A Wind Named Amnesia

A Wind Named Amnesia (風の名はアムネジア, Kaze no Na wa Amunejia), also known as The Wind of Amnesia in Australia and the United Kingdom, is a Japanese novel authored by Hideyuki Kikuchi, originally published in 1983 by Asahi Sonorama. An anime film adaptation was released theatrically on December 22, 1990, directed by Kazuo Yamazaki. An English adaptation of the film was produced and released by Manga Entertainment on home video in Australia and the UK and by Central Park Media in North America.

Plot

The Apocalypse didn't come with a bang, but with a whimper. Silently, the amnesia wind swept away all of mankind's knowledge. Thousands of years of human civilization vanished overnight as people forgot how to use the tools of modern civilization: who they were, how to speakâ€"everything. Technology decayed as mankind was reduced to the level of cavemen.

Two years later, a young manâ€"miraculously re-educated after the cataclysmâ€"explores this barbaric world while pursued by a relentless killing machine. He is accompanied by a young mysterious woman who is somehow spared the devastating effects of the amnesia wind.

Novel

Japanese Version

• Title: 風の名はアムネジア (Kaze no Na-wa Amunejia)
• Writer: Hideyuki Kikuchi
• Artist: Yoshitaka Amano
• Cover Artist: Yoshitaka Amano
• Publication Date: October 31, 1983
• ISBN 9784257762607

English Version

• Title: A Wind Named Amnesia/Invader Summer
• Cover Artist: Yoshitaka Amano
• Publication Date: December 23, 2009
• ISBN 1-59307-934-6

Movie

Voice Cast

Staff

• Original Novel/Story: Hideyuki Kikuchi
• Licensors: Central Park Media, Manga Entertainment Ltd. (Australia and UK)
• 製作Producer: Tadao Masumizu
• Executive producer: Kosuke Kuri
• Producers: Tomirou Kuriyama & Shin Seya
• Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
• Setting: Masao Maruyama
• Script: Kazuo Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Kawajiri & Kenji Kurata
• Supervisors: Rintaro & Yoshiaki Kawajiri
• Character Design: Satoru Makamura
• Art Director: Koseki Mutsuo
• Mechanical Design: Morifumi Naka
• Design of “Guardian”: Yoshitaka Amano
• Production: Madhouse
• Original Music: Hidenobu Takimoto & Kazuhiko Toyama

Reception

The film has garnered some praise years after its initial release. Raphael See of THEM Anime Reviews called the film a sleeper hit and "one of the best titles I've never heard of." Anime News Network in their review considered the film a classic, although noting the ending was weak. Bamboo Dong in her review wrote "Without a doubt, A Wind Named Amnesia is one of the most unique and creative post-apocalyptic tales ever woven. " Critics have praised the production values of the film. Critics have generally considered the film thought-provoking and cerebral. The original novel the film is based on has also recently received some praise.

References

External links

• A Wind Named Amnesia (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• A Wind Named Amnesia at the Internet Movie Database