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Yuniko

  • 1981
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
963
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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
    963
    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
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews17

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    8eshghefilm

    The fantastic adventure of my childhood

    When I was a little girl, my best day was when my parents took me to the theatres to watch Unico for one more time or our national television showed it. I don't know what it was maybe pure magic but the movie had very strong influence on me or even my parents that lived through us to the day. A little lovely creature with a horn that care about others and when he gets back what he has given from his friends he becomes powerful in the form of the most magnificent creature I have ever seen.A few days ago when I saw this movie after 15 years the same feelings of my childhood returned to me: Love, forgiveness,friendship,happiness,excitement,and a bit of sadness in the end. I keep this DVD as a treasure though not of very good quality because Unico is my all time favourite animation.
    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.
    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.
    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!
    stararchor

    An awesome movie from my childhood

    This was the beginning for anime's of today. I strongly believe that. But I first saw this movie when I was really young. I was fascinated on why the GODS were so angry with Unico for making people happy. A five year old child doesnt see anything wrong with people being happy. But I digress. Though I strongly detested Katie, I really like the Besil (I think) and when he was mistreating Unico I wasnt to angry at him.

    I was awed by Unico's transformation scene, and angry at how silly he acted sometimes. I watched this for hour's on end, till the point where my parents were so sick of watching it that they would take it away and hide it.

    Though when we moved I lost alot of the old classic movies, I magically held on to Unico, along with Sea Prince and The Fire Child. I recently sat down to watch it, and none of that magic was gone for me. I would laugh when I remembered a part from so long ago. But the magic was still there. I still wish, like I had when I was a kid, that Unico would have stayed the bigger version of himself.

    A must see, just for the pure cuteness of this film.

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    Storyline

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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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