A Wind Named Amnesia
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A Wind Named Amnesia

5.9 / 10 1990 1h 20mNR Japanese
AnimationDramaScience Fiction

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Kazuki Yao

Kazuki Yao

Wataru (voice)

Lead
Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Sophia (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Johnny (voice)

Yuko Mita

Yuko Mita

Sue (voice)

Daisuke Gori

Daisuke Gori

Little John (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka

Lisa (voice)

Osamu Saka

Osamu Saka

Simpson (voice)

Masaharu Sato

Masaharu Sato

Guardian (voice)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kazuo Yamazaki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Wind Named Amnesia is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker