A Wind Named Amnesia

A Wind Named Amnesia


Starring:Kazuki Yao, Denica Fairman, Keiko Toda, Kappei Yamaguchi, Susie Baker (II), Yûko Mita, Daisuke Gôri, Lee Tyler, Peter Marinker, Osamu Saka, Noriko Hidaka, Adam Henderson
Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Studio: Us Manga Corps Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
This sci-fi road journey is set in the near future (1999--six years after the film was initially released). Human civilization has been devastated by a mysterious wind that erased everyone's memories--even the basics of language and self-care that real amnesia doesn't affect. Their minds wiped clean, the survivors haunt the ruined cities, scavenging for food. Wateru ("traveler" in Japanese), whose mind was laboriously restored by a survivor at a government research facility, wanders through America in a jeep, trying to bring knowledge to people. In San Francisco, he meets Sophia, a mysterious woman with unexplained powers; she joins him on a journey to New York that turns into a transcontinental escape from a murderous and seemingly indestructible robot. Along the way, they encounter the members of a cult that worships an enormous wrecking machine, and two puppetlike survivors in an fully mechanized city. Wateru struggles to fulfill his mission to start people on the long journey back to civilization, but he often has to rely on Sophia's extraordinary powers of communication. A Wind Called Amnesia is more thoughtful and less violent than most anime features; unfortunately, it ends on a weak, unsatisfying note. Rating: 16 and older for animated sex and some violence. --Charles Solomon
Description
From the director of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, X - The Last Vampire, Ninja Scroll, and Metropolis. A miasma has descended upon the world and everyone forgot who they were and how to use the tools that society had come to rely on. Now, two years after the disaster, a young man tries to make sense of a world suddenly gone mad. "a total gem" - Animenewsnetwork.com
A Wind Named Amnesia
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Thoroughly 'okay...'
  • This depicts future commitment and love
  • A Masterful, Plot Driven Story
  • this sux!
  • Well, the concept is there....
 A Wind Named Amnesia
Starring: Kazuki Yao , Keiko Toda , Denica Fairman , Kappei Yamaguchi , and Susie Baker (II)
Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Manufacturer: Us Manga Corps Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

MangaManga | By Studio | Anime & Manga | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Anime & Manga | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Japan | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video
Science Fiction & FantasyScience Fiction & Fantasy | Japan | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Animation | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Fantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Genres | DVD | Video
Henderson, AdamHenderson, Adam | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Marinker, PeterMarinker, Peter | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
4-for-3 Anime & Manga4-for-3 Anime & Manga | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
4-for-3 Art House & International4-for-3 Art House & International | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
4-for-3 Science Fiction & Fantasy4-for-3 Science Fiction & Fantasy | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
JapanJapan | Asian Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $7.49DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
( W )( W ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. They Were Eleven
  2. Demon City Shinjuku
  3. The Place Promised in Our Early Days
  4. The Venus Wars
  5. Armitage - Dual Matrix (Special Edition)

ASIN: B00009MGFS
Release Date: 2003-07-29

Amazon.com

This sci-fi road journey is set in the near future (1999--six years after the film was initially released). Human civilization has been devastated by a mysterious wind that erased everyone's memories--even the basics of language and self-care that real amnesia doesn't affect. Their minds wiped clean, the survivors haunt the ruined cities, scavenging for food. Wateru ("traveler" in Japanese), whose mind was laboriously restored by a survivor at a government research facility, wanders through America in a jeep, trying to bring knowledge to people. In San Francisco, he meets Sophia, a mysterious woman with unexplained powers; she joins him on a journey to New York that turns into a transcontinental escape from a murderous and seemingly indestructible robot. Along the way, they encounter the members of a cult that worships an enormous wrecking machine, and two puppetlike survivors in an fully mechanized city. Wateru struggles to fulfill his mission to start people on the long journey back to civilization, but he often has to rely on Sophia's extraordinary powers of communication. A Wind Called Amnesia is more thoughtful and less violent than most anime features; unfortunately, it ends on a weak, unsatisfying note. Rating: 16 and older for animated sex and some violence. --Charles Solomon

