Kite (1998): Cast
Kite is a 1998 animated thriller directed by Yasuomi Umetsu and Yuki Iwai, starring Konami Yoshida as Sawa (voice), Kosuke Okano and Rokuro Naya. It runs 50 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Directors
- Yasuomi Umetsu and Yuki Iwai
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- ARMS
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Kite About?
The premise of Kite without spoilers.
Dangerous things come in small packages. Sawa, orphaned as a child by murderous thugs, now hunts society’s scourge as a trained killer for a mercenary syndicate. Coquettish yet capable of unimaginable violence, she is the perfect weapon—until fellow assassin Oburi decides to quit, sowing doubt in her mind.
Kite Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- female assassin
- teenage assassin
- sex slave
- revenge
- assassin
- cruelty
- evil cop
- cynical ending
- female protagonist
- child assassin
- forced into abusive relationship
- abusive relationship
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- younger self
- teenage girl
- schoolgirl
- real life situation
- scream
- jazz music
- attack
- betrayal
- bloodshed
- brutality
- danger
- death
- elevator
- falling from height
- female vigilante
- gunfight
- held at gunpoint
- knife held to throat
- massacre
- punched in the face
- screaming
- shooting
- shootout
- shot in the ear
- shot in the forehead
- shot in the shoulder
- subway train
- threatened with a knife
- tough girl
- bloodbath
- corrupt cop
- extreme violence
- falling to death
- puking
- massive explosion
- morally ambiguous protagonist
- love interest killed
- traumatized girl
Kite Cast & Characters
Konami Yoshida leads the cast as Sawa (voice), with Kosuke Okano as Oburi (voice) and Rokuro Naya as Kanie (voice). Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu and Yuki Iwai; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Yasuomi Umetsu
- Co-director Yuki Iwai
- Konami Yoshida as Sawa (voice)
- Kosuke Okano as Oburi (voice)
- Rokuro Naya as Kanie (voice)
- Kinryu Arimoto as Akai (voice)
Also Starring in Kite
· 12 more- Rei Igarashi Reporter (voice)
- Dai Matsumoto Investigator (voice)
- Nobuyuki Takano Comedian B (voice)
- Michiko Yamaguchi Old Lady (voice)
- Naho Hirokawa Street Kid A / Boy (voice)
- Itsumi Sawada Street Kid B / Girl (voice)
- Hiroshi Aida Comedian A (voice)
- Douglas Cartwright Bodyguard A (voice)
- William Rain Bodyguard B (voice)
- Gary Wynn-Jones Bodyguard C (voice)
- Jackie Sylvester Twin A (voice)
- Richard O'Sallivan Twin B (voice)
More from Yasuomi Umetsu and Yuki Iwai
More films directed by Yasuomi Umetsu and Yuki Iwai: Kite Liberator and Mezzo Forte.
Kite Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 2 trailers.
- Trailer Integral Version - Blu-ray Trailer
Kite Also Known As
13 alternative titles, including “A Kite” and “A Kaito”.
- Also known as
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- A Kite
- A Kaito
- 카이트
- Kite - Ein gefährliches Mädchen
- Sexo letal
- Domination Nakite
- Aitvaras
- Кайт - девочка убийца
- A-Kite
- Кайт - девочка-убийца
- 风筝
- A KITE／カイト
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- 風箏
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Kite FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Kite, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Kite?
Kite runs 50 minutes.
When was Kite released?
Kite was released on February 25, 1998.
Who directed Kite?
Kite was directed by Yasuomi Umetsu and Yuki Iwai.
More films by Yasuomi Umetsu Who is in the cast of Kite?
Kite stars Konami Yoshida as Sawa (voice), Kosuke Okano as Oburi (voice) and Rokuro Naya as Kanie (voice), among 16 credited actors.
Does Kite have a post-credit scene?
No. Kite has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Kite in?
The original language of Kite is Japanese.
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