Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

When you've lost all your memoirs of the past 4 years, you learn to start over and become a new you.
Memories of a Teenage Amnesiac

Rescue

Pride of Orange. Super Rangers are the ones that are called when things have went from bad to worse. When there are no other options. They are the elite of the rescue crews. Risking their lives in order to save yours.
Rescue

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

Learning to love yourself is probably the hardest lesson to learn. Sometimes it takes encouragement from unlikely sources to teach you that lesson.
Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

Liar Game

A game built on deception. A con-artist with a kind heart and a innocent girl who trusts you even when you've betrayed her, make for an unstoppable team.
Liar Game

Death Note

If you had the power to kill just by picturing a person and writing their name down in a notebook, who would you target? Would it be considered a crime to kill off all the criminals in the world?
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Code Blue

An elite team of doctors that travel via helicopter to get to the scene of the accident even a second faster in order to have a better chance at saving lives.
Code Blue

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

Based on the novel by Gabrielle Zevin.

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac starring Horikita Maki, Matsuyama Kenichi, Tegoshi Yuya, Anton Yelchin, Emma Roberts, Kylee.

Maki Horikita,Ken'ichi Matsuyama,Yuya Tegoshi,Anton Yelchin,Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

Sukuse Naomi decided to pick heads in a coin toss which caused her to lose. It was her job to go back to the classroom to get the camera from the yearbook club. On her way back, Naomi slips and loses her grip on the camera. Instead of letting it fall she dives to try to save it causing her to hit her head at the bottom of the steps and suddenly waking up in an ambulance with no memory of the accident. She doesn't remember the boy who is holding her hand in the ambulance or the boy that comes to visit her while she's in the hospital. What other parts of her life has she forgotten?
Will she be able to get her memories back? Does she even want to remember the things that she has forgotten?

Maki Horikita,Ken'ichi Matsuyama,Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

This is a different type of movie from most of the other Japanese movies I've seen. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac is directed by American director Hans Canosa and has a lot of American flare to it. There is a lot of spoken English by all the cast members, including the Japanese actors and actresses. And the American actors and actresses even speak a bit of Japanese but not nearly as much as the Japanese actors/actresses speak English. Maki's english is clear and perfect with just a hint of her Japanese accent. Anton's Japanese isn't stumbled over and flows with his english as if he does this sort of thing on a daily basis. I'm very impressed with the dialog.

The story seemed to be a bit all over the place. Too many things and stories being told at the same time and quite a few of the inner plots have holes in the story. Some tales are started but none are actually finished.

I wouldn't rule this movie out though. I enjoyed it even with the plot holes popping up in mid-story. I would definietly watch Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac again. The soundtrack alone will bring me back. Having a few of my favorite actors/actresses helps to.

Here's a short trailer for Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac. Enjoy.



*** A little favor *** If anyone comes across the soundtrack or even just a list of the songs on the soundtrack, I would really apprieciate if you could let me know what they are. I've been trying to find them since I watched the movie and I can't find a list anywhere. Thank you in advance. ^_^

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi~~

This is not an official list, I'm just looking for the songs by myself based on the lyrics I can hear but I found some songs. (I gotta go to bed now, so only some of the movie is finished)

Just impolite by Pushgun (during the Homecoming)
No time by Jay Reatard (during the party where Yuji invites Naomi to the movies)
Winter by Joshua Radin (during the scene where Naomi and Yuji are standing outside in the snow)
Nobody Knows Me at All by The Weepies (when Naomi cuts her hair)

I hope I helped ^^

Vikki said...

Thank you so much, Anonymous. :D

I tried reading through the credits but it was such poor quality that it hurt my eyes. But this does help. Thank you again!!

Anonymous said...

Your welcome. I tried looking for it in the credits but it looks like I havent waited for long enough becoz I found it now... I feel stupid XD

The grey estates by Wall (or wolf ?) parade
It ain't gonna save me by Jay Reatard
Elephant and Castle by The age of rockets
Sometimes a pony gets depressed by Silver Jews
Physics lesson by Todd Homme
She wishes by Nature living
Woke up new by The mountain goats

And again that's all for now, becoz I gotta go to school XD

Vikki said...

Thank you again for these lists!!! It is much appreciated!

I hope you were able to enjoy the movie!

Anonymous said...

kylee - "missing" is the song when shes drunk

Vikki said...

Thanks Anonymous. "Missing" is a really good song. After seeing this comment, I went to look it up. It has a good flow to it and the lyrics (once translated so I could understand them) are very touching.

Anonymous said...

i found this list on a facebook page, i cant remember what it was, so dont credit me for this and sorry if its wrong xD


1)The Grey Estates - Wolf Parade (yearbook opening credits)
2)Elephant & Castle - The Age of Rockets (hospital/taxi)
3)Sometimes a Pony Gets Depressed - the Silver Jews (Naomi's first day back)
4)She Wishes - Kylee (car ride with Mirai & Hasegawa-san)
5)On My Own - Kylee (Party with Ace)
6)Nobody Knows Me at All - The Weepies (hair cut scene)
7)It Ain't Gonna Save Me - Jay Reatard (Naomi as Famous Fictional Denmark Angst Puppy...and his girlfriend)
8)Just Impolite - Plushgun (Homecoming)
9)No Time - Jay Reatard (Wrap Party)
10)Winter - Joshua Radin (Naomi & Yuji sled on the stairs)
11)Once we were monsters - The Age of Rockets (Naomi & Yuji & Sid & Nancy)
12)Avada Kedavra - The Age of Rockets (Naomi & Yuji Photo Stairs)
13)Stitches to Show Something's Missing - The Age of Rockets (Naomi's Point of View/Remember Mirai)
14)Better than Love - Griffin House (Songs for A Teenage Amnesiac - Mirai's mix cd)
15)These Tears Could Rust a Train - Theater Fire (Mirai & Naomi go to Nagano)
16)Woke Up New - The Mountain Goats (Mirai's Confession)
17)Riga Girls - The Weepies (Ace & Naomi talk)
18)Slow Pony Home - The Weepies (Futurama)
19)You've got growin' up to do - Joshua Radin ft. Patty Griffin (Wedding/Graduation)
20)Brand New Day - Joshua Radin (A Nostalgic Melody)
21)キミがいるから - Kylee (ending credits)

you probably didnt need to know anymore anyway xD but hope it helps. was an amazing movie with an awesome soundtrack :D

Vikki said...

Thanks for this list. I'm probably not the only one out there looking for it so it will help many people. :)

ellechyesh said...

where can i download all of that?

Vikki said...

@ellechyesh
I've been mainly using torrents. Some of the songs are pretty hard to find online for free.

Paige said...

あなたは私だけですべての曲を愛してどこにでもそれを見つけることができなかった多くのリストのiすっごくありがとうございますそんなにありがとう

Anonymous said...

This is such a great movie! I cried at the end. I love how the did'nt just go for a regular japanese themed movie:) It's so inspiering:) Love the music to!

でりら said...

I've read the book and at the end of the book, all the songs that Mirai burned into the cds are listed there. Only in the book, Mirai is William.=)

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