Description

From the director of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, X - The Last Vampire, Ninja Scroll, and Metropolis. A miasma has descended upon the world and everyone forgot who they were and how to use the tools that society had come to rely on. Now, two years after the disaster, a young man tries to make sense of a world suddenly gone mad. "a total gem" - Animenewsnetwork.com

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Thoroughly 'okay...'.......2007-04-27

What can I say, it was 'okay.' I don't know that I'd describe it as the 'masterpiece' some have claimed it to be. But, on the other hand, it's better than some other anime schlock I've seen recently. Somehow, the end seemed anti-climactic and a bit 'odd' (aside from the nudity that didn't really appear to serve any purpose, which was also odd fan-service in my opinion).

The story itself was interesting enough, and the animation was alright. It was an overly-action oriented story (there was a little, but it was peripheral to the story). I guess it's one of those "classic" bits that's hard to categorize. I'd say it's worth getting and watching. Maybe a rental unless you find yourself really "into to." Of course, for the price (~$10), you might as well buy it (only a few bucks more than renting, and you can re-sell it if you want to).

So, kind of a mixed bag. I gave it 4 stars because it was interesting and 'above average' with decent animation. Can't give it 5 stars, however, on account of it was a bit odd and the ending didn't quite seem 'complete'. To each their own.

5 out of 5 stars This depicts future commitment and love.......2006-06-17

Whoever doesn't like this film does not understand the concept that this film is an essence of wonderful animation and storytelling never seen on the TV screen. This film simply depicting what nature may do to the world someday as a punishment or a recreation for the world like a wind of amnesia, and some may have not been affected and those characters will help begin a whole new Earth. Weather the ideas are good or bad, the people will take advantage and help other people with forgotten memories.

5 out of 5 stars A Masterful, Plot Driven Story.......2006-04-10

After reading some of the reviews, I noticed that a lot of those who watched this movie felt it was somewhat slow. But I don't think that is the case. It certainly isn't like a lot of other anime out there, where action is generally what moves it along. In this case, the plot is the focus, character development as a second, with action as a distant third. And because it is a plot driven story, I think a lot of people felt that A Wind Named Amnesia was just too different. Yes, it is different, and it's also a required taste, but it still, I think, is a masterpiece of anime. The story flows evenly from start to finish, allowing only a few flashbacks early on to interrupt it, and even then they are key moments in the story. By the end of the movie, while the ending was a bit bittersweet, it doesn't leave you with a feeling of being cheated.

Now to the story: Earth has just had an apocalypse of a different sort, one that instead of destroying lives destroyed memories, and this apocalypse came on the wind. But two years later, there are still some left who know what has happened and what needs to be done in order to fix, or at least try to fix, what has happened to the Earth's inhabitants. Wataru journeys from city to city all across North America in order to find those he thinks he can help. But he faces many dangers, including barbaric savages--all that's left of humanity and what Wataru learned not to be--and a mechanized creature capable of regenerating itself. In many ways, it's a journey of lessons for Wataru, and he meets many interesting people who teach him things along the way. Traveling with him is the beautiful and mysterious Sophia, who seems to have some knowledge of what has happened to humanity, but chooses to let Wataru learn that for himself.

When compared to more modern anime, or even literature, I think the story in A Wind holds up pretty well, and surpasses a lot. It's deep, filled with a lot of themes, and has a lot of heart to go along with it. There are few anime that I can compare this movie to, especially ones that came out around the same time A Wind Named Amnesia did. But the two Makoto Shinkai films, Voices of a Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days, have a lot in common with A Wind; that is an intelligent story, lovable characters, and a slower, more thoughtful pace. So, if you enjoyed those two movies or like intelligence in your entertainment, then I'd highly recommend A Wind Named Amnesia to you.

1 out of 5 stars this sux!.......2004-07-11

The theme was dull and overdone. Basically, everyone forgets how to be human and act like dogs, and this guy is taught by this other guy and this chick how to be human. The plot is self-riteous: humans need to do this-and-that to be perfect like the aliens who erased their memories. One of the worst anime ever.

