Kite

(1998)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 189 votes

Genres: Animation, Action, Thriller

Year: 1998

Runtime: 53 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Ясуоми Умэцу

Cast: 吉田小南美, Косукэ Окано, Кинрю Аримото, Рокуро Ная, Дай Мацумото, Рэй Игараши, Naho Hirokawa, Itsumi Sawada, Hiroshi Aida, Nobuyuki Takano

Plot

Sawa, orphaned as a child by murderous thugs, now targets the scourge of society as a trained killer for a mercenary syndicate. Coquettish and capable of unimaginable violence, she's grown into the perfect weapon — but doubt takes hold in Sawa's mind when her fellow assassin, Oburi, decides he wants out.

After her parents were brutally murdered, school girl Sawa was taken into custody by Akai and Kanie, a pair of detectives assigned to her case. Corrupt and immoral, they train the girl to become a weapon, dangling the promise of vengeance in front of the hapless orphan. From celebrities and politicians to influential businessmen, Sawa is tasked with assassinating targets selected arbitrarily by her crooked overseers. She executes every mission without fail, and her distinctive weapon has become infamous among the city's police officers. Physically abused by Akai, who is no more righteous than her victims, Sawa begins to dream of a life unhindered by the shadow of her "guardians." One day, Sawa meets Oburi, a fellow orphan and vigilante. They quickly form a bond born of desperation and disgruntlement at the unjust world, envisioning a future free from the stain of murder.