Kite

Kite

Dangerous things come in small packages.

1998 · 50 min · ★ 6.6 · Animation, Action, Thriller

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.

Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu · Written by Yasuomi Umetsu

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