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{{Infobox Movie
 
{{Infobox Movie
 
|name = Kite
 
|name = Kite
|picture = Kite Remastered.jpg
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|picture = A Kite BR cover.jpg
|caption = ''Anime Poster''
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|caption = Japanese Blu-Ray cover
|country = [[Image:Japan.jpg|25px]]  
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|country = [[Image:Japan.jpg|25px]] Japan
 
|director = [[Yasuomi Umetsu]]
 
|director = [[Yasuomi Umetsu]]
 
|date= 1998
 
|date= 1998
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|distributor=
 
|distributor=
 
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'''The following weapons are seen in the anime  ''Kite'':'''
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{{OVA Title}}
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{{spoilers}}
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__TOC__<br clear="all">
 
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==Beretta 92F/FS==
 
One yakuza uwas armed with a [[Beretta 92F/FS]]
 
[[Image:Beretta92F LeftSide.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta 92F - 9x19mm.  The cosmetic differences are very slight and hard to see between this gun and the newer 92FS.  Most of the changes are the inner workings of the gun.]]
 
[[File:Kite berretta 1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[File:Kite berretta 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[File:Kite berretta 3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Beretta is shot from his hands.]]
 
  
==Miroku Liberty Chief==
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=Pistols=
Another yakuza uses [[Miroku Liberty Chief]]
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==Beretta 92FS==
[[Image:Miroku_Liberty_Chief.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Miroku Liberty Chief - .38 Special]]
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The [[Beretta 92FS]] with wood grips is seen in the OVA as a recurring weapon.
[[File:Kite revolver 1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[File:Beretta 92FS wood grips.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS with wood grips - 9x19mm Parabellum]]
[[File:Kite revolver 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[File:AKITE 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An armed bodyguard of P. Willis opens fire at Sawa during a hit. Strange that he would be armed since Japanese laws don't allow it.]]
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[[File:AKITE 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The 92FS aimed at the stall door despite his left hand/arm bleeding thanks to Sawa's initial attack.]]
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[[File:AKITE 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another armed P. Willis bodyguard takes out his sidearm.]]
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[[File:AKITE 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The 92FS fired inside the subway car at Oburi's direction by a Special Investigation Team detective. Note that you can see the wood grip.]]
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[[File:AKITE 30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 92FS, previously misidentified as a 1911.]]
  
 
==Colt Government Model 380==
 
==Colt Government Model 380==
Yakuza fires [[Colt Government Model 380]] during the battle on the metro.
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The [[Colt Government Model 380]] is used by the SIT detective after the 92FS is shot out of his hands.
 
[[Image:CM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Government Model 380 - .380 ACP‎]]
 
[[Image:CM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Government Model 380 - .380 ACP‎]]
[[File:Kite pistol 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[File:AKITE 24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The detective takes out his pistol.]]
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[[File:AKITE 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Full shot of the pistol.]]
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[[File:AKITE 27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Model 380 aimed at Oburi.]]
  
==Beretta 92FS Inox==
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== Smith & Wesson 915 ==
[[Beretta 92FS Inox]] can be seen in the hands of one yakuza.
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The [[Smith & Wesson 915]] is seen with the SIT detective, featuring a customized 92FS-like triggerguard, likely an error.
[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS Inox - 9x19mm.  This pistol was the screen used gun, used throughout the film by Det. Max Kirkpatrick ([[William Baldwin]]) and once by Kate McQuean ([[Cindy Crawford]]) in the film ''[[Fair Game]]''.]]
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[[File:S&W915.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Smith & Wesson 915 (9x19mm) Note the cross-bolt safety, relatively small rear sight but rounded trigger guard.]]
[[File:Kite pistol 1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[File:BerettaM92FS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Beretta 92FS (9x19mm). Note the squared trigger guard.]]
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[[File:AKITE 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol taken out after he and Oburi engage in a shootout inside a subway car. Note the trigger guard, small rear sight, and lack of a manual safety. A regular thumb safety is usually represented, however a more discreet cross-bolt safety can easily be ignored.]]
  
 
=="Red Club"==
 
=="Red Club"==
Sawa and Oburi uses "Red Club" pistols which was created by Yasuomi Umetsu.
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The "Red Club" is a customized pistol used in the OVA. Sawa, Oburi, Kanie and a young girl used colored variants of the RC. They're customized to handle conventional and explosive ammo loads. Sawa's use of the RC is significant because she keeps it in a small briefcase, similiar to a fashion to the covert briefcases used for the MP5K and the AKS-74U.
[[File:Kite futuristic 1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[File:Kite futuristic 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sawa fires her pistol]]
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===Sawa's Red Club===
[[File:Kite futuristic 3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[File:Red Club resin prop pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Red Club resin pistol.]]
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[[File:AKITE 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sawa presses a button on the handle...]]
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[[File:AKITE 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...which makes a side of the briefcase retract.]]
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[[File:AKITE 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sawa's red RC is revealed with the yellow light on, which means she can fire it with explosive ammo.]]
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[[File:AKITE 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sawa aims her RC at her target.]]
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[[File:AKITE 33.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sawa remembers ''being'' trained to use the RC by shooting at a tied-up person.]]
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[[File:AKITE 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sawa presses the button on the slide while hiding during a hit.]]
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[[File:AKITE 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|With the blue light, Sawa can fire with conventional ammo.]]
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[[File:AKITE 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The RC fired from inside a toilet stall.]]
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[[File:AKITE 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Akai secures Sawa's dropped RC.]]
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[[File:AKITE 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sawa wields Oburi's and her own RC.]]
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===Oburi's Red Club===
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[[File:AKITE 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oburi draws his RC during an explosion, meant to be a distraction.]]
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[[File:AKITE 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Oburi's white pistol.]]
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[[File:AKITE 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oburi loads up on his RC after Kanie gives him order for another hit.]]
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[[File:AKITE 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oburi opens fire with his RC inside a subway car.]]
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[[File:AKITE 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Good shot of a bullet fired from the RC.]]
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[[File:AKITE 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sawa wields Oburi's and her own RC.]]
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===Kanie's Red Club===
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[[File:AKITE 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kanie reaches for his yellow RC.]]
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[[File:AKITE 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The yellow RC in use.]]
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[[File:AKITE 29.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''Appropriate'' use of the yellow RC with Kanie wearing a yellow shirt.]]
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===Young Girl's Red Club===
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[[File:AKITE 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A young girl with a toque shoots the green RC at Oburi.]]
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[[File:AKITE 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Good shot of the green RC.]]
  
=See Also=
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=Revolvers=
*[[Kite Liberator]]
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==Colt Detective Special==
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A stainless [[Colt Detective Special]] is seen with one of P. Willis' bodyguards.
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[[Image:Colt-Detective-Special-Final-Gen.jpg |thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special (3rd Generation) - .38 Special]]
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[[File:AKITE 31.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver aimed at Sawa.]]
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[[File:AKITE 32.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He doesn't know what's coming.]]
  
 
[[Category:Anime]]
 
[[Category:Anime]]
 
[[Category:Action]]
 
[[Category:Action]]
 
[[Category:Crime]]
 
[[Category:Crime]]
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[[Category:Detective]]
 
[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]]
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[[Category:Mystery]]
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[[Category:Thriller]]
 
[[Category:Yasuomi Umetsu]]
 
[[Category:Yasuomi Umetsu]]

Latest revision as of 15:25, 30 November 2023


Kite
A Kite BR cover.jpg
Japanese Blu-Ray cover
Country Japan.jpg Japan
Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu
Release Date 1998
Language Japanese
Studio ARMS
Main Cast
Character Actor



The following weapons were used in the OVA Kite (1998):

SPOILERS.jpg WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!



Pistols

Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92FS with wood grips is seen in the OVA as a recurring weapon.

Beretta 92FS with wood grips - 9x19mm Parabellum
An armed bodyguard of P. Willis opens fire at Sawa during a hit. Strange that he would be armed since Japanese laws don't allow it.
The 92FS aimed at the stall door despite his left hand/arm bleeding thanks to Sawa's initial attack.
Another armed P. Willis bodyguard takes out his sidearm.
The 92FS fired inside the subway car at Oburi's direction by a Special Investigation Team detective. Note that you can see the wood grip.
A 92FS, previously misidentified as a 1911.

Colt Government Model 380

The Colt Government Model 380 is used by the SIT detective after the 92FS is shot out of his hands.

Colt Government Model 380 - .380 ACP‎
The detective takes out his pistol.
Full shot of the pistol.
The Model 380 aimed at Oburi.

Smith & Wesson 915

The Smith & Wesson 915 is seen with the SIT detective, featuring a customized 92FS-like triggerguard, likely an error.

Smith & Wesson 915 (9x19mm) Note the cross-bolt safety, relatively small rear sight but rounded trigger guard.
Beretta 92FS (9x19mm). Note the squared trigger guard.
The pistol taken out after he and Oburi engage in a shootout inside a subway car. Note the trigger guard, small rear sight, and lack of a manual safety. A regular thumb safety is usually represented, however a more discreet cross-bolt safety can easily be ignored.

"Red Club"

The "Red Club" is a customized pistol used in the OVA. Sawa, Oburi, Kanie and a young girl used colored variants of the RC. They're customized to handle conventional and explosive ammo loads. Sawa's use of the RC is significant because she keeps it in a small briefcase, similiar to a fashion to the covert briefcases used for the MP5K and the AKS-74U.

Sawa's Red Club

Red Club resin pistol.
Sawa presses a button on the handle...
...which makes a side of the briefcase retract.
Sawa's red RC is revealed with the yellow light on, which means she can fire it with explosive ammo.
Sawa aims her RC at her target.
Sawa remembers being trained to use the RC by shooting at a tied-up person.
Sawa presses the button on the slide while hiding during a hit.
With the blue light, Sawa can fire with conventional ammo.
The RC fired from inside a toilet stall.
Akai secures Sawa's dropped RC.
Sawa wields Oburi's and her own RC.

Oburi's Red Club

Oburi draws his RC during an explosion, meant to be a distraction.
Closeup of Oburi's white pistol.
Oburi loads up on his RC after Kanie gives him order for another hit.
Oburi opens fire with his RC inside a subway car.
Good shot of a bullet fired from the RC.
Sawa wields Oburi's and her own RC.

Kanie's Red Club

Kanie reaches for his yellow RC.
The yellow RC in use.
Appropriate use of the yellow RC with Kanie wearing a yellow shirt.

Young Girl's Red Club

A young girl with a toque shoots the green RC at Oburi.
Good shot of the green RC.

Revolvers

Colt Detective Special

A stainless Colt Detective Special is seen with one of P. Willis' bodyguards.

Colt Detective Special (3rd Generation) - .38 Special
The revolver aimed at Sawa.
He doesn't know what's coming.

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