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Kite AKA A Kite AKA Kaito (OVA) (1998)
Sawa is a school girl, an orphan, and hitman under the control of Akai and Kanie, who give her targets to kill.Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The US Uncut and German Uncut releases have the "Uncut Single Episode Version" with extras. Note the German release is an NTSC to PAL transfer.
Notes about the versions:
"2-Episode OVA" - Originally, "Kite" was a 2-episode original video animation running approximately 53 minutes including credits for each episode.
"International Version - Director's Cut" - The 2000 Japanese reissue combined the episodes into one with edits removing some sexually explicit content but retaining the violence. This is known as the International Version - Director's Cut, running 47 minutes.
US General Release Version - The original US version with the sexually explicit content removed with alternate shots but retaining the violence, running 47 minutes.
Uncut Single Episode Version - This release includes the single combined episode OVA version with the previous edits restored with no visual censorship, with a runtime of 51 minutes.
A comparison between the Director's Cut and the uncut version is available on Movie Censorship. -
CUTS:
- R1 America- Media Blasters - Yes - US General Release Version (45:28 NTSC)
- R1 Uncut America- Media Blasters - No cuts - Uncut Single Episode Version (53:09 NTSC).
- R2 France- Banzai - Yes - International Version/Director's Cut.
- R2 Special Edition Germany- OVA Films - No cuts - 2-Episode OVA version (53:16 PAL)
- R2 Uncut Germany- I-On New Media - No cuts - Uncut Single Episode Version (53:17 NTSC-PAL).
- R2 Premium Collectors Version Japan- Green Bunny - Yes - Includes the 2-Episode OVA version with mosaic censorship (27:31+ 26:11 NTSC) and the International Version/Director's Cut (47:00 NTSC).
- R4 Australia- Madman Entertainment - Yes - International Version/Director's Cut (47:19 PAL).
- R5 Director's Cut Russia- MC Entertainment - Yes - International Version/Director's Cut.
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Comparison added by Movie Mad on 12/03/05
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 12/06/25UPDATE LOG:
07/07/18: Added Germany uncut, Japan Premium, updated all listings, notes on versions.
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07/06/25: Updated US Director's Cut.
12/06/25: Updated US MB, winner notes.
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