Two scenes are exposed which are almost shot-per-shot replications of the original: the elevator and bathroom scenes.
An example of the off putting color composition in the original animeįrom the trailer, and the few sneak preview scenes on Youtube, a number of conclusions can be drawn from what is presented about the film so far.
What Kite improves upon compared to others of its time, like Wicked City, is by having an interesting story and sympathetic characters. 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. 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.
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