To some, its graphic nature is what brings forth enjoyment. Kite brings everything uncomfortable to the extreme and is an enjoyable film if the viewer can ignore all these things.
The entertainment industry loves action and sex, so why not put the two together? Within the first few lines the f-bomb, c and b-word are dropped, which gives an immediate idea of what to expect. The same could be said for the violence and gratuitous swearing. Kite is a difficult yet equally important film to watch as it displays the gory, highly sexual aspects of anime that gave it a bad reputation back in the 90’s. The shock value of the elements of sex and nudity in the 1998 anime could have been what created its “cult classic” status. At least on paper the production appears to be in good hands. He has directed some highly acclaimed, although unheard of, films like Jerusalema, The Zookeeper and Hearts and Minds. David R Ellis was originally chosen to direct the live-action adaption but sadly passed away, so Ralph Ziman took up the role. Unless you are in the mood for that style of hentai (anime porn), I would highly recommend to stay away from the uncut version as it disrupts the seriousness of the narrative and brings the level of content to overkill. It is highly distracting to say the least. And since it was between a teenager and a grown man, Kite was banned in several countries. What makes up the extra 10 minutes of the longer version? Explicit pornography. It was originally a set of short films (OVAs), but was combined together to create the 50-60 minute feature. Kite by Yasuomi Umetsu is what would happen if Stephen King and Quenten Tarantino got together and made an animated feature. In order to make any judgments about the quality of the live action film, it is worth investigating what made the original Kite popular (often called a ‘cult classic’), and contrast the footage presented so far to the anime. If the trailer did not make this obvious enough, Kite tells the story of a high school girl, Sawa, who works as a crime fighter, and the people she meets along the way.
There are so many unenthusiastic groans from news sites, YouTube comments and message boards, one could almost hear them off screen. I guess there were some issues with the original sources so most (~90%) is a proper HD remaster but a handful of shots are upscaled.The trailer for the upcoming live-action adaption for the 1998 anime short film Kite has received a lot of negativity from the internet at large.
It is fully uncensored and does feature depictions of hardcore sex. This is from the "Director's cut" blu-ray which merges the 2 OVA episodes into a single film. Dual Audio: Japanese (stereo FLAC), English (stereo FLAC). The retail English subtitles don't close caption any instances of spoken English in the Japanese dub. As they heal each other's emotional wounds, they begin to dream of a life that would not be spent under the shadows of murder. When another orphan, a teenage boy called Oburi, is brought in to assist Sawa, the two teenage killers form a bond of sorts. Some of his power over Sawa has to do with her deceased parents and the promise of revenge. She is being controlled by a corrupt cop who gives her targets to kill, detailing to her the crimes these men have committed in order to justify their death. Sawa is a school girl, an orphan, and an assassin.