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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Studios

• MADHOUSE
• Discotek
• Tezuka Productions
• Sanrio

Staff

• Masao Maruyama — Producer
• Hiromasa Ogura — Background Art
• Yasuo Urakami — Sound Director
• Yoshiaki Kawajiri — Storyboard
• Kazuo Oga — Background Art
• Kinichi Ishikawa — Director of Photography
• Yuuzou Satou — Key Animation
• Takenori Mihara — Key Animation
• Iwao Yamaki — Director of Photography
• Manabu Oohashi — Key Animation
• Kazuo Tomizawa — Animation Director
• Katsumi Aoshima — Key Animation
• Moribi Murano — Director, Script
• Nobumasa Shinkawa — Key Animation
• Osamu Tezuka — Original Creator
• Kengo Inagaki — Key Animation
• Mitsuru Kashiwabara — Sound Effects
• Yukiya Chida — Key Animation
• Katsushi Aoki — Art Director
• Shuuichi Hirokawa — Assistant Director
• Junko Aoyama — Key Animation