It definitely pushed the envelope and deserves cult classic status. A major plot point is omitted in the edited version when Oburi is forced to watch at gunpoint while Sawa has sex. I think the uncut version with the sex scenes puts Kite on another violently creepy and erotic level. The action scenes aren't particularly imaginative and the characters are lackluster. I watched the edited version and had more time to consider the story without the distraction of the full-penetration scenes with Sawa. The sex scenes seem to mask the fact Kite's plot is not very good. What starts out as a teenage assassin story suddenly segues into porn before a violent conclusion. It was shockingly explicit with many scenes of visible penetration. The animation quality of the sex scenes was surprisingly good - much better than your average hentai. First off, hentai is Japanese animated porn and Green Bunny has created a few noteworthy titles ( Midnight Panther, G-Taste, Words Worth). What is interesting about this feature is Green Bunny, the hentai animation studio, co-produced it. I originally watched Kite many years ago and it caught me completely off guard. Only Superman can stop bullets with his hands Not to mention Sawa is a 'college student' in the American version, but she's wearing a high school uniform so you do the math. Needless to say these scenes were very controversial and caused the various edited versions. The original version has scenes of Akai molesting an extremely underage Sawa (also basketball girl briefly appears with Akai and Kanai). The uncut versions have much more explicit scenes where Sawa has sex with both Akai and Kanie. These edited versions have a brief shot of Sawa topless and only hint at the sexual abuse she suffers at the hands of Akai. The remastered edition and anything not labeled uncut all have the various sex scenes removed. Quite a few versions have been released with various amounts of editing. The real and uncut version of Kite is much darker and features incredibly graphic sex scenes between Akai and Sawa. This is what the edited version delivers to you. It's a bittersweet love story filled with violent action. They are caged birds trying to gain their freedom with both their lives at stake. She meets fellow young assassin Oburi and the two start to fall in love as kindred spirits. She is exploited mentally and sexually by her "guardian" Akai in this brief psychological thriller. Sawa is a schoolgirl assassin with a traumatic past. Mike Tells It Straight: Kite is an anime cult classic combining the two extremes of gory violence and explicit sex. Sawa falls for Oburi's pretty boy good looks Sawa takes on some bodyguards in a botched assassination attemptĬons: Thin plot, Akai and Kanie are truly disgusting, underage graphic sex scenes (in the uncut versions), bittersweet ending, the sex scenes could be offensive or the lack of sex scenes could be offensive (depending on what you're looking for) Pros: Extreme action scenes, hardcore sex scenes (in the uncut versions), Sawa is very hot, her and Oburi make a great pair, neo-noir stylings complete with correspondingly jazzy soundtrack, haunting and mature Oburi is another young assassin who uses the same type of gun Sawa uses a special gun with explosive bulletsĬan Sawa and Oburi escape their damaged existence or are they beyond hope? They are both frighteningly good assassins, but can they outsmart two sly old foxes to win their freedom? Who killed Sawa's parents? Is she too desensitized after years of emotional and physical trauma to resist her psychological captors? He trained her to be a killer and turned her into his sex slave. He took her in and gave her a pair of earrings filled with blood from each of her parents. Sawa's parents were murdered and Akai was the investigating detective. The two meet and quickly form a bond based on their similarly traumatic young lives. Kanie uses an assassin named Oburi who is the same age as Sawa. His partner is Kanie, an ugly man with bug-eyes and a nasty looking facial scar.Īkai is a corrupt cop and Sawa's "guardian" He often investigates the crime scenes of Sawa's assassinations and hides any evidence. She kills at the command of her guardian, Akai, a corrupt police detective who runs an assassin business on the side. Her name is Sawa and she uses a signature gun with exploding bullet shells. Synopsis: An innocent-looking teenage schoolgirl is really a deadly assassin. Sawa looks like your average schoolgirl who never blinks Japanese/English Audio - English Subtitles $34.95 (2004) Uncut Speical Edition w/t-shirt
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