3 out of 5 stars Well, the concept is there...........2003-10-29

Needless to say, this anime isn't for everyone. Some may not understand the story, as it tends to jump around and the plot seems mixed up. However, the concept behind the story is fairly interesting. A wind that makes the world forget everything they ever knew, but the show jumps around so much, it seems to take them a while to actually tell you about it. The art style is nice, the animation solid and fluid. I haven't listen to the English Dub, so I won't comment on it.
If you don't mind thinking through your anime, you should be fine. The show may move around a lot, but overall it isn't too bad.
A Wind Named Amnesia
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Thoroughly 'okay...'
  • This depicts future commitment and love
  • A Masterful, Plot Driven Story
  • this sux!
  • Well, the concept is there....
 A Wind Named Amnesia
Starring: Kazuki Yao , Keiko Toda , Denica Fairman , Kappei Yamaguchi , and Susie Baker (II)
Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Manufacturer: Us Manga Corps Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Feature FilmsFeature Films | Anime & Manga | Genres | DVD | Video
MangaManga | By Studio | Anime & Manga | Genres | DVD | Video
Central Park MediaCentral Park Media | By Studio | Anime & Manga | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Anime & Manga | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Japan | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video
Science Fiction & FantasyScience Fiction & Fantasy | Japan | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video
Feature FilmsFeature Films | Animation | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Fantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Genres | DVD | Video
Henderson, AdamHenderson, Adam | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Marinker, PeterMarinker, Peter | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
JapanJapan | Asian Cinema | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $14.99DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
( W )( W ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. They Were Eleven
  2. Demon City Shinjuku
  3. The Place Promised in Our Early Days
  4. The Venus Wars
  5. Armitage - Dual Matrix (Special Edition)

ASIN: 6305262314
Release Date: 1999-01-19

Amazon.com

This sci-fi road journey is set in the near future (1999--six years after the film was initially released). Human civilization has been devastated by a mysterious wind that erased everyone's memories--even the basics of language and self-care that real amnesia doesn't affect. Their minds wiped clean, the survivors haunt the ruined cities, scavenging for food. Wateru ("traveler" in Japanese), whose mind was laboriously restored by a survivor at a government research facility, wanders through America in a jeep, trying to bring knowledge to people. In San Francisco, he meets Sophia, a mysterious woman with unexplained powers; she joins him on a journey to New York that turns into a transcontinental escape from a murderous and seemingly indestructible robot. Along the way, they encounter the members of a cult that worships an enormous wrecking machine, and two puppetlike survivors in an fully mechanized city. Wateru struggles to fulfill his mission to start people on the long journey back to civilization, but he often has to rely on Sophia's extraordinary powers of communication. A Wind Called Amnesia is more thoughtful and less violent than most anime features; unfortunately, it ends on a weak, unsatisfying note. Rating: 16 and older for animated sex and some violence. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Thoroughly 'okay...'.......2007-04-27

What can I say, it was 'okay.' I don't know that I'd describe it as the 'masterpiece' some have claimed it to be. But, on the other hand, it's better than some other anime schlock I've seen recently. Somehow, the end seemed anti-climactic and a bit 'odd' (aside from the nudity that didn't really appear to serve any purpose, which was also odd fan-service in my opinion).

The story itself was interesting enough, and the animation was alright. It was an overly-action oriented story (there was a little, but it was peripheral to the story). I guess it's one of those "classic" bits that's hard to categorize. I'd say it's worth getting and watching. Maybe a rental unless you find yourself really "into to." Of course, for the price (~$10), you might as well buy it (only a few bucks more than renting, and you can re-sell it if you want to).

So, kind of a mixed bag. I gave it 4 stars because it was interesting and 'above average' with decent animation. Can't give it 5 stars, however, on account of it was a bit odd and the ending didn't quite seem 'complete'. To each their own.

5 out of 5 stars This depicts future commitment and love.......2006-06-17

Whoever doesn't like this film does not understand the concept that this film is an essence of wonderful animation and storytelling never seen on the TV screen. This film simply depicting what nature may do to the world someday as a punishment or a recreation for the world like a wind of amnesia, and some may have not been affected and those characters will help begin a whole new Earth. Weather the ideas are good or bad, the people will take advantage and help other people with forgotten memories.

5 out of 5 stars A Masterful, Plot Driven Story.......2006-04-10

After reading some of the reviews, I noticed that a lot of those who watched this movie felt it was somewhat slow. But I don't think that is the case. It certainly isn't like a lot of other anime out there, where action is generally what moves it along. In this case, the plot is the focus, character development as a second, with action as a distant third. And because it is a plot driven story, I think a lot of people felt that A Wind Named Amnesia was just too different. Yes, it is different, and it's also a required taste, but it still, I think, is a masterpiece of anime. The story flows evenly from start to finish, allowing only a few flashbacks early on to interrupt it, and even then they are key moments in the story. By the end of the movie, while the ending was a bit bittersweet, it doesn't leave you with a feeling of being cheated.

Now to the story: Earth has just had an apocalypse of a different sort, one that instead of destroying lives destroyed memories, and this apocalypse came on the wind. But two years later, there are still some left who know what has happened and what needs to be done in order to fix, or at least try to fix, what has happened to the Earth's inhabitants. Wataru journeys from city to city all across North America in order to find those he thinks he can help. But he faces many dangers, including barbaric savages--all that's left of humanity and what Wataru learned not to be--and a mechanized creature capable of regenerating itself. In many ways, it's a journey of lessons for Wataru, and he meets many interesting people who teach him things along the way. Traveling with him is the beautiful and mysterious Sophia, who seems to have some knowledge of what has happened to humanity, but chooses to let Wataru learn that for himself.

When compared to more modern anime, or even literature, I think the story in A Wind holds up pretty well, and surpasses a lot. It's deep, filled with a lot of themes, and has a lot of heart to go along with it. There are few anime that I can compare this movie to, especially ones that came out around the same time A Wind Named Amnesia did. But the two Makoto Shinkai films, Voices of a Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days, have a lot in common with A Wind; that is an intelligent story, lovable characters, and a slower, more thoughtful pace. So, if you enjoyed those two movies or like intelligence in your entertainment, then I'd highly recommend A Wind Named Amnesia to you.

1 out of 5 stars this sux!.......2004-07-11

The theme was dull and overdone. Basically, everyone forgets how to be human and act like dogs, and this guy is taught by this other guy and this chick how to be human. The plot is self-riteous: humans need to do this-and-that to be perfect like the aliens who erased their memories. One of the worst anime ever.

3 out of 5 stars Well, the concept is there...........2003-10-29

Needless to say, this anime isn't for everyone. Some may not understand the story, as it tends to jump around and the plot seems mixed up. However, the concept behind the story is fairly interesting. A wind that makes the world forget everything they ever knew, but the show jumps around so much, it seems to take them a while to actually tell you about it. The art style is nice, the animation solid and fluid. I haven't listen to the English Dub, so I won't comment on it.
If you don't mind thinking through your anime, you should be fine. The show may move around a lot, but overall it isn't too bad.

DVD:

  1. Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 8 - Saiyan - Showdown
  2. Legend of Lemnear
  3. Speed Racer The Movie
  4. Getter Robo Armageddon - Salvation (Vol. 4)
  5. Pokemon - Fashion Victims (Vol. 9)
  6. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Operation 1
  7. Lupin the 3rd - The Mystery of Mamo
  8. Mobile Suit Gundam - The Red Comet (Vol. 2)
  9. Getter Robo Armageddon - Ascension (Vol. 3)
  10. Pokemon - Pikachu Party (Vol. 12)

DVD List

DVD

DVD

Surviving Due Process: When Parents and the School Board Disagree, Stephen Jeffers v. School Board

Illuminata

The Tenant [1976]

DVD: Portrait of a Lady

Casino Royale