Kite Liberator

Kite Liberator

Year: 2008

Runtime: 58 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Yasuomi Umetsu

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Years after the events of Kite, Sawa’s fate remains unknown as rumors spread of a new assassin known as the Angel of Death, who leaves a trail of feathers. The hitwoman is actually Monaka, a shy waitress and student whose astronaut father, Orudo, is far away. Despite her timid daily life, she transforms into a precise killer when she receives an assignment.

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1

Doi boards the ISS to study bone preservation in zero gravity

Ten years after the original Kite, researcher Kōichi Doi boards the International Space Station to continue work on preserving bone mass through diet in microgravity. He aims to understand how space radiation and dietary factors affect bone density. The mission sits in the broader context of a long-term research program.

Ten years after the original Kite International Space Station
2

Radiation exposure forces mission halt; Doi is tasked with a delivery

During the mission, widowed father Orudo Noguchi and another crew member suffer space radiation exposure; the onboard doctor orders the mission to discontinue. Noguchi asks Doi to deliver a package to his daughter Monaka on Earth for her birthday, revealing a personal stake beyond science. The request hints at a link between the ISS incident and events on Earth.

Onboard shortly after exposure International Space Station
3

Monaka receives the Mars bracelet

Back on Earth, Monaka receives the bracelet made from rocks from Mars, a birthday gift tied to her father. The item serves as a cryptic link to the past and to the dangerous events unfolding across space and city. She senses only a vague significance for now as daily life continues.

Morning after package dispatch Monaka's home, Tokyo
4

The Angel of Death ends Tsuin’s rampage in a Tokyo stall

In Tokyo, police pursue the violent criminal Tsuin through the streets and into a train station. After he shoots bystanders and takes a little girl hostage, the Angel of Death appears, disarms him, and shoots him dead, leaving a trail of white feathers in the aftermath. The brutal turn underscores a city-wide threat prowling the shadows.

Night Tokyo train station
5

Monaka starts a double life at Apollo 11 maid cafe

Monaka begins working at Apollo 11, presenting a nerdy, clumsy high‑school girl persona in public to stay inconspicuous. She endures harassment from a perverted regular patron and clashes with coworker Manatsu Mukai, who undermines her. The cafe manager receives a troubling call referencing the real Tsuin and naming Rin Gaga as the killer of Tsuin's little brother’s killer.

Evening after work Apollo 11 maid cafe, Tokyo
6

Monaka receives the bracelet’s message in person

Monaka returns home to find the Mars bracelet from her father waiting for her, a tangible link to a father she hasn’t seen in years. The gift hints at a hidden mission and a larger danger that ties her life to events in space. The moment deepens her sense of a double life she is leading.

Night Monaka's home, Tokyo
7

The ISS crisis escalates into a monster outbreak

Back on the ISS, infected crew members transform into homicidal, nearly bulletproof monsters and slaughter most of the station’s crew and ISS police. The remaining survivors blow up the station to stop the threat, but one monster remains elusive. The doctor and Doi escape with the others, while Defy Foods begins to suspect a cover-up.

Night International Space Station
8

Monaka and Mukai discuss the dangers of living a double life

That same night, Monaka and her coworker Mukai talk after work while playing with fireworks, reflecting on the risks of leading a double life. Mukai warns about the danger of trusting adults, foreshadowing the broader deceit surrounding Monaka’s world. The scene deepens the theme of appearances versus reality.

Night Tokyo, near Apollo 11
9

Gaga offers a tentative deal, warning about trust

On her way home, Monaka encounters Rin Gaga, the police officer who had pursued the pedophile earlier. Gaga offers to buy her drinks and asks her to quit the maid cafe to keep her job a secret from the school, then promises a date instead. He cautions that adults cannot always be trusted, complicating Monaka’s loyalties.

Night Tokyo streets
10

Defy Foods orders silence and targets the surviving monster

The next day, Defy Foods demands silence about the ISS incident and shifts priorities to eliminating the surviving monster roaming the city. The Apollo 11 manager notes Monaka’s gun choice, revealing it once belonged to the assassin Sawa before her disappearance. The corporate cover‑up underscores the perils of reputational risk over human safety.

Day Tokyo; city and Defy Foods offices
11

Gaga confronts the monster’s power; Tsuin’s hunt intensifies

That night, Gaga returns home to a confrontation with Tsuin and engages in a tense gunfight before he flees. The Angel of Death engages the monster with sniper fire, only to discover the creature is bulletproof. The monster recognizes Monaka through her bracelet and eyes, triggering a decisive moment in their confrontation.

Night City streets and nearby locations
12

The monster’s true origin is revealed; Doi pays the price

As the chase continues, Monaka fires on the monster and it collapses onto a passing convoy carrying Doi, causing a dramatic explosion. The agents at the scene attempt to pull their guns on her, but Monaka swiftly kills them and then executes Doi, revealing that the monster she has been fighting is actually her father. The revelation shatters Monaka’s remaining certainty as she faces a brutal personal truth.

Night Tokyo; convoy site
13

Monaka locks eyes with the resurrected monster

Resuming her search for her father, Monaka encounters the monster as it emerges from the convoy wreckage. The two share a piercing, ambiguous eye contact that signals a looming confrontation and an unresolved bond between them. The scene ends on a cliffhanger, with the fate of Monaka and her father left uncertain.

Aftermath of the explosion Tokyo; convoy wreck location

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