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Kite (OAV)

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©1998 YASUOMI UMETSU/GREEN BUNNY.


Alternative title:
A Kite
Domination Nakite (French)
Kite - Ein gefährliches Mädchen (German)
Kite: Angel of Revenge
Sexo Letal (Spanish)
Кайт - девочка убийца (Russian)
カイト (Japanese)
카이트 (Korean)
Objectionable content: Pornography
Plot Summary: Sawa is a school girl, an orphan, and an assassin. She is being controlled by a corrupt cop who gives her targets to kill, detailing to her the crimes these men have committed in order to justify their death. Some of his power over Sawa has to do with her deceased parents and the promise of revenge. When another orphan, a teenage boy called Oburi, is brought in to assist Sawa, the two teenage killers form a bond of sorts. As they heal each other's emotional wounds, they begin to dream of a life that would not be spent under the shadows of murder.
User Ratings: 1289 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 77 votes (sub:56, dub:18, edit.dub:2, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 137 votes (sub:98, dub:32, ?:2, raw:1, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Very good: 248 votes (sub:156, dub:77, edit.dub:2, ?:2, raw:1, others:10
5 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Good: 356 votes (sub:243, dub:88, ?:6, raw:4, edit.dub:3, others:12
3 Russian dubbed
2 Russian subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Decent: 224 votes (sub:158, dub:56, ?:3, edit.dub:3, raw:1, others:3
1 Russian dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 So-so: 82 votes (sub:52, dub:25, ?:1, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Not really good: 50 votes (sub:35, dub:13, raw:1, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Weak: 53 votes (sub:41, dub:9, edit.dub:2, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Bad: 31 votes (sub:23, dub:5, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Russian edited dub
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Awful: 21 votes (sub:16, dub:4, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Worst ever: 10 votes (dub:5, sub:4, others:1
1 Arabic dubbed
)
Seen in part or in whole by 2282 users, rank: #496 (of 9775)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.730 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.0212, rank: #5018 (of 9919)
Weighted mean: 6.660 (Good−), rank: #5174 (of 9919) (seen all: 6.70 / seen some: 5.06 / won't finish: 3.28)
Bayesian estimate: 6.668 (Good−), rank: #4757 (of 7496)
Running time: 26 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 2
Episode titles: We have 2
Vintage: 1998-02-25
Release dates: We have 19
Links: We have 36
Trivia: We have 5
Comment:
Two versions were initially released: a "General Release" version (rated 16-Up) and a "Director's Cut" version (rated 18-Up), which contains nearly 10 minutes of explicit footage. This Director's Cut version, however, is missing some scenes found in the original Japanese release. A third release, labeled "Special Edition", contains Kite in its original, uncut form.
Review:
Kite (Jan 1, 1970)
News: Show:
Live Action Kite (Apr 7, 2003)
Media Blasters at AX (Jul 6, 2001)
Kite Uncut (Sep 21, 2000)
EDITORIAL (Mar 16, 2000)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Kite (Blu-ray) 2014-11-25 (from $15.99)
    Kite - Integral Version (Blu-ray) 2024-09-24 (from $29.95)
    Kite Collection (Blu-ray) 2015-08-11 (from $26.95)
    Kite [Uncut] (Blu-ray) 2017-11-20 (from $159.00)
    Kitty's High-Caliber Classics - Kite Uncut / Kite Liberator (Blu-ray) 2019-03-26 (from $189.00)
DVD (Region 1)
    Kite (DVD) 2000-03-14
    Kite - Director's Cut (DVD) 2002-01-29 (from $84.37)
    Kite - Special Edition [Uncut] (DVD) 2004-09-28 (from $19.99)
    Kite - Special Edition [Uncut with T-Shirt] (DVD) 2006-02-14 (from $239.99)
    Kite and Mezzo Forte - Double-Disc Umetsu Collection (DVD) 2008-03-04 (from $38.65)
    Kite and Mezzo Forte - Double-Disc Umetsu Collection [Uncut] (DVD) 2008-03-04
    Kite Collection (DVD) 2014-11-11 (from $11.62)
    Kite Dualogy (DVD) 2009-03-24 (from $31.96)
    Kite Remastered (DVD) 2009-03-24 (from $16.99)
    Kite [with T-Shirt] (DVD) 2006-02-14
    Kitty's High-Caliber Classics - Kite Uncut / Kite Liberator (DVD) 2019-05-14 (from $69.95)
VHS
    Kite (Dub.VHS) 2000-03-07 (from $55.00)
    Kite (Sub.VHS) 2000-03-07 (from $34.89)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
Script:
Yasuomi Umetsu (eps 1-2)
Storyboard: Yasuomi Umetsu (eps 1-2)
Episode Director:
Monjiro Kogarashi (ep 1)
Yasuomi Umetsu (ep 2)
Yūki Iwai (ep 1)
Music: An Fu
Original creator: Yasuomi Umetsu
Character Design: Yasuomi Umetsu
Art Director: Shigeru Ikehata
Animation Director:
Yasuomi Umetsu (ep 2)
Yūki Iwai (ep 1)
Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
Director of Photography: Yōsuke Moriguchi
Assistant Episode Director:
Monjiro Kogarashi (ep 2)
Nobutaka Chikahashi (ep 2)
Assistant producer: Yūki Ogata
Background Art:
Kazumi Ishioka (Shakujii Koen Seisakujo; eps 1-2)
Kyung Hwa Lim (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Miyo Yoshida (Shakujii Koen Seisakujo; eps 1-2)
Myoung Sick Park (Jiwoo Production; eps 1-2)
Oh Hyun Jung (Jiwoo Production; ep 1)
Seiko Ando (Shakujii Koen Seisakujo; eps 1-2)
Tadashi Kato (Shakujii Koen Seisakujo; eps 1-2)
Takahiro Ōkura (Shakujii Koen Seisakujo; eps 1-2)
Takashi Sekimachi (Shakujii Koen Seisakujo; eps 1-2)
Yasuomi Kishi (Shakujii Koen Seisakujo; eps 1-2)
CG Production: Keizō Kusakawa (ep 2)
Color design: Haremi Miyagawa
Color setting:
Haremi Miyagawa (eps 1-2)
Editing: Hiroshi Honda (ep 2)
In-Between Animation:
Eun Hee Lee (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Eun Ju Kang (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Eun Young Lim (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Hwa Ja Kim (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Hwan Su Park (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Hyuk Woo Jeong (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Jeong Ran Lee (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Jeoung Hee Shin (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Jong Hee Han (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Kazue Ohno (eps 1-2)
Kazuha Aihara (ep 1)
Kimiyuki Iwahori (ep 2)
Mi Ra Kwon (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Min Jun Hung (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Mitsunori Matsumoto (ep 2)
Myung Hyun Kim (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Ran Hee Park (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Seung Ah Choi (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Soo Il Yun (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Tae Ri Lee (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Young Ja Jung (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Young-Hee Kim (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Yu Yi Kim (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Yun Ju Jeong (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Yun Mi Choi (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
In-Between Check:
Gorō Taki (ep 2)
Kawatatsu (eps 1-2)
Music Performance: Atsushi Ikeda (alto sax/sopranino)
Paint:
Chi Young Kang (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Choi Mi Jin (ep 1)
Deok Hee Heo (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Eun Jung Jung (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Eun Young Kim (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Hye Seok Ryu (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Hyun Ju Jung (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Hyun-Kyung Lee (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Ji Young Kim (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Ji Yun Lee (Jiwoo Production)
Jiyoung Kang (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Ju-Ha Jung (ep 1)
Jung Ah Lee (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Kimiko Kitazawa (eps 1-2)
Koichiro Nagano (eps 1-2)
Kyung Rip Choi (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Mi Ha Jang (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Mi Kyung Jung (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Mi Nam Kim (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Mi Young Hong (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Myoung Eui Wi (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Ok-Hee Choi (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Ran Su Lee (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Ryōta Nakata (ep 2)
Sun Deok Kim (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Yoo Kyung Lee (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Young Mi Yeon (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Young Sun Kim (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Young-Suk Seok (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Yu Jung Park (Jiwoo Production; ep 2)
Yun Sun Ji (Hanjin Animation; ep 2)
Paint Check: Haremi Miyagawa (eps 1-2)
Photography:
Hiroki Katō (Studio Wood; eps 1-2)
Ikunaga Sakamoto (Studio Wood; eps 1-2)
Noboru Matsuda (Studio Wood; eps 1-2)
Production Advancement: Yasuyuki Ogoshi (eps 1-2)
Production manager: Shintarō Nozaki (eps 1-2)
Publicity Manager: TOMOKO (eps 1-2)
Recording:
Shōji Hata (ep 1)
Sound Effects:
Daisuke Jinbo (ep 1)
Minoru Yamada (J-Works; ep 2)
Special Effects:
Futoshi Kirifuki (eps 1-2)
Kum Su Han (ep 1)
Supervision: Dr. POCHI
Title CG: Monjiro Kogarashi (ep 1)
Yuki Masuda as Sawa (as Kotomi Naruse)

