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Yuniko

  • 1981
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
962
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Yuniko (1981)
Animal AdventureAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationShōjoAdventureAnimationFamilyFantasy

When Unico, a young unicorn, is taken from his family by evil gods, his powers of joy and happiness are put to the test. Can Unico's power triumph the darkness?When Unico, a young unicorn, is taken from his family by evil gods, his powers of joy and happiness are put to the test. Can Unico's power triumph the darkness?When Unico, a young unicorn, is taken from his family by evil gods, his powers of joy and happiness are put to the test. Can Unico's power triumph the darkness?

  • Directors
    • Toshio Hirata
    • Osamu Tezuka
  • Writers
    • Osamu Tezuka
    • Masaki Tsuji
  • Stars
    • Katsue Miwa
    • Ryouko Kitamiya
    • Kazuko Sugiyama
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    962
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Toshio Hirata
      • Osamu Tezuka
    • Writers
      • Osamu Tezuka
      • Masaki Tsuji
    • Stars
      • Katsue Miwa
      • Ryouko Kitamiya
      • Kazuko Sugiyama
    • 17User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Katsue Miwa
    • Unico
    • (voice)
    Ryouko Kitamiya
    • Night
    • (voice)
    Kazuko Sugiyama
    Kazuko Sugiyama
    • Chao
    • (voice)
    Junko Hori
    • Beezle
    • (voice)
    Makio Inoue
    Makio Inoue
    • Baron
    • (voice)
    Iruka
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Taeko Nakanishi
    • Elder
    • (voice)
    Chieko Baishô
    Chieko Baishô
    • West
    Ardwight Chamberlain
    Ardwight Chamberlain
    • Devil
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Louise Chamis
    • Elder
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Cheryl Chase
    Cheryl Chase
    • Beezle
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Ron Gans
    • God
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Barbara Goodson
    Barbara Goodson
    • Unico
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    J.C. Henning
    J.C. Henning
    • Narrator
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Diane Lander
    • West Wind
    • (uncredited)
    Robin Levenson
    • Caty
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Dave Mallow
    Dave Mallow
    • Baron
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jan Rabson
    Jan Rabson
    • Gods
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Toshio Hirata
      • Osamu Tezuka
    • Writers
      • Osamu Tezuka
      • Masaki Tsuji
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    User reviews17

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    carnaflux

    beautiful

    For the longest time, I've lived with the faintest memory of this movie and a deep emotional feeling attached to it, as I was totally moved by the movie when I saw it (at 3 or 4 years old). I was beginning to doubt it had actually been made (although my mother remembers it) as I never heard about it again. I'm glad to have found evidence of it finally! God bless the internet!
    6blackismylove

    Its strongest quality is that it reminds people of their youth.

    Don't get me wrong, that's a good thing. I must have been about 4 or when I first saw this movie. I don't really remember all that much of it. Just bits in pieces here and there, but I was interested enough to watch it again. Of course it was a very different experience now that I'm grown. As an adult and a movie enthusiast I've become accustomed to looking at things like quality and composition; something that no one really looks for when they're 4. Back then I just enjoyed colorful animation.

    As an adult I have to rate this movie on certain things. I think that by today's standard, the quality of the animation is just OK. Although I noticed that even though it's almost 30 years old, some of it was actually quite ascetic. Personally, my favorite characters were the west and night winds. I really liked how they had been designed visually. However, there was a sort of ridiculousness in the style sometimes. Devils, unicorns, and talking animals aside, I thought it was kinda weird that the old woman had a nose the size of her entire head. There was also an odd quality to the voice acting that made it a bit clumsy.

    There really wasn't too much plot. The main character just kinda got moved around against his will and tried to improve things for people wherever he went. So as an adult, this movie was a bit difficult for me to sit through, but keeping in mind that it was geared towards little children (and apparently did a good job of entertaining them as most of the comments I've read have been about how they loved this film as a child) Id have to say that this is actually a successful movie. Though not really big on production value, I did end up giving it a higher score than I would have if I had not seen it when I was a little kid.
    9star83

    The Best

    This is one of the best movies I've ever seen, forget that it's a cartoon. It was wonderful, and nothing other than animation could have captured this story so well. Some things have to be cartoons, and this is one of them, it doesn't make it bad, it makes it good. This is something that anyone could watch, and I could watch this movie again and again.
    Dreamwalker169

    a story for all ages

    I saw this film when I was only a boy, yet to this day I remember it with wonder and excitement. Fantasy helps us recapture our youth, and I highly recommend that this tale be seen by anyone who has ever dreamed of doing so. It truly is a story for all ages to cherish.
    zordon42

    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.

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    • Trivia
      Produced by the Sanrio company the same company that produces Hello Kitty. Hello Kitty characters can be found hidden in some scenes of the movie.
    • Quotes

      Unico: Huh? Why do I have to go?

      Beezle: Because I am the Devil of Solitude, that's why.

    • Connections
      Followed by Yuniko: Mahô no shima e (1983)

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1981 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
    • Production companies
      • Sanrio Communications
      • Sanrio Company
      • Tezuka Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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