Mezzo Forte

"Double the girls, double the guns!!"

2000 0h 55m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 63

AnimationActionThriller

Synopsis

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The target of hitgirl Mikura is a wealthy baseball team owner, but he turns out to be a powerful underworld boss. Mikura and her team are beset by countless heavily armed bodyguards and the boss' vicious daughter.

“Double the girls, double the guns!!”

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Cast

Tomoko Kotani
Mikura Suzuki
Taichiro Hirokawa
Kenichi Kurokawa
Takumi Yamazaki
Tomohisa Harada
Rie Ishizuka
Momomi Momoi
Shozo Iizuka
Momokichi Momoi
Norio Wakamoto
Hiro'oka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
Writers: Yasuomi Umetsu, Yasuomi Umetsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kite Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu, shot by Hisao Kuroi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tooru Shura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroshi Honda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tomoko Kotani and Taichiro Hirokawa and Takumi Yamazaki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Double the girls, double the guns!!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuomi Umetsu directs. Hisao Kuroi behind the camera. Tooru Shura scores. Hiroshi Honda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Kite Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu, shot by Hisao Kuroi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tooru Shura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hiroshi Honda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tomoko Kotani and Taichiro Hirokawa and Takumi Yamazaki carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Double the girls, double the guns!!".
9IMDB entry: tt0427531 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "killing", "murder", "teenage girl", "cruelty".

The technical file

Cinematography: Hisao Kuroi
Original score: Tooru Shura
Editing: Hiroshi Honda
Runtime: 55 min · 0h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Mezzo Forte (2000)

Part of

Kite Collection

The online rights to the film were acquired by Sony Pictures, but the home video rights belong to Anime Works. Unlike the first film, Kite Liberator does not have any sex scenes at all, and includes a different cast of characters. It was released on March 14, 2008 and bundled with Kite: Director's Cut. KITE Liberator is an American-released, Japanese-produced direct-to-video anime film and sequel to Kite. It was also adapted as a manga serialized in Comic Valkyrie magazine.