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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Media Blasters
EAN: 9786305741015
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6305741018
Label: Anime Works
Manufacturer: Anime Works
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Anime Works
Release Date: March 14, 2000
Running Time: 45 minutes
Sales Rank: 42126
Studio: Anime Works
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Sawa may seem innocent and naïve, but don't be fooled. She's a cold-blooded killer, and if you're on the wrong side of the law, you may be her next target. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system frees more criminals each day, a detective trained Sawa to be his instrument of justice. Now she will go to any length to execute her targets.
Amazon.com:
In Japan cartoons and animated features do not encompass fantasy or slapstick personification of animals, but instead delve into the wondrous serendipity and the dark purposes of human interaction. Kite is a prime example of their expression within this genre. With its darkly disturbing La Femme Nikita-style story line, this film begs to be more than the 45-minute event that it is, rivaling the live-action works of Luc Besson and even John Woo. The story involves a college student, Sawa, whose family was brutally murdered. Sawa is adopted by Mr. Akai, the police detective investigating the case, and a twist occurs when we find that Mr. Akai has trained and utilized Sawa as an assassinating angel of vengeance to eliminate the undesirables able to slip through the net of the legal system. In the undertaking of one of these missions, Sawa meets Oburi, another orphan trained like her for the same purpose, and she is placed in the classic position of having to make a life-changing decision. Insights into the truth about Sawa's past are revealed through abstract flashbacks as the film progresses at maniacally breakneck speed, with intense gun battles and blood and guts galore. Kite is exquisitely animated by Yasuomi Umetsu and accompanied by a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack composed by An Fu, and the only flaw is that it could have been expanded by exploring more of its profound emotional revelations. --Hector V. Barrientos-Bullock
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
This was seriously a bad anime. I fully agree with the other reviewer who says this is worst than Armitage. At least Armitage made some kind of sense while Kite makes almost none.
The main character Sawa is the lone survivor when her parents is brutally killed. She is taken in by the detective that is in charge of her case. He raises her to be a hitman against those who escape the law. Equipped with her red pistol and exploding tip rounds, Sawa dishes out a brand of justice that could ... Read More
Rating:  -
I haven't seen this movie yet. From what reviews I've read it is a must see. It is a shame that Kite is less than fifty minutes. I've learned recently that this movie was cut down because of its subject matter. I think this was an unwise move. This movie should only be purchased by people 18 years and up. I think there should be a voting poll posted on this site and on any anime site where you can buy this movie. We should have the option of buying this movie in its full uncut 90 minute to 100 ... Read More
Rating: -
First and foremost Amazon doesn't sell the unedited version of Kite. So, I should say don't bother looking here since the edited version leaves out the huge sex scenes that are, in this anime movie, crucial to the plot and character development but there is a catch to one of the sex scenes as they include an 11-13 year old ,Sawa (the main character). Other than that, I enjoyed this movie, unedited. It has good action with lots of gore, blood, and sex scenes. Another thing I liked about it was the variety ... Read More
Rating:  -
Una excelente película en la cual se destaca la fluidez de la animación, los personajes tienen conflictos internos y motivos ocultos. Espere al final un giro inesperado en la trama.
Recomendada sin lugar a dudas
Rating: -
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It's a rare anime feature that moves me to rate it with the lowest marks possible, but this one accomplished the once-thought impossible!
The premise sounds intriguing enough: A girl left orphaned after the double homicide of her parents is taken in (in more ways than one) by a couple of psychos with vigilante desires who groom her to become their instrument of assassination. Their targets tend to be high-profile members of society & public figures who have a tendency to stay just ... Read More
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