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User Rating:
6.8/10   1,538 votes
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Director:
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
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Kite Liberator writer/director readies third film!
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Cast

  (in credits order)
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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Directed by
Yasuomi Umetsu 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Yasuomi Umetsu  writer

Production Management
Clark Cheng .... assistant production manager
Sam Liebowitz .... production manager
 
Other crew
Scott Simpson .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Kite (Greece) [el]
Kite - Ein gefährliches Mädchen (Germany) [de]
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Runtime:
Germany:50 min | USA:45 min (censored version) | 60 min (uncut version)
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) more

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8 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
amazing, 30 December 2003
9/10
Author: robert (eyesofsociety@aol.com) from ocala, fl

wow, this anime is one of my favorites. the action sequences rule and it has the greatest animation. you just fall in love with the main character as she kills but at the same time remains cute. i wish all animes were like this.

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