Kinryuu Arimoto as Akai (as Goro Shibusawa)
Kōsuke Okano as Oburi (as Shingo Oyamada )
Rokurō Naya as Kanie (as Tatsuo Matoba)

Dai Matsumoto as Investigator (as Takayuki Hiramatsu)
Douglas Cartwright as Bodyguard A
Gary Wynn-Jones as Bodyguard C
Hiroshi Aida as Comedian A
Itsumi Sawada as Street Kid B
Jackie Sylvester as Twin A
Michiko Yamaguchi as Old Lady
Naho Hirokawa as Street Kid A
Nobuyuki Takano as Comedian B
Rei Igarashi as Reporter (as Tomoko Furakawa)
Richard O'Sallivan as Twin B
William Rain as Bodyguard B
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Arms
Background Art:
Jiwoo Production (eps 1-2)
Shakujii Production Works (eps 1-2)
Editing:
Inoue Editing (ep 1)
Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory (eps 1-2)
In-Between Animation:
Hanjin Animation (eps 1-2)
Jiwoo Production (eps 1-2)
Paint:
Hanjin Animation (eps 1-2)
Jiwoo Production (eps 1-2)
Photography:
Studio Wood (eps 1-2)
Recording Studio:
AVACO Creative Studios (ep 1)
Tokyo TV Center (ep 2)
Sound Effects: J-WORKS (ep 2)
Sound Production:
Rakuonsha (eps 1-2)
Telecine: Tokyo Laboratory (eps 1-2)
Telop Production: Yonchome Factory (eps 1-2)
VTR Editing:
Studio Brain (eps 1-2)
English staff
English cast
Art Director: David Lickass (Discotek Blu-ray)
Translation: Tokyo Rose
Executive producer:
Gary Sierra
John Sirabella
Producer: Dick Largeberries (Discotek Blu-ray)

5.1. Surround Mix: Joe Mendelson
Acquisition Liaison:
Megumi Kikuraku (Blu-ray release)
Yoko Hayama (Blu-ray release)
Additional Translation: Duane Johnson (Blu-ray release)
Associate producer: Zeke Atwood (Discotek Blu-ray)
Audio Engineer: Nick Stuteville
Blu-Ray Authoring: Dick Largeberries (Discotek Blu-ray)
Blu-Ray Compression: Billy Diddler (Discotek Blu-ray)
Communications: Billie Houle
Dialogue Mixer: Ron Abfalter
Duplications: B.J. Toney
DVD Authoring: Dave Beinlich (Remastered DVD release)
Editing:
Derek Lieu (Remastered DVD release)
Justin Ramos (Blu-ray release)
Scott Marchfeld
FX Designer: Skip Bowerman
Graphic Design:
Merideth Mulroney
Steven Vargas (Blu-ray release)
Menu Design: Gary Swarer (Discotek Blu-ray)
Music & Effects Editor: Kevin Turner
Packaging Design:
David Lickass (Discotek Blu-ray)
Merideth Mulroney
Post-Production Supervision:
Carl Morano (Blu-ray release)
Christian Moran (Remastered DVD release)
Justin Ramos (Blu-ray release)
Production Assistant: Clark Cheng
Production manager: Sam Liebowitz
Production Supervision:
Carl Morano (Blu-ray release)
Clark Cheng (Remastered DVD release)
Richard York (Remastered DVD release)
Sean Molyneaux
William Hellfire (Remastered DVD release)
Quality Control: John Luck Pickerd (Discotek Blu-ray)
Script Supervision: Scott Simpson
Subtitle Manager: Hank Yankems (Discotek Blu-ray)
Subtitling: Clark Cheng (Blu-ray release)
Supervising Producer: Billy Diddler (Discotek Blu-ray)
Voice Direction: Scott Houle
Charlie Watson as Sawa
Dave Underwood as Akai
Shane Callahan as Oburi


Ann Connel as Old Lady
Bob Edwards as Detective 2
Daniel Richani as Bodyguard 1
Heather Laska as Reporter
J.R. Rodriguez as Bodyguard 2
Jeff Johnston as Comedian A
Kevin Potts as Bodyguard 3
Les Jenkins as Molester
Marc Matney as Comedian B
Michael Leigh as Manager
Paul Johnson as Prosecutor
Rick Sisk as Twin B
Scott Bailey as Detective 1
Sean P. O'Connell as Investigator
Suzan Somerz as Office Girl

English companies
5.1 Surround Mix: Gramercy Post
Distributor:
AnimeWorks (Regular Version)
Kitty Media (Director's Cut/Special Edition)
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
Editing Studio: RG Video
Licensed by:
Discotek Media (2024)
Media Blasters (Expired)
Recording Studio: Coastal Carolina Sound Studios
Video Restoration: AstroRes (Discotek Blu-ray; Upscaled shots)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Banzaï
French cast
(none)
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
Executive producer: José Luis Puertas

Screen Inserts:
Enric Isasi-Isasmendi (Spain dub; ep 1)
Manuel Gimeno (Spain dub; ep 2)
Hernán Fernández as Oburi (Spain dub)
Mar Roca as Sawa (Spain dub)
Ricky Coello as Akai (Spain dub)

Eduardo Diez as Kanie (Spain dub)

Anna Romano (Spain dub)
Enric Isasi-Isasmendi (Spain dub)
J. Ignacio Latorre (Spain dub)
Manuel Gimeno (Spain dub)
Marta Covas (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Buzz Channel (Spain)
Dubbing Studio: CYO Studios (Spain dub)
Licensed by: Jonu Media (Spain)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Fabrizio Mazzotta

Dubbing Assistant: Elvy Scalise
Mixing: Fausto Achilli
Daniele Raffaeli as Oburi
Valentina Mari as Sawa

Manfredi Aliquò as Comedian B
Roberto Stocchi as Kanie
Italian companies
Distributor: Yamato Video
German staff
German cast
Dialogue Director: Sascha Kaufmann (2000 German dub)
Barbara Seifert as Sawa (TV 2000 German dub)
Dirk Müller as Akai (2010 German dub)
Joachim Rudolph as Akai (TV 2000 German dub)
Marco Steeger as Oburi (TV 2000 German dub)
Nicole Hannak as Sawa (2010 German dub)
Werner Böhnke as Kanie (2010 German dub)

Christopher Gottwald as Kanie (TV 2000 German dub)

Andreas Müller as Ermittler (2010 German dub)
Bruno Niederprüm as Ermittler (TV 2000 German dub)
Daniela Reidies as
Frau im Büro (2010 German dub)
Straßenkind B (2010 German dub)
Vergewaltigungsopfer (2010 German dub)
Luise Lunow as Alte Frau (2010 German dub)
Michael Bauer as Comedian A (2010 German dub)
Nina Marschke as
Frau (ep 2)
Reporterin (TV 2000 German dub)
Yun Ogata (Reporterin)
Peter Groeger as Gerichtsmediziner (2010 German dub)
Sascha Kaufmann as
Comedian A (TV 2000 German dub)
S. Sasayaki
Stephan Ernst as Zwilling A (TV 2000 German dub)
Sven Gerhardt as
Comedian B (2010 German dub)
Ermittler (2010 German dub)
German companies
Broadcaster: VOX
Distributor:
ACOG
Animaze Germany (new release)
I-ON NEW MEDIA (new)
Dubbing:
Aaron Film (2000 German dub)
Aaron Synchros
Think Global Media GmbH (2010 German dub)
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Production: MC Entertainment
Russian cast
(none)

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