Japan Synopsis
ユニコ
Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only they should be able to decide or allow people to be happy. Unico is banished to the Hill of Oblivion, and the West Wind is ordered to take him there. She can't stand giving this fate to Unico, so Unico's adventures begin, as the West Wind takes him from one place and time to the next, in a neverending journey to escape the wrath of the gods.
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Animation + Fantasy in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Fantastic Adventures of Unico itself).
The 1980–1982 Japan Window
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico holds position #20 of 67 Japan films in the 1980–1982 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Fantastic Adventures of Unico premiered alongside 28 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other Japan films in 1981.
The 546th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 32% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,859 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,332 of 2,532 (top 53%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sanrio, Madhouse |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | March 14, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0083258 |