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A Wind Named Amnesia

A Wind Named Amnesia

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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.

Directed by Kazuo Yamazaki
Written by Hideyuki Kikuchi, Kazuo Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Kawajiri
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Top Cast

Kazuki Yao

Kazuki Yao

Wataru (voice)

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)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookpost-apocalyptic futurememory lossadult animationanime

About A Wind Named Amnesia

A Wind Named Amnesia is a animation, drama, science fiction film released in 1990 exploring themes of based on novel or book, post-apocalyptic future, memory loss, adult animation, anime. Directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, it stars Kazuki Yao, Keiko Toda, Kappei Yamaguchi. 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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