From what I can see on Amazon, theres a Kite Remastered, and a Kite Directors Cut. If anything, it's a relic to times gone by, when anime was more brutalĪnd edgy, which for the most part has softened over time. The anime in question is Kite, from 1998 and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. 1, along with having a few scenes from the anime being recreated for the music video for 'Ex-Girlfriend' by 'No Doubt', and even having a. Its mean-spirited atmosphere willĭefinitely be unappealing to a lot of people, but I think it does have some Surprisingly, Kite managed to get a sequel.I know that Kite holds some relative importance in the world of anime since Quinten Tarintino was inspired enough by it to give to actress Chiaki Kuriyama in preparation for her role as Gogo Uubari in Kill Bill Vol. Tale and it has a nihilistic outlook on life. The soundtrack by An Fu is excellentĪs well, and it is comprised of acid jazz which gives it a bit of a noir feel. Although the designs aren't to my taste, the backgrounds, color As an aside, Iįind it intriguing that sexual content is such an issue here but copiousĪmounts of blood and guts isn't as taboo. Once she starts shooting up the place body parts start flying. Sawa has a special gun that fires exploding bullets and However, the action scenes are some of theīest I have ever seen. Overall, I'm not a huge fan of Yasuomi Umetsu's characterĭesigns though he does a great job with making people look ugly and menacing That all being said, I am never in favor of censorship, and I am glad it's finally available in its uncensored form. Akai is raping Sawa and in the narrative he is painted to be a horrible man, but this idea is somewhat negated when the rape scenes are made to be sensual. The sex scenes are animated to be arousing and it puts the viewer in the strange position of being a voyeur to her suffering. Having seen both the edited version and the unrated version, I feel that the story works much better with the sexual abuse implied than actually shown. Up until recently, it has only been available with the sexual scenes removed here in the west. This film had an interesting release here in the states as there are about fifteen minutes of graphic sexual content (with full penetration shown) and almost all of it involves Sawa. Akai rules over Sawa by sexually abusing her, which has turned her into an unfeeling shell of her former self and the rest of the story is concerned with Sawa trying to escape him and that lifestyle. Akai ends up becoming her mentor and teaches her to be an assassin along with another young man named Oburi. She is taken in by Akai, the detective who investigated the crime. The story revolves around a young girl named Sawa who was orphaned as a young teenager after both of her parents are brutally murdered. In reality, it is both of these things-an ultra-violent and sexually charged morality play in which chaos reigns and everyone has blood on their hands. It's hailed as a cult classic in some circles and as exploitative trash in others. So, if you want to see it uncut, you'll have to see it in the country of origin.Kite (1998) is an infamous OVA series that has garnered both controversy and acclaim. The video and DVD formats used there aren't programmed to play on American players. However, the full unedited version, if you're interested, is only available in Japan, and Hong Kong, I believe. Overall I say that if you can, get the video in its original Japanese, with subtitles in English if necessary.get the raw feel for the film. Anyone who does not watch this film superficially will put the missing details together by context clues throughout. Kite is an Anime series in the action genre, written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. pronouncing it like "kee-teh" will mean something entirely different in Japanese) is missing that 1/2 hour of footage, there is nothing really lost in the plot or motif. And, although "Kite" (pronounced "kah-ee-toe", if one were to read the katakana on the boxfront. Watching the movie in its original Japanese will help answer alot of questions that, due to mouth-syncing shortcomings, were not really addressed. I personally didn't care much for the animator's style, but that is more than made up for in the fluidity of the frames. This movie had an excellent plot, rapid-fire animated sequences, and alot of violence and weapons-play. I am a huge fan of anime, but I prefer actual movie format (like that of "Perfect Blue") as opposed to the OVA format (like the "Slayers" series). When I first saw this film, it was the edited American version (its missing nearly 1/2 hour), and I instantly fell in love with it.
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