Kite
Seen it?1998 | 50 min | Animation, Action, Thriller
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 50 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Sawa, orphaned as a child by murderous thugs, now targets the scourge of society as a trained killer for a mercenary syndicate. Coquettish and capable of unimaginable violence, she's grown into the perfect weapon — but doubt takes hold in Sawa's mind when her fellow assassin, Oburi, decides he wants out.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 197K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu
- Konami YoshidaSawa (voice)
- Kousuke OkanoOburi (voice)
- Kinryu ArimotoAkai (voice)
- Rokuro NayaKanie (voice)
- Dai MatsumotoInvestigator (voice)
- Rei IgarashiReporter (voice)
- Naho HirokawaStreet Kid A / Boy (voice)
- Itsumi SawadaStreet Kid B / Girl (voice)
- Hiroshi AidaComedian A (voice)
- Nobuyuki TakanoComedian B (voice)