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Kite Liberator

2008 · 58 min

A sleek, moody assassin thriller that shifts between quiet domestic warmth and sudden, stylish bursts of violence.

Directed by
Yasuomi Umetsu
Genres
Animation, Thriller, Action
Starring
Marina Inoue, Rikiya Koyama, Setsuji Sato
Tagline
Dangerous things still come in small packages...
Overview
Years after the events that transpired in Kite, Sawa's whereabouts are a mystery. During this time, rumors of a new killer have begun to circulate the city. They call her the Angel of Death, an unfeeling assassin who eliminates her targets with grace and precision, leaving only a flurry of feathers as her calling card. What the public is unaware of is the fact that this notorious hitman is a polite young lady named Monaka. Like her spiritual predecessor, Monaka has lost most of her family, and her father's duty as an astronaut keeps him practically worlds apart. However, they are close despite the physical distances and Orudo promised his daughter that he would return. Until then, daily life for the timid and somewhat clumsy Monaka involves mostly school and her part time job as a waitress, but her nature completely changes once she receives an assignment.

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Directed by
Yasuomi Umetsu
Genres
Animation, Thriller, Action
Starring
Marina Inoue, Rikiya Koyama, Setsuji Sato
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • isolation
    • violence
    • family
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    • space
    Era
    near-future
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action7
    Horror4
    Humour3
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
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    Directed by
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    Written by
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    Starring
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    Cinematography
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    Runtime
    58 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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