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Kite

Kite

Kite

1998
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
TV Mini-Series
50m
Sawa is a school girl, an orphan, and a hitman. She's under the control of Akai and Kanie, who give her targets to kill... (imdb)

Directed by:

Yasuomi Umetsu
Yasuomi-Umetsu
10 total credits
Yasuomi Umetsu has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Kite, Kite, Mezzo forte and Kite Liberator

Writer:

Yasuomi Umetsu
Yasuomi-Umetsu
10 total credits
Yasuomi Umetsu has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Kite, Kite, Mezzo forte and Kite Liberator

Starring:

Shane Callahan
Shane-Callahan
7 total credits
Shane Callahan has 7 credits at Criticker, including: The Mothman Prophecies, Kite, Reprisal, Bayou Caviar and Well Wishes
,
Scott Bailey
Scott-Bailey
3 total credits
Scott Bailey has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Kite, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight and Dispatch
,
Ann Connel
Ann-Connel
1 total credit
Ann Connel has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Chuck Denson Jr.
Chuck-Denson-Jr
1 total credit
Chuck Denson Jr. has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Bob Edwards
Bob-Edwards
1 total credit
Bob Edwards has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Les Jenkins
Les-Jenkins
1 total credit
Les Jenkins has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Konami Yoshida
Konami-Yoshida
11 total credits
Konami Yoshida has 11 credits at Criticker, including: Kite, Venus Wars, Bastard!!, Konjiki no Gash Bell!! and Metal Fighter Miku
,
Goro Shibusawa
Goro-Shibusawa
1 total credit
Goro Shibusawa has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Shingo Oyamada
Shingo-Oyamada
1 total credit
Shingo Oyamada has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Tatsuo Matoba
Tatsuo-Matoba
1 total credit
Tatsuo Matoba has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Tomoko Furakawa
Tomoko-Furakawa
1 total credit
Tomoko Furakawa has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Itsumi Sawada
Itsumi-Sawada
1 total credit
Itsumi Sawada has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite

Country:

Japan

Languages:

English, Japanese

Kite

1998
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
TV Mini-Series
50m
Avg Percentile 41.12% from 147 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(147)
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Rated 24 Apr 2015
63
20th
The fact that it's so mean spirited wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the fact that almost nothing in this has any depth. It feels like it's just trying to be edgy for the sake of being edgy which just makes it feel forced and unpleasant.
Rated 18 Jun 2024
66
53rd
Good in spots, generic in others. Animatiom very much of it's time but does flow well. You could do worse but... The atudio had stromg links to porn studios and it shows. Unusually violent with graphic sex scenes.
Rated 11 Dec 2023
50
18th
kinda mad, alright story. bit graphic with lewdness
Rated 09 Nov 2022
65
45th
I'm reserving a bit of judgment until I can see the Japanese uncut version where nothing can be lost in translation, but I have seen the extended sex (rape) scenes, and I honestly can understand why they were cut from US releases despite my feelings on censorship. When this is an action movie, it's pretty good if also a bit generic. The falling scene is terrifically done. But the sex aspects just feel so slimey and mean, and they really discount the message the story is otherwise trying to send.
Rated 01 Mar 2018
70
35th
Art and animation are pretty good but not amazing. Story is dark but not particularly intelligent. Music is really good though. Probably would have been more impactful if it were longer.
Rated 21 Feb 2016
32
11th
Sex! Violence! And it forgets to add anything else. Which would be ok if it decided to be just an action movie, but instead tries to hit the emotion of something like leon or nikita...failing miserably as its so rote in its presentation.
Rated 26 Jan 2015
70
64th
Excellent action scenes, some very graphic hentai (which I wasn't expecting) and dark, oh so dark undertones...
Rated 26 Jul 2014
60
40th
I absolutely love the premise and it has really interesting plotlines and characters, yet this movie really leaves out a lot of development and possible side stories. This is one of the animes, where it would succeed much more as a feature length.
Rated 14 Jul 2012
75
86th
There are four versions of this film available each with their own pros and cons. I prefer the director's cut over the other three but would recommend the original R-rated 45 minutes cut or maybe the remastered version to most people out there.
Rated 15 Mar 2012
65
41st
Rad action sequences. If this was stretched out into a full-length feature film with more character development, it would have been great.
Rated 18 Oct 2010
82
64th
Some artistic merit, but lacks in dialogue. If you see the censored U.S. release, it's way too short for a film, even one like this.
Rated 05 Jun 2010
75
48th
Needed a bit more depth to the character motivations. Decent story (for a hentai), excellent animation for the 90s, and great action scenes.
Rated 03 Jun 2010
30
21st
OW! THE EDGE!
Rated 08 Sep 2009
65
21st
Too disjointed and edgy for its own good, it's just another example of 90s anime features that just tried to be too visual and fanservice-y without thinking about what makes a cohesive movie.
Rated 23 Oct 2007
75
22nd
The animation is pretty. The story is unoriginal. And the friend who got me to watch this didn't tell me about the hentai scenes, so I was kind of unhappy about that. It's worth a watch if you want to see well-animated sex scenes (and good animation overall).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
16th
Redundant.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Yasuomi Umetsu
Yasuomi-Umetsu
10 total credits
Yasuomi Umetsu has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Kite, Kite, Mezzo forte and Kite Liberator

Writer:

Yasuomi Umetsu
Yasuomi-Umetsu
10 total credits
Yasuomi Umetsu has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Kite, Kite, Mezzo forte and Kite Liberator

Starring:

Shane Callahan
Shane-Callahan
7 total credits
Shane Callahan has 7 credits at Criticker, including: The Mothman Prophecies, Kite, Reprisal, Bayou Caviar and Well Wishes
,
Scott Bailey
Scott-Bailey
3 total credits
Scott Bailey has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Kite, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight and Dispatch
,
Ann Connel
Ann-Connel
1 total credit
Ann Connel has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Chuck Denson Jr.
Chuck-Denson-Jr
1 total credit
Chuck Denson Jr. has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Bob Edwards
Bob-Edwards
1 total credit
Bob Edwards has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Les Jenkins
Les-Jenkins
1 total credit
Les Jenkins has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Konami Yoshida
Konami-Yoshida
11 total credits
Konami Yoshida has 11 credits at Criticker, including: Kite, Venus Wars, Bastard!!, Konjiki no Gash Bell!! and Metal Fighter Miku
,
Goro Shibusawa
Goro-Shibusawa
1 total credit
Goro Shibusawa has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Shingo Oyamada
Shingo-Oyamada
1 total credit
Shingo Oyamada has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Tatsuo Matoba
Tatsuo-Matoba
1 total credit
Tatsuo Matoba has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Tomoko Furakawa
Tomoko-Furakawa
1 total credit
Tomoko Furakawa has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite
,
Itsumi Sawada
Itsumi-Sawada
1 total credit
Itsumi Sawada has just 1 credit at Criticker: Kite

Country:

Japan

Languages:

English, Japanese
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