Anime classic gets remade
Photos courtesy of M Pictures
Did you know
The anime version of Kite was banned or censored in many countries due to extreme violence.
Directed by Ralph Ziman, Kite is an American action film based on Japanese animator Yasuomi Umetsu’s ground-breaking hit anime of the same name.
A young woman named Sawa (India Eisley) lives in a dystopia caused by economic collapse. In this world, corrupt security forces engage in human trafficking, bringing girls into prostitution for their own financial gain.
Sawa, a beautiful but detached woman, lives the life of a secret assassin. She is on a quest to track down the murderer of her beloved father, who was a detective investigating human trafficking. Aiding her in this search is her father’s former partner, Karl Aker (Samuel L. Jackson).
Catch the action and drama when the exciting and stylish Kite opens in local cinemas on September 11.
Vocabulary
- dystopia (n): a society, especially in fiction, that is undesirable and frightening, especially because of totalitarian governments, environmental disaster, economic collapse, etc.
corrupt (adj): willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage
detached (adj): showing a lack of feeling; not influenced by other people or by your own feelings
assassin (n): a person who is paid to murder people, especially for political reasons
