Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter is a fantasy and animation film directed by Masayoshi Nishida, running about 16 minutes.

What it’s about. This is the fourth original animated piece for the Tezuka Osamu Animation theatre that takes up Tezuka Osamu's message of "Saving our Fragile Earth" as its theme, and together with Unico's adventures commemorates the theatre's first anniversary. Unico, a unicorn's child, has dropped down from heaven. During his journey on the north wind, he meets Tsubasa, a tree boy who can speak. The Earth has become totally ruined to the extent that no creature can live there, because humans have drained it of all resources and destroyed the environment. Unico and Tsubasa go on a journey to find a way to make the Earth inhabitable again. They finally meet the Sphinx and the "time fairy" at the end of their hard journey. They decide to go back to the past and prevent humans from taking the wrong path. However, they can stay in the past for only five minutes. Will they be able to alter the future of the Earth in such short time? Their adventures to restore the Earth begin...

Who’s in it. Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter stars Akiko Yajima as Unico, Yoko Asagami as Sphinx and Yasuhiro Takato as Tsubasa.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter page.

If you liked it. Fans of Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.