The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

1981 1h 30m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 28

AnimationFantasyFamily

Synopsis

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When Unico, a young unicorn, is banished from his family by a pantheon of manipulative gods, his powers of joy and happiness are tested as he explores the lands with his friends Beezle and Katy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Katsue Miwa
Unico (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Chao / Katy (voice)
Junko Hori
Beezle (voice)
Chieko Baisho
The West Wind (voice)
Makio Inoue
Baron DeGhost (voice)
Ryoko Kinomiya
The Night Wind (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
God 1 (voice)
Joji Yanami
God 2 (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Osamu Tezuka
Writers: Osamu Tezuka, Masaki Tsuji
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Unico Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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Katsue Miwa and Kazuko Sugiyama and Junko Hori carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083258 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Osamu Tezuka directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Unico Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Katsue Miwa and Kazuko Sugiyama and Junko Hori carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0083258 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)

Part of

Unico Collection

A story about how joy and happiness can be the most powerful weapon ever. A young unicorn is ordered to be taken from his home by the gods. They are envious of little Unico's power to bring joy and happiness everywhere he goes. Come see the power of friendship triumph over all, in Unico.