7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kino's Journey: Country of Illness -For You- (2007)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
The movie adapts a story from volume 5 of the Kino's Journey light novel series: Kino travels to a country divided into two parts: the very clean and peaceful city, closed off from the surrounding wastelands. Kino meets a little girl in the city suffering from a disease which is constantly being researched. The girl, however, does not know just how the research is being done.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Neutral
Overview
The movie adapts a story from volume 5 of the Kino's Journey light novel series: Kino travels to a country divided into two parts: the very clean and peaceful city, closed off from the surrounding wastelands. Kino meets a little girl in the city suffering from a disease which is constantly being researched. The girl, however, does not know just how the research is being done.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores profound philosophical and existential themes of suffering, death, and compassion within a tragic societal structure, deliberately refraining from advocating any specific political ideology or solution.
This anime does not incorporate explicit DEI-driven casting or character design, as the concept of 'traditionally white roles' is not applicable to its cultural origin. The narrative focuses on philosophical themes of human nature and societal structures, rather than engaging with critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features a country where a cultural custom allows children to undergo a sex change at age 12 to experience a different life before a fatal illness. The character Sakura, a boy, chooses to live as a girl. The portrayal is factual and non-judgmental, focusing on the unique cultural context and the characters' acceptance of their fate, rather than directly affirming or denigrating trans identity.
The film 'Kino's Journey: Country of Illness —For You—' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses entirely on societal structures, illness, and the fate of children, without addressing aspects of sexual orientation or gender identity.
The film focuses on Kino's journey through a country afflicted by illness. While Kino is a capable traveler, her interactions do not involve direct physical combat victories against male opponents using hand-to-hand or melee weapons. Combat, when present, primarily involves firearms.
The film is an adaptation of the "Kino's Journey" light novel series. The main character, Kino, is consistently portrayed as female, aligning with the source material. No established characters from the broader canon have their gender altered in this installment.
The film is an anime adaptation where characters maintain their original visual depictions and implied racial ambiguity from the source material. There is no instance of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
8.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
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