Kill Bill: Volume 1 [TOP]

Overview Release Date: October 10, 2003 Director/Writer: Quentin Tarantino Genre: Martial arts action, revenge drama

Originally filmed as one epic, the movie was split into two volumes due to its four-hour runtime. Kill Bill: Volume 1

Now the head of the Tokyo underworld. The film climaxes at the House of Blue Leaves , where the Bride takes on O-Ren’s personal army, the Crazy 88. Production & Style Overview Release Date: October 10

A suburban mother whom the Bride confronts in a brutal house fight. high-contrast black and white

Tarantino utilizes vibrant color, high-contrast black and white, and an iconic anime sequence to tell O-Ren Ishii's backstory.

The film is a "love letter" to grindhouse cinema, specifically 1970s kung fu, Japanese samurai films (like Lady Snowblood ), and Spaghetti Westerns.