“Unico battles wizard Kukuruku, who turns men into doll-building blocks, while Cherry seeks her brother's lost kindness.”
Unico in the Island of Magic
ユニコ 魔法の島へ
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Unico battles wizard Kukuruku, who turns men into doll-building blocks, while Cherry seeks her brother's lost kindness.
Based on "Unico and the Kingdom of the Sun," which was newly written as a theater version, this animated film features a battle between the wizard Kukuruku and Unico. Kukuruku builds a castle using dolls transformed from men as building parts. The story revolves around the sorrow and terror of men who have been transfigured into dolls, and a girl named Cherry who wishes to recover the kindness in her brother, who is a student of Kukuruku. This work reminds us of the fact that "transformation" or "transfiguration" - favorite themes of Tezuka Osamu - involves not only material aspects, but also man's immaterial heart. (Source: Tezuka Osamu's Website)
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- Format 1 × 91′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 31m all episodes
- Aired Jul 1983 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-2225 catalog
Produced by
- Sanrio Producer
- Tezuka Productions Producer
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- Discotek Media Licensor