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Director:

Yasuomi Umetsu

Writer:

Yasuomi Umetsu (writer)

Plot:

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... more | add synopsis

NewsDesk:

Kite Liberator writer/director readies third film!
 (From Twitch. 10 October 2008, 6:06 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

decent fun mindless & entertaining more (17 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Konami Yoshida ... Sawa (as Kotomi Naruse)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Bailey ... Detective 1 (voice: English version)

Shane Callahan ... Oburi (voice: English version)
Ann Connel ... Old Lady (voice: English version)
Chuck Denson Jr. ... Kanie (voice: English version) (as Charles Denson Jr.)
Bob Edwards ... Detective 2 (voice: English version)
Les Jenkins ... Molester (voice: English version)
Paul Johnson ... Prosecutor, Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Jeff Johnston ... Comedian A (voice: English version)
Heather Laska ... Reporter (voice: English version)
Michael Leigh ... Manager (voice: English version)
Marc Matney ... Comedian B (voice: English version)
Tamara Burnham Mercer ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Sean P. O'Connell ... Investigator (voice: English version)
David Alan Pickelsimer ... Boy (voice: English version) (as David Pickelsiemer)
Kevin Potts ... Bodyguard 3 (voice: English version)
David Richani ... Bodyguard 1, Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Daniel Richani)
J.R. Rodriguez ... Bodyguard 2 (voice: English version)
Rachel Seidman-Lockamy ... Girl (voice: English version)
Rick Sisk ... Twin B (voice: English version)
Susan Somerz ... Office Girl (voice: English version)
Larry Tobias ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dave Underwood ... Akai (voice: English version)
Charlie Watson ... Sawa (voice: English version)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

Germany:50 min | USA:45 min (censored version) | 60 min (uncut version)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color


Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) more


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4 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
decent fun mindless & entertaining, 21 January 2003
8/10
Author: garen from california

this is certainly not the best anime out there, but dont take it too seriously and have fun with the really twisted story and well thought-out action sequences. the ending is very rushed. i had to watch it a couple times until i figured out exactly what happens. its no akira or space battleship yamato, but kite still delivers good entertainment at a decent level of inteligence. on some levels kite reminded me of the professional (natalie portman movie). i've heard some people complain that its too short, but i couldnt imagine this anime being any longer than 50 minutes.

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