Kite is one of those anime that I want to like more than I do, but is impossible to do so as a critic. Along those lines, it's also an anime that is almost impossible to hate...if you don't mind very high levels of violence, gore and some pretty graphic sex (if you see the uncut version). Kite is an anime of extremes.
You should watched this on a stream via internet. Netflix supposedly sensors the sex senes which are key in charactor/story development (even if they overdid it a tad). What to say about this one...? Kite is one of those anime that I want to like more than I do, but is impossible to do so as a critic.
Due to Norway 's strict child pornography laws, Kite has been banned due to a graphic scene of sexual assault on a minor. A sequel entitled Kite Liberator features a different cast of characters including a new character named Monaka Noguchi. It was released on April 8, 2008 in the United States and Japan and bundled with Kite: Director's Cut.
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Kite, known as A Kite (Japanese: A カイト) in Japan, is a Japanese original video animation written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu....Kite (1998 film)ア カイト (A Kaito)ReleasedFebruary 25, 1998 – October 25, 1998Runtime60 minutes (uncensored) 45 minutes (censored)Episodes2 (Japanese release) 1 (International releases)10 more rows
Kite (カイト Kaito ?), also known as A Kite, is a highly controversial Japanese anime OVA written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. The original Japanese release ran for two 30 minute episodes.
Kite is a series of films created by Yasuomi Umetsu. It was started in 1998 with the release of Kite. It was followed by a 2008 sequel Kite Liberator. The first film of the series was adapted into a live-action film of the same name and was released in 2014.
Rated: 18 and Older. English dub, Japanese language with English subtitles. 51 mins.
Filming. Filming wrapped in February 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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1/2 KATE, a Netflix original movie produced by David Leitch. Ever since the news of its production was announced, I thought it was a live-action revival of Umezu's anime "A Kite". Yesterday, the trailer was released and when I saw it, it was a completely different film. 2/2 It wasn't a kite, it was KATE.
Downer Ending: After they escape their former "guardians" to start a new life together, Oburi is ambushed and murdered by the same young girl he encountered earlier while Sawa patiently waits for him at home. "Everybody Dies" Ending: Every main character save Sawa is dead by the end.
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AkaiOburi is leaving Akai and Kanie's service after killing three more targets, but Akai orders Sawa to kill Oburi instead of letting him go.
As a young girl, Sawa is orphaned when both her parents are brutally murdered and is taken in by a police detective named Akai, who trains her to be a professional killer. He turns Sawa and Oburi, a young boy, into his puppets and makes them kill to fulfill his own sense of justice against child molesters and other harassing members of society.
This is… I don’t really know how to explain this one. It’s not all that enjoyable, and yet, it’s got a strange feeling. It’s not even what I would consider a Hentai since there were very few sex scenes, most consisting of story plot instead.
Full Length Movies. (45 minutes+) Movie series included but only the first one. Movies that are attached to anime series aren't included but if they came first they are. Made a note of ones that I think are stand out movies that all anime fans should watch on some need to finish that part still
She may be cute. She may be young. She may seem innocent and naive, 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. After being orphaned at a young age, her parents victims of a brutal double murder, Sawa was taken in by the detective assigned to her case.
Three versions were released in the USA by Media Blasters: a "General Release" version (rated 16-up) was released in 2000 and a "Director's Cut" version (rated 18-up) was released in 2002 which was released by their adult label Kitty Media, which contains nearly 10 minutes of explicit footage.
After her parents were brutally murdered, school girl Sawa was taken into custody by Akai and Kanie, a pair of detectives assigned to her case. Corrupt and immoral, they train the girl to become a weapon, dangling the promise of vengeance in front of the hapless orphan.
This OVA has been released in three versions: a censored version; a "director's cut," with an extra fifteen minutes of footage; and the original "uncut" version, which remains uncensored. The uncut version contains graphic sexuality and graphic nudity, which led to the OVA in its original state getting banned in many countries.
On February 3, 2013, Ralph Ziman took over as director of the film after Ellis died on January 7, 2013; actors India Eisley and Callan McAuliffe subsequently joined the cast. On May 10, 2013, The Weinstein Company acquired worldwide distribution rights for Kite, with a release date of August 25, 2014.
Ellis took the helm for the remake. On December 17, 2012 Samuel L. Jackson announced that he was the first to join the cast of Ellis's Kite, with filming taking place in Johannesburg.
Plot. Kite revolves around a schoolgirl named Sawa who is orphaned in her early teens. Her parents are the victims of a gory double murder. When the film opens, Sawa is on a date with a celebrity, but he begins yelling at an old lady, who had rebuked him for promiscuous ways, being on a date with such a young girl.
Kite was also banned in many countries. Kite is banned in Norway due to scenes in the film being considered "child pornography" which is a criminal offence in Norway. However, a censored version is available. It is considered an anime cult classic by some fans.
See also. Mezzo Forte —Umetsu's second anime OVA, which also concerns a young woman working as an assassin, and a cameo by Sawa. Mezzo DSA —television series based on Mezzo Forte. Cool Devices: Yellow Star, previously directed by Umetsu, features "prototype" character designs, and similar subject matter.
A sequel entitled Kite Liberator features a different cast of characters including a new character named Monaka Noguchi. It was released on April 8, 2008 in the United States and Japan and bundled with Kite: Director's Cut. Kite Liberator along with Kite were released in December 2013 on Netflix .
A DVD and Blu-Ray set titled A Kite Special Edition was released in Japan on April 3, 2015. The OVA has been released three times in the United States, each with less censorship than the last (with the most recent release being reputedly uncensored). Kite was also banned in many countries.