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A Wind Named Amnesia

1990 · 80 min

A quiet, haunting journey through a world stripped of memory, where every encounter feels fragile and strange.

Directed by
Kazuo Yamazaki
Genres
Animation, Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Kazuki Yao, Keiko Toda, Kappei Yamaguchi
Overview
A wind has swept the Earth taking all the memories from everyone. No one knows who they are, how to speak, or how to use the tools of modern civilization. Two years later, a young man who has been re-educated travels across America on a mysterious journey.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Kazuo Yamazaki
Genres
Animation, Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Kazuki Yao, Keiko Toda, Kappei Yamaguchi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • identity
  • isolation
  • survival
  • fate
Places
  • road trip
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, science fiction
Directed by
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Written by
Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Kenji Kurata, Kazuo Yamazaki
Starring
Kazuki Yao, Keiko Toda, Kappei Yamaguchi, Yuko Mita, Daisuke Gori, Noriko Hidaka, Osamu Saka, Masaharu Sato
Music
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Runtime
80 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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