Kite

Sawa is a young woman who appears innocent but operates as a cold-blooded assassin. After losing her parents to violence, she was taken in and trained by a detective named Akai. He uses her as a tool to eliminate criminals who evade the legal system. While Sawa is an efficient killer, her perspective changes when she forms a bond with Oburi, another young assassin. Together, they struggle to find a way out of their violent lifestyle.

Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu and Keizo Kusakawa, this Japanese action thriller was released on February 25, 1998. It is the first in a series of films for both directors, preceding works such as Mezzo Forte. Umetsu also wrote the screenplay. The voice cast features Kotomi Naruse and Konami Yoshida as Sawa, Shingo Oyamada and Kousuke Okano as Oburi, and Gorou Shibusawa and Kinryuu Arimoto as Akai, with 22 credited cast members in total.

The film has a runtime of 50 minutes and was produced by ARMS, Green Bunny, and Studio Beam. On TMDB, the movie holds a rating of 6.6/10 based on 189 votes.