Kite
カイト
1998 · 0h 50m · Action, Animation, Thriller · Japan · Rated R 18+ (AU)
Dangerous things come in small packages.
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.
Written & directed by
Yasuomi Umetsu6.5Smart score
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adult animationanimeassassinfemale protagonistgorekillingorphanrevengevigilante
RatingR 18+ (AU)
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