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Kick-Heart is a film of genre Comedy directed by Masaaki Yuasa released in USA on 2 december 2013 with Richard Epcar
Kick-Heart (2013)
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Add to a movie listKick-Heart is a 2013 Japanese anime short film that uses surreal 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.
Of the film's production, Yuasa stated that he completed Kick-Heart's script and story before beginning work on the storyboards.
Synopsis
The short opens with Masked Man M taking on an extremely obese female wrestler in the ring. She traps him in her skin folds, but Masked Man M manages to escape. The obese wrestler taps out to Lady S, who kicks Masked Man M in the chest - a move he appears to greatly enjoy. This prompts him to accidentally swap out with his partner Chicken, who tries and fails to attack Lady S. She proceeds to beat him while an envious Masked Man M watches, begging for Chicken to swap out with him. Chicken succeeds, but at this point Lady S also swaps out with the obese wrestler, to his dismay. Masked Man M manages to beat the obese wrestler, which angers The Boss. He storms down to the dressing room to confront Masked Man M and Chicken, as Lady S was supposed to win the match. The Boss just barely misses the two as they flee the arena, Masked Man M carrying a box of Lady S dolls he stole.Actors
Richard Epcar
Kokoro Kikuchi
(Mage-chan (voice))
Wataru Takagi
(Father (voice))
Yoshihisa Kawahara
(Announcer (voice))
Yūko Kaida
(New Ace (voice))
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