Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
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Synopsis
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Key facts
Cast
Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama
Original language
English
First release
October