A Wind Named Amnesia
1990 1h 20m movie Film Japan

A Wind Named Amnesia

風の名はアムネジア

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.

  1. Chibi Maruko-chan
    #1

    Chibi Maruko-chan

    ★ 9.0 · 1990
  2. Ranma ½
    #2

    Ranma ½

    ★ 8.6 · 1989
  3. Tokyo Love Story
    #3

    Tokyo Love Story

    ★ 8.6 · 1991
  4. Moomin
    #4

    Moomin

    ★ 8.4 · 1990
  5. Dragon Ball Z
    #5

    Dragon Ball Z

    ★ 8.3 · 1989
  6. Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
    #6

    Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

    ★ 8.2 · 1991
  7. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    #7

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    ★ 8.2 · 1989
  8. Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
    #8

    Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band

    ★ 8.1 · 1991

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.

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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
Reviews
51st
Review-volume percentile
30th
Popularity percentile

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.

Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • memory loss · 13
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • based on novel or book · 288
  • adult animation · 101
  • post-apocalyptic future · 44

Reception Benchmarks

5.7
TMDB Rating
31
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

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 CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesJapan Home Video, Madhouse
Runtime1h 20m
Release DateDecember 22, 1990
IMDbtt0108570