Animated thriller

Mezzo Forte (2000): Cast & Plot

Name: Mezzo Forte
Genre: Thriller, Animation, Action
Released: 2000-05-25
Duration: 1 h 1 min
Cast: Shozo Iizuka, Rie Ishizuka, Tomoko Kotani, Taichiro Hirokawa, Takumi Yamazaki

Mezzo Forte is a 2000 animated thriller directed by Keizo Kusakawa and Yasuomi Umetsu, starring Shozo Iizuka as Momokichi Momoi, Rie Ishizuka and Tomoko Kotani. It runs 1 hour 1 minute.

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Released: May 25, 2000
Runtime: 1h 1m (61 min)
Directors: Keizo Kusakawa and Yasuomi Umetsu
Genres: Thriller , Animation , Action
Original language: Japanese
Studio: ARMS
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Mezzo Forte About?

The premise of Mezzo Forte without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

In this high‑octane action tale, hitwoman Mikura is hired to eliminate a seemingly affluent baseball team owner, only to discover he secretly heads a ruthless crime syndicate. As she and her all‑female crew close in, they must battle swarms of heavily armed guards and contend with the boss’s vicious daughter, who will stop at nothing.

Mezzo Forte Themes & Keywords

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girls with guns
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dark comedy
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car
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ecchi
hand drawn animation
baseball
underworld
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multiple homicide
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female rear nudity
jumping
fight
kicking
bloodshed
beaten to death
beating
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shot in the chest
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Cast & crew

Mezzo Forte Cast & Characters

Shozo Iizuka leads the cast as Momokichi Momoi, with Rie Ishizuka as Momomi Momoi and Tomoko Kotani as Mikura Suzuki. Directed by Keizo Kusakawa and Yasuomi Umetsu; 6 actors are credited in all.

Co-director Keizo Kusakawa
Co-director Yasuomi Umetsu

Shozo Iizuka as Momokichi Momoi
Rie Ishizuka as Momomi Momoi
Tomoko Kotani as Mikura Suzuki
Taichiro Hirokawa as Kenichi Kurokawa

Also Starring in Mezzo Forte

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Takumi Yamazaki Tomohisa Harada
Norio Wakamoto Hiro'oka

From the directors

More from Keizo Kusakawa and Yasuomi Umetsu

More films directed by Keizo Kusakawa and Yasuomi Umetsu: KanColle Movie, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A’s, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st and Kite Liberator.

Plot

Mezzo Forte Plot Summary

What happens in Mezzo Forte from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Momokichi Momoi, Shozo Iizuka, is the ruthless owner of the Peach Twisters, a professional baseball team that doubles as his empire. He runs a brutal system where underperforming players are eliminated, a method that casts a long shadow over the city and everyone around him. His daughter, Momomi Momoi, Rie Ishizuka, shares and sharpens that cruelty, making her a dangerous and unpredictable figure in her own right.

Against this backdrop, Mikura Suzuki, Tomoko Kotani, Kenichi Kurokawa, Taichiro Hirokawa, and Tomohisa Harada, Takumi Yamazaki, work as the Danger Service Agency (DSA). They are hired by a mysterious client to kidnap Momokichi, pulling them into a web of loyalties and lies that threaten to engulf them.

Full summary

The whole story of Mezzo Forte, scene by scene

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