Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Byouki no Kuni - For You

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Synonyms: Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World - The Land of Sickness: For You, Land of Illness, Land of Disease

Japanese: キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- 病気の国 -For You-

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 21, 2007

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Studios: Shaft

Source: Light novel

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Duration: 28 min.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.68¹ (scored by 22,017 users)

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Ranked: #1285²

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Popularity: #3125

Members: 49,703

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After a long journey, Kino and Hermes finally arrive at their destination—a very beautiful and clean country with many skyscrapers. Unlike the other places they have visited so far, the country's landscape is a little peculiar. Although the countryside appears to be farmland, the area seems to be abandoned. Filled with old and damaged buildings, there is no sign of life. In contrast, the city is hidden within a mountain, confined under a fabricated sky that is generated by advanced technology. The highly developed city is focused on healthcare, practicing strict hygiene regulations and aiming to turn its citizens into the healthiest of people.

However, despite being in a beautiful and clean environment, Kino cannot help but feel a sense of uneasiness. The town's air slightly contains a peculiar smell, and there are no birds to be seen flying in the skies, bringing a sense of mystery and dizziness to the scenery. After all, as an experienced traveler, Kino knows that looks can be deceiving and that the town may not be what they had initially expected.

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Adaptation:	Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
Prequel:	Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World, Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Nanika wo Suru Tame ni - Life Goes On.

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Kino

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Maeda, Ai
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Hermes

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Aigase, Ryuji
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Inertia

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Kawasumi, Ayako
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Kubota, Mitsutoshi

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Oosawa, Nobuhiro

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Nakamura, Ryuutarou

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Shimokawa, Mikuni

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"Bird" by Mikuni Shimokawa

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Aug 8, 2022

nomad8

Recommended

This episode shows a more adult Kino than the one in the series, it showed at a glance even some parts of her breasts, now grown, I think they should have left her in the main series at a more advanced age of 18 years +, oh there would be no strangeness with her skills and not with her personality, in fact in this episode Kino seemed much more human than in the series, her personality was much better.
Man honestly for me this movie was better than the series and the other movie is special, but it's still not good enough for me to give ...

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Mar 27, 2020

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Remember when SHAFT took on the task of animating a story from the Kino no Tabi light novels for the Dengeki Bunko Movie Festival back in 2007? I can’t say I was around for it, but yep, this is that movie. This movie was actually directed by Ryutaro Nakamura too, who you may remember as the guy who directed the 2003 TV Series. While I have to say that I prefer the TV Series over this film, I couldn’t help but feel excited about what this conglomeration of weirdos would produce. The end result isn’t as weird and otherworldly as you might expect from this ... studio or this director, but it’s certainly unique.

I don’t think there’s a story more fitting to this film’s anemic colour pallette than the Country of Illness. It’s the very first thing you notice if you watch this right after you watched the 2003 series; the art is not as vibrant or as full of energy as before, but it’s certainly beautiful. The same can be said for the country itself. SHAFT has done a fantastic job in crafting a strange and unique atmosphere, and even incorporates some CGI elements without distracting the viewer too much. It has only been 4 years since the first series was animated, but there is a world of difference in the quality.

Accompanying the story are some familiar overtures, along with new tracks. I believe I heard a few tracks remastered. In many ways, this film feels just like an unreleased episode from the original series. The direction feels the same as before, if more focused. SHAFT’s influence isn’t felt very heavily, but there are moments when the camera adds drama to a scene by sweeping sideways or even vertically. SHAFT’s strange angles are alive and well, if not as prominent, in this incarnation of Kino’s Journey.

The Country of Illness is like many countries Kino has visited; a place you can feel empathy, pity, and anger toward. A place that is ugly and beautiful at the same time. It’s a country filled with both kind and well-meaning people. The people’s ideals are noble.

The story is not particularly unique, and neither are the characters. There are only a few significant characters in this film, and only two we get to know intimately. It isn’t the characters themselves that are interesting but the relationship they have with each other, which is what informs the message of this story. It’s the ominous atmosphere that keeps your interest until then.

The pace is a bit slower than it ought to be, but it managed to hold my interest until more interesting things started happening. You can’t help but feel that SHAFT just wanted to spend some time showing off how much better they are at animating the series than the studio that animated the original series. And while I’m not disagreeing with them, there’s a difference between building atmosphere and padding out the length of the film by repeatedly showing scene-establishing shots that always last just a bit too long. That said, this country certainly feels more real and tangible than some in the original series because of that effort.

And while there’s nothing especially different about this country when compared to all the others Kino visited in the original series, it’s the direction and animation that makes it feel different. And isn’t that what Kino’s Journey is all about – wanting to see something a bit different, even if it doesn’t all work out the way you wanted it to?

This country is just another stop on Kino’s Journey, but this feels like one last send-off for Kino – like we’re not going to see her again, at least for a while. And it isn’t that this country is not memorable in itself, but that in a sea of unique countries, this one stands out not for its story or its characters, but for its presentation, and for being the last journey that Ryutaro Nakamura had the chance to direct.

And all the same, it’s a journey I didn’t want to come to an end so quickly.

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Oct 1, 2017

VeiledEdge

Mixed Feelings

This third special for Kino's Journey is an above-average episode of Kino's Journey. It's not as good as the best of the best episodes; we're talking episodes 2, 10 and 13. But, it's right below that.

It's hard to review Kino's Journey things without spoiling everything as everything depends a lot on a huge plot twist in the end. In my previous reviews it wasn't too prevalent that I spoil them, but this one I don't want to spoil. What little I can say about this without spoiling it would be that its execution is immaculate. The directing, voice acting, animation, the color pallet, everything ...

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