the ability to run really fast. I wished that me and my sisters had recorded it.