Kick-Heart

"A love story between two people with each having a secret to hide."

2013 0h 13m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 59

AnimationComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A love story between two people that each have a secret to hide. One a pro-wrestler, the other a Nun. Losing never felt so good.

“A love story between two people with each having a secret to hide.”

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Cast

Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Maskman M (voice)
Takako Honda
Lady S (voice)
Wataru Takagi
Father (voice)
Yuhko Kaida
New Ace (voice)
Miyuki Satou
Vacuum Fat (voice)
Shinobu Matsumoto
Devil Chicken (voice)
Cocoro Kikuchi
Mage-chan (voice)
Kyoko Chikiri
Posse (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Writers: Masaaki Yuasa, Masaaki Yuasa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, shot by Koji Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tatsuhisa Suzuki and Takako Honda and Wataru Takagi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A love story between two people with each having a secret to hide.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2753048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masaaki Yuasa directs. Koji Tanaka behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, shot by Koji Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Tatsuhisa Suzuki and Takako Honda and Wataru Takagi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A love story between two people with each having a secret to hide.".
8IMDB entry: tt2753048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.