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Kick-Heart
Sign in to saveis a 2013 Japanese anime short film that uses surreal-psychedelic animation and storytelling to tell a love story between a professional wrestler and a nun. The film was directed by Masaaki Yuasa through Production I.G studios, who ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the short. The short screened on Toonami in 2013 and has screened at several festivals such as the BFI London Film Festival.
Film · TMDB
6.0Kick-Heart is a love story between Romeo, a successful pro-wrestler, and Juliet, a nun who lives a secret double-life as a female pro-wrestler.
Cast
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Maskman M (voice)
- Takako Honda as Lady S (voice)
- Wataru Takagi as Father (voice)
- Yuhko Kaida as New Ace (voice)
- Miyuki Satou as Vacuum Fat (voice)
- Shinobu Matsumoto as Devil Chicken (voice)
Themes
- anime
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Anime · MyAnimeList
- Score
- 6.43/10 (12,266 votes)
- Rank
- #8231
- Popularity
- #5209
- Type
- Movie
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studios
- Production I.G
By day, Romeo Maki is a respectable man who loves bringing gifts to the local orphanage, and Juliet is a newly employed nun working at said orphanage. However, by night, they are Masked Man M and Lady S, popular professional wrestlers. Kick-Heart tells the story of what happens w…
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Plot
- The First Crowdfunded Anime
- Cast
- Japanese cast
- English cast
- Reception
- Awards
- See also
- References
- External links
is a 2013 Japanese anime short film that uses surreal-psychedelic animation and storytelling to tell a love story between a professional wrestler and a nun. The film was directed by Masaaki Yuasa through Production I.G studios, who ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the short. The short screened on Toonami in 2013 and has screened at several festivals such as the BFI London Film Festival.
Regarding the film's production, Yuasa stated that he completed ''Kick-Heart's'' script and story before beginning work on the storyboards.
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