Mezzo Forte (2000)
May 25, 2000Release Date
Mezzo Forte (2000)
May 25, 2000Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Tomoko Kotani
Mikura Suzuki
Taichiro Hirokawa
Kenichi Kurokawa
Takumi Yamazaki
Tomohisa Harada
Rie Ishizuka
Momomi Momoi
Shozo Iizuka
Momokichi Momoi
Norio Wakamoto
Hiro'oka
Yasuomi Umetsu
Director / Key Animation / Animation Director / Character Designer / Original Series Creator / Screenplay / Original Sto...
Shin-ichiro Miki
Additional Voices
Tooru Shura
Music
Michelle Ruff
Little Girl
Taro Masa
Producer
Hiroshi Honda
Editor
Kei Mayuzumi
Sound
Lex Lang
Bodyguard
Osamu Koshinaka
Producer
John Snyder
Kurokawa
Hisao Kuroi
Cinematography
Beth Salem
Editor
Fumihide Sai
Key Animation
Hideo Maru
Key Animation
Akira Otsuka
Key Animation
Hiroshi Kyouai
Key Animation
Hiroshi Ogawa
Key Animation
Hirakata Jirou
Key Animation
Kazuto Nakazawa
Key Animation
Kazuya Komai
Key Animation
Kenichi Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Kunihiko Inoue
Key Animation
Masae Tanabe
Key Animation
Masahiro Ando
Key Animation
Masahiro Koyama
Key Animation
Masakazu Okada
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 25, 2000
Original NameMEZZO FORTE
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 1m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
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Mezzo Forte (メゾフォルテ, Mezo Forute) is a 2000 original video animation (OVA) directed by Yasuomi Umetsu, but in the United States these OVAs are edited into an anime movie and released it on DVD on the same year.
The OVA, which concerns a young woman, Mikura Suzuki, and her mercenary business, the Danger Service Agency (D.S.A.), is the spiritual sequel to Umetsu's Kite, as both feature the continuing elements of a highly trained female protagonist, dark comedic tone, extremely violent and slickly directed over-the-top action sequences, as well as the graphic sex scenes, which can be found only in the uncut version. Mezzo Forte takes place sometime after the events of Kite.
Like Kite, the OVA was released both in the United States and Japan in two different versions: one with graphic sex scenes taken out, and the other with them left intact. Both versions, however, retain the more violent aspects of the movie. The United States release contains 20 minutes of extra footage not seen in the Japanese release, however, none of the pornographic content from the Japanese director's cut was included. The abridged version of Mezzo Forte, however, has no sex scenes and only contains two nude scenes (in which unobscured female breasts and labia are depicted). In addition, an international version was released in Japan on July 23, 2004. This version includes 20 minutes of extra footage, but none of the adult scenes found in the director's cut or the uncut version.