Summary
Years after the events that transpired in Kite, Sawa's whereabouts are a mystery. During this time, rumors of a new killer have begun to circulate the city.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 52
IMDb5.5
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.6/5
Audience score48%
Running time
58 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 animated movies, −31 min on the typical 89
typical 8958Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 27 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+17Released
2008
March 21, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
AnimationThrillerActionLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 moreDirecting · 1
- Yasuomi Umetsu Director, Second Unit Director, Original Story, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Character Designer
Camera · 1
- Toru Sugawara Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Tomohisa Ishikawa Music
- Katsunori Shimizu Sound Director
Art · 2
- Takeshi Sato Art Direction
- Eiji Wakamatsu Art Direction
Visual Effects · 4
- Shuichi Kaneko Animation Director
- Koichi Kageyama CGI Director
- Masanori Ikeda CGI Director
- Ryoudai Nakata Color Designer
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