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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

  • 2003
  • R
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.

  • Director
    • Quentin Tarantino
  • Writers
    • Quentin Tarantino
    • Uma Thurman
  • Stars
    • Uma Thurman
    • David Carradine
    • Daryl Hannah
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    1.1M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    530
    35
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writers
      • Quentin Tarantino
      • Uma Thurman
    • Stars
      • Uma Thurman
      • David Carradine
      • Daryl Hannah
    • 2.4KUser reviews
    • 336Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #150
    • Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards
      • 30 wins & 104 nominations total

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    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • The Bride
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Bill
    Daryl Hannah
    Daryl Hannah
    • Elle Driver
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Budd
    Lucy Liu
    Lucy Liu
    • O-Ren Ishii
    Vivica A. Fox
    Vivica A. Fox
    • Vernita Green
    Julie Dreyfus
    Julie Dreyfus
    • Sofie Fatale
    Chiaki Kuriyama
    Chiaki Kuriyama
    • Gogo Yubari
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Hattori Hanzo
    • (as Sonny Chiba)
    Chia-Hui Liu
    Chia-Hui Liu
    • Johnny Mo
    • (as Gordon Liu)
    Michael Parks
    Michael Parks
    • Earl McGraw
    Michael Bowen
    Michael Bowen
    • Buck
    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Boss Tanaka
    Kenji Ôba
    Kenji Ôba
    • Bald Guy (Sushi Shop)
    • (as Kenji Oba)
    Yuki Kazamatsuri
    Yuki Kazamatsuri
    • Proprietor
    James Parks
    James Parks
    • Edgar McGraw
    Sakichi Sato
    • Charlie Brown
    Jonathan Loughran
    Jonathan Loughran
    • Trucker
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writers
      • Quentin Tarantino
      • Uma Thurman
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Quentin Tarantino originally intended to cast a Japanese actress to play O-Ren Ishii, but before casting began, he saw Lucy Liu's work in Shanghai Noon (2000) and immediately changed O-Ren into a Chinese-Japanese-American, so that Liu could play the part.
    • Goofs
      When the Bride boards the airplane she has the samurai sword with her in the cabin. Obviously, this wouldn't happen in reality. This is a stylistic choice for this film. The couple sitting directly behind The Bride have a sword as well, and a third sword can be seen. In addition, all of O-Ren's outriders have swords prominently displayed on their bikes.
    • Quotes

      Hattori Hanzo: Revenge is never a straight line. It's a forest, And like a forest it's easy to lose your way... To get lost... To forget where you came in.

    • Crazy credits
      Shin'ichi Chiba (Hattori Hanzo) is listed as the samurai sword advisor. He played a maker of samurai swords in the film.
    • Alternate versions
      Many changes were made to the movie to minimize the violent and adult content when it was broadcast on TBS. One of the most interesting: The "Pussy Wagon" was changed to a "Party Wagon".
    • Connections
      Edited from The Grand Duel (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
      Music by Sonny Bono

      Lyrics by Sonny Bono

      Performed by Nancy Sinatra

      Courtesy of Boots Enterprises, Inc.

      By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing

    User reviews2.4K

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    10/10
    Tarantino made an amazing Collage with this movie. ⭐
    I can't explain why you like this movie so much. I don't know how rare this feeling comes to me. Actually this happens only for this movie. I don't know how can I explain why I like this movie so much. I don't like that much Samurai movies, I don't like that much Gangster movies. I don't know how this movie effected me this much. Is it revenge? No it doesn't have the greatest Screenplay.

    I really don't know why. If someone would say "This movie is so nonsense, they're in modern times, so why are they fighting with Katanas? At least for not dying they could use guns." I would agree and can't argue.

    Tarantino made an amazing Collage with this movie. But the things is I wasn't familiar with those, at least not one by one. So that's also does'nt explains completely why I like this movie so much.

    So it could be the technical aspects. Right?

    Yes it could be but I don't know any other movie that I rated 10 without amazing storyline.

    Revolutionary acting scenes could be the reason.

    Or maybe just the brilliant chosen Scores carries the movie?

    I don't know there are so many things that could be the reason. I think all of them effects the movie positively. It has simple but effective screenplay that based on revenge. It has great action scenes, great technical aspects, great scores. Most importantly it is the Collage of so many things. It's the only movie that brings you the taste of Western with Samurai movies and so many more. Still I can't say why I like this movie in one sentence but I think the biggest reason is the great Collage.
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    • Why did the Yakuza boss (Matsumoto) kill O-ren Ishii's parents?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Kill Bill: Volume 1
    • Filming locations
      • Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Miramax
      • A Band Apart
      • Super Cool ManChu
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,099,045
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,200,000
      • Oct 12, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $180,906,076
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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