KATE Ending Explained with Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Miku Martineau | Netflix

SPOILER ALERT! Sit down with Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Miku Martineau as they deep dive into all Kate's twists and turns.
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Slipped a fatal poison on her final job, a ruthless assassin working in Tokyo has less than 24 hours to find out who ordered the hit and exact revenge.

[@Zanidan]

Kate with cigarrete and sunglasses could be a good idea of cosplay!

[@lilygreen221]

Thats what I thought, I wanna do the cosplay now xD

[@imjelo]

She looked cool.

[@rafaellucero5098]

And Ani's look too

[@lifewithjown]

Kate's entrance with the cute shirt, glasses and cigarette and the guns behind her was so iconic and such a total killer babe!!!

[@imjelo]

They should have used that in the movie poster. She looks bad ass in that part.

[@hannahsimmons682]

The moment when she walks into the building to save Ani is *chef’s kiss*

[@phazonmichel]

The movie was absolutely beautiful. There’s so many hidden things in the writing that you really have to pay attention. Looking forward to watching it again.

[@ClayMastah344]

Yes you could tell the writing team was on it

[@ashchbkv6965]

Kate shooting V in the stomach was personal.

[@carrickmchwain2296]

When you say "ending explained" I thought it would talk about the ending. For those wondering, Kate said "I know you," it was referencing 2 points. 1) She realized despite not wanting to know Ani, she did through the short course of time. This was reflected during the time after Ani shot her. The sunglasses, the shirt, etc... all the quirkiness of Ani which she found annoying at first, but instead it broke Kate down from the harden trained assassin to who Kate really was inside, a child that never had a chance to grow up. This is why she is obsessed with Boom Boom Lemon, which even Ani find stupid and childish. 2) She also realize in that final flashback that Ani was actually herself. She too lost her parents at an early age and had all that rage she saw in Ani. And she saw Ani going with Varrick, the same way she did. So she does know Ani, b/c Ani is herself. The 2 reasons above combines to the final scene. The reason Kate went to save Ani is because Ani is pretty much Kate's only real friend and more so her only experience at a "normal life." But the more important part was the fact saving Ani, Kate was in fact, saving herself. This was reflected in 2 ways, first being saving Ani from the same fate she went through at her age, but also saving Ani as a means of redemption for her sin in murdering Ani's father. So the last ending is expressing she completed her mission, which was to free Ani from the cycle which Kate went through. And doing so, Kate saved Ani's spirit from becoming embittered like her. Since Kate sees Ani in herself, in fact, she was saving her own spirit and as such, Kate's death was insignificant because her spirit lived on in Ani.

[@kdmaarof8387]

A good explanation, and summary for the movie!

[@growing.flowers]

Embittered i like that

[@Kuching2]

Kate's last words: "I know you." was also a response to what Ani said in the car: "Your last day and you don't want to get to know me? That's just... so sad."

[@hattorihanzo5707]

like how in one of the flashback scenes Varrick tells KATE how a gunshot to the stomach means its personal (they want you to die slow, grueling deaths) and it's exactly where they end up shooting one another in the final face off

[@carveraugustus3840]

I’m really impressed by this film. Not the script and it’s basic story but the stunts, in the direction and the locations all gold. Going to Tokyo and Thailand great stuff all

[@OrangeEspresso]

would be nice if at the end Kate looks over and see a boom boom lemon Ad instead of the fortune cat on the neon billbooard.

[@horacthy8577]

Or tokyo ghoul again lol

[@macrumpton]

Having Woody as the mentor was kind of a giveaway. He has had several movies where he seems like a nice guy but betrays his friends. But I will watch it again because it was such a iconic action movie. Perhaps you could do a prequel?

[@davidmancini8286]

Michael Crumpton a prequel would be awesome. I would love it if they did that.

[@Moneybagzzz]

it was super obvious and his beard gave it away lol

[@FreakinSweet86]

Pretty good flick if a tiny bit formulaic. I was expecting a last minute save but as they stuck to their guns and had Kate die. Now please cast Mary as Amanda Ripley in a alien movie. Hell, she'd make a pretty awesome Ellen.

[@kaytlinandrade3767]

OMG THAT WOULD BE PERFECT she does not just act like her but she could totally pull off ripley she looks so identical omgggg

[@randomme3095]

I disagree. The fact that she dies at the end makes it perfect. Why would she have done all that if she lived?!

[@FreakinSweet86]

@@randomme3095 I think you misunderstand, I liked the fact they stuck with her dying rather than providing a last minute save

[@nahtally.b9139]

Saw it yesterday. Freaking Fantastic!! Both of you were awesome!!

[@tinyhato]

I loved seeing Band-Maid in the film! I thought their song "Blooming" worked perfectly during the car chase!

[@aresef]

It was a great cameo! I also appreciated seeing actors I recognized from other things like Kamen Rider. And the clip of Message From Space that played in one scene.

[@insomnia3454]

This has to be one of the best action films out there! The story is pretty basic but that's.the.thing. It doesn't have to be anything special, its an action film, what's important here is the ACTION, too much dialog and bla bla would just brake this momentum and this rush the movie creates! Kate has only 24 hours to live and she doesn't have any time to waste and you really feel that while watching. This film actually keeps you on your toes because, the action scenes are SO consistent and SO well made, choreographed and directed that i was excited throughout the whole thing. Most of the action movies that have released this past few years are just boring and lack the creativity in the action department...but in this movie watching Kate kick ass, gruesomely stab people (a LOT) and trying to flee from bad guys is such a wild ride! For me this movie is easily a classic, like John Wick kinda classic. Would love to see a Kate 2 which would be a prequel i guess given the ending... :D Edit: Whoever is responsible for the -Kate entering the scene rocking a cute shirt, sunglasses and a cigarette ready to cause mayhem- scene I hope you have a good day and that you get a raise

[@davem5957]

How do you make a line when you type?

[@ericspace8816]

For some reason I'd love to see Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a spaceship captain.

[@rafaellucero5098]

Alien👍

[@coybackus7665]

as soon as V is asking where she is and that he will come to her immediately, you know he ordered the hit. that part was just oozing with manipulative vibes.

[@Alan1701b]

Thoroughly enjoyed Kate! Absolutely amazing! Plenty of action and plot twists and turns, and characters who are not only bad ass but have got heart too! Well done to Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku Mariteneau, Woody Harrelson and everybody else involved in bringing this to us!

[@Tom-lw3uk]

It’s terrible you simp

[@davidmancini8286]

@@Tom-lw3uk yet here you are in the comment section. Um I think that makes you a simp.

[@Mezangkori]

I AM IN LOVE WITH ANI

[@ramcoyannix8861]

Ahh, I wish there will be a sequel. I need more of "Kate"

[@1995robin]

Well Kate is dead at the end. Maybe a prequel?

[@ramcoyannix8861]

@@1995robin Exactly 👍🏻

[@rafaellucero5098]

@@1995robin prequel maybe.. but there's no Ani😒....we need these two again....Kijima might save Kate...

[@elhopper3735]

Just watched the movie and it was fantastic! Mary is another great action star who can kick so much ass. The twists were great and that ending really tugs at those heartstrings

[@therealcjc]

Petition for MEW to be Amanda Ripley in future Alien: Isolation movie adaptation

[@troychriscarretas2657]

That will be Cool 😎

[@wana2654]

Kates entrance with her kids shades a cigarette and henchmen behind sooooooo badass

[@Esktyb]

Miku is so gorgeous

[@mishan3168]

One of the best action movies ever. Soo good and emotional. I never expect incredible plot of this movies so action, emotions and characters is only this movies can give you. And kate doing this incredibly fine. Also aesthetics in this movie soooo soo much on point. Really underrated

[@Joe-pf7ms]

Besides being an unassuming beautiful classy lady she is also very talented. I just don't know why she can't land a real juicy leading role in a top movie. I know I saw in an earlier interview that she said she wasn't willing to sleep her way to the top. Maybe the powers at be won't move her forward - what a shame! Her beauty and aura remind me so much of an another beautiful talented lady Laura Linney. They both have the eyes and smile to die for! I just hope she lands the roles she deserves and the trajectory in her career that Laura Linney has had!

[@enricoroliva]

I really wanted to see the picture Kijima gave Kate to change her mind

[@kaytlinandrade3767]

I wonder what it was

[@rafaellucero5098]

Picture of Boom Boom Lemon🤣🤣🤣✌️ just kidding

[@mararadanvlogs69]

Done watching it on Netflix, a few days ago.❤️ Such a good movie, a lot of twist you've never expect.

[@kanyon7613]

A movie with Band-Maid in it....instant cult classic!

[@fefecalo5150]

Also can we talk about the hair cutting scene while Kate was in the middle of a fight! That one's badass!

[@m.k.m.319]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead will forever remain my top personal-favorite live-action actress and little sweetheart....

[@maicaangelaurlanda3126]

I like this film. It's just breaks my heart that Kate didn't get to actually have a longer life that she wanted. But we can't have everything we wanted, eh?

[@Joe-pf7ms]

I would love to see Mary do a film with Laura Linney. The backdrop could be a southern family from Georgia where Mary plays Laura's daughter. The premise of the film could be the dynamics of a family and the trials and tribulations of Mary the daughter and the affect on Laura's life and how these issues get resolved. I've heard Laura's Georgia accent and she would be perfect. I've never heard Mary do an accent but I'm sure she could do it. Screenwriters start getting busy on the script!

[@kur0ro1]

I'm so relief that she gets her final Boom Boom Lemon.

[@davidmancini8286]

Kate was awesome !! Such a fun movie.

[@nya6730]

really wasn't expecting it to be one of my favorite movies I just was like oh I'll like this, but I really loved it and I didn't expect the betrayal and the ending made me like really sad angry but that means it was amazing lol.

[@mvanj]

I really liked this a lot, but would've liked a better ending, where Kate lived, just so we could get a Kate 2.

[@asterixd4516]

I liked Ani's character alot , Kate was the stellar show point but Ani's dialogues and rough bit abuses were cool how she said it.....Miku's voice is awesome.

[@randomme3095]

When kijima killed renji i swear i squealed! It was so fuckin badass. I really didnt expect it (to be that fast). And my favourite scene is the one where she enters with the glasses and the cigarette. This is definitely in my top 10 movies and top 3 action movies.

[@carrickmchwain2296]

It was actually a hit and miss. I mean it is totally badass, but for the theme of the movie and the culmination of that scene, one detail was off which kinda ruined it. One of the main theme of this film is about her lost childhood and a desire for normal life. This led to the revelation of the ending when she realized Ani was her only friend and the short time she spent with her, all of Ani's silly quirks which annoyed her on the outside were in fact the very thing she wanted. So the final scene, she came in wearing the kawaii big smile shirt, the big silly sunglasses at night, etc... was the pivotal point of the movie where she is a badass killer combined with the girl she never was, but somehow Ani saw in her. So instead of a cigarette, she should be drinking the Boom Boom Lemon. That would've made the scene perfect. Put it this way, it was the most ultimate "don't give a shit badass" entry, where this badass killer can still look cool and badass with a silly shirt and sunglasses, right? Boom Boom Lemon adds to that and completes the picture. A cigarette? Is actually very wrong b/c it is cliche and people already equate it to badass. It didn't fit the scene.

[@somebodyto2]

i don't care about the ending, i want a sequel anyway! why john wick can have 5 chapters and Kate have to go out in a blaze of glory?

[@BklynFILMAKER]

You ladies are stunning. Great job.

[@stogrumschnogrum7182]

Reminded me of anime and totally loved it!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@horacthy8577]

Tokyo ghoul

[@striderreborn1467]

@@horacthy8577 The movie was anime inspired. But Tokyo Ghoul is one of the most poorly written Anime's & Manga's I ever read. Especially the character of Touka...

[@horacthy8577]

@@striderreborn1467 she is useless the story is about kaneki

[@babybabybaby9201]

@@horacthy8577 they actually show Tokyo Ghoul in one of those Building Screens!!

[@michaelmark5062]

This movie is getting bad reviews and that’s so bad because this film was so amazing 🤩 I loved it so much 10/10.

[@masterdoan]

The cigarette Szene i was like wow she so cool!!!

[@TheFitnessMindset]

Great movie with badass fight scenes! I would consider this movie a female version of John Wick!

[@trill2k27]

I say the same thing

[@Kuching2]

Kate's last words: "I know you." was also a response to what Ani said in the car: "Your last day and you don't want to get to know me? That's just... so sad."

[@geraldalado1955]

Miku is very beautiful ❤️

[@ktowniecity7269]

Jailbait

[@Cytron1515]

In way this was a combination of 1994's Leon The Professional and 1988's D.O.A. with Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan.

[@AM-wt9ev]

Mary is amazing

[@misterA2Z]

Really dug this movie, always appreciate a film willing to go there with killing the main character. Cool thing is they could always do a prequel with Kate and/or an Ani sequel.

[@troychriscarretas2657]

I just finished watching the movie and searched for this

[@enix0053]

*BOOM BOOM LEMON!*

[@julhienalcera5422]

Miku is too damn gorgeous 😩

[@Boo8087]

Kate knows it was a setup before the reveal at the end. This is known by Kate pleading with Ani “don’t get in the car”. Otherwise if she still saw V as a trusted friend and mentor she would be telling Ani V is a safe bet. When Kate see’s Ani’s expression she realises straight away V has told details about Osaka to Ani. Kate accepts her fate of death but pleas with Ani “please don’t get in the car” meaning have the same life as me. Makes me wonder if V killed Kates parents and the circle was repeating.

[@justinmorgan3240]

I think you've nailed it. I'm pretty sure it was hinted with a flashback of Kate with her dead mom on the bed, and that the cycle is just repeating itself.

[@MelePaasi]

If you listened…Kijima revealed that she was betrayed. It was pretty clear

[@imjelo]

Just finished watching the movie. Loved it.

[@sfungjerbobpantallonakatro5563]

I kinda wish Kate was in the same universe as John Wick

[@Paulnikon]

I love this movie. Watched is a couple of times. Great interview. Thanks.

[@silvyetasya8168]

18 years old miku 🖤

[@masterdoan]

The movie was awesome!!! Kate is soo cool!!! Pls put her in a ALIEN movie she fit perfect as a ripley reboot

[@jacob2971]

Mary Elisabeth is so underrated,she was so badass in this !

[@charliebeare9752]

This was a beautifully put together movie, I know this is basic but personally I really wanted Kate to find a cure, I loved this character so much and it’s an amazing action movie! Hopefully there can be a Kate 2/prequel! AMAZING!

[@revinravenzadiazabdilla9479]

miku so kawaii 😍

[@alexanderreyes1081]

Why did Kate have to die in the end? I was hoping for a part 2. 'Lucy McClane' was a real badass! Great action movie. Well done ladies! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@lorivera94]

Hey, anything can happen. A sequel was give a reason why Kate survived her own death.

[@CourtTV.]

That scream when she shot those people was very john mcclaneish and she gave me hans vibe when she stormed the building with the yakuza.

[@Drewcatmorris]

The movie KATE is a real masterpiece of deconstructing the usual action/thriller. Also, the fact that the relationship between the characters of Kate and Ani was not played off as the simplest type of mother/daughter or sisters, but in the end as something beyond both.

[@kushaltanna5569]

Cast is amazing.. I love the plot.. action packed.. and sound design+music was too good 😎

[@cynricng]

gotta be honest, I love both of them, but I didnt expect it to be good, i was so wrong

[@damien5956]

Absolutely loved this movie. Nice to see a new film by Mary brilliant actress. Best film I've seen in a while for sure!

[@OffbeatJoe]

This was the end of Kate's story, it was said that Death is the beginning... Will we see more of Kate's story prior to her end?

[@queenslym.t.malumbeke357]

Finished it ten minutes ago, SO COOL!!! I’m really impressed by this film..

[@emmashot5036]

ngl i badly wanted kate to stay alive, but i still loved the ending

[@mapsm7125]

Loved it! Shame Kate died. Can we have a prequel?

[@szewei85]

Haha demm that new hair style😍😍🤩🤩

[@alexma995]

I just like Mary Elizabeth Winstead since Death Proof👍🤓 And yes movie Kate is cool action film, like it was made in the 90's. Good work.

[@TheNemesisGamer]

Kate 2

[@mumusic4425]

mary now still look same with mary at final destination 3, eternal beauty

[@gh4534]

What did Kate see in the "photos" or paper given to her by Kijima?

[@AndrySimanjuntak0911]

Now I want some Boom Boom Lemon. 🍋🍋

[@kdub4728]

Absolutely very graphic and real looking fights ...hands down best movie this yr I've watched ...I told my wife as we was watching it looks like a female version of John wick... she's badass 💪😁.

[@expurgated666]

mikuuuuuuu ♥️

[@henriquematsuo6184]

I usually don't like action movies but this one was soooo good

[@thenout]

It's actually not V who got her poisened, this Reiji dude just took matters in his own hands. Amongst the many writing flaws I'm baffled why she got poisoned _before_ her hit job on the big mafia guy, putting the whole plan of Reiji and V into peril. Stupid gangsters, eh. Also, V didn't have to pull a weapon on Kate after Kate's backup arrives, since there's no way he's gonna walk out of the building anyway. Instead he could have proven his love for her (-> his final speech) by not drawing his gun after realizing this, bringing some depth to his character and meaning to their relationship. I liked the movie, but issues like these render the film sub-par unfortunately...

[@niolitocerenio5296]

I really love the movie I watched it over and over again ..they are both badass.

[@SuperKauser]

Absolutely love this movie girl power 💖

[@hwaytt]

Cyberpunk story be like. Kate's bloodshot eyes kinda lit.

[@AnthonyAllenJr]

Great movie. Reminds me of the 80s movies I grew up on.

[@chinchinregino6185]

Watched it 3 times!! 💘 So fckn love the movie ❤️

[@h.c4898]

The production value was really great. But they could have let her live she's still young. Her body would have stood up her wounds and get a part 2. Maybe Ani-san is the new "Kate"?😉 c maawwn Netflix. 😡

[@Lonelyeco]

Brave films will let the main go. You have to respect that.

[@artisstrong8949]

Damn good movie!!!

[@Hiitsme256]

It’s Mary from fd3 pog

[@user-fv5ey9jw5d]

need more

[@niccikeller6260]

Can't believe I haven't seen this until now 🙄

[@universaltraveler1901]

This movie was so FREAKING GOOD I always wanted to see a new female kicking ass movie and just that this was such a great experience

[@Swoody1866]

Movie was EPIC.....................................

[@xarksike4944]

miku is so cute

[@bronzemuseum504]

Mary in the final act, so so hot

[@mikecane]

Jolt. The Protege. Kate. I think of the three, Kate is the most badass.

[@KDRpanda]

Please let Kate live, we need a sequel.

[@sleeper5429]

one of my fav films now :)

[@camilleshane2959]

love to see more of you in these action movies Mary!!you're so cool and you too Miku you're so beautiful and bad bitch character fits so much on you

[@lilypad3677]

Watched it because it's the same as someone's name then fell in love with miku/ani

[@gbeksel]

Movie was badass...Mary kicked ass...

[@zuruithescrunkler]

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIJIMA SHOWED KATE ON THE PIECE OF PAPER . . . im not sure if my netflix glitched or something, but he said something and it wasn't any subtitles for that part 😭😭😭