Japan Synopsis
風の名はアムネジア
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Wind Named Amnesia. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Japan Home Video
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Wind Named Amnesia itself).
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
In the crowded 1989-1991 Japan release window, A Wind Named Amnesia sits at #99 of 114. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Wind Named Amnesia premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1990.
The 836th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
31 audience reviews — more than 51% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (51th percentile) outruns trending popularity (30th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on A Wind Named Amnesia, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- memory loss · 13
- anime · 711
- based on novel or book · 288
- adult animation · 101
- post-apocalyptic future · 44
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,099 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,383 of 2,532 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Japan Home Video, Madhouse |
| Runtime | 1h 20m |
| Release Date | December 22, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0108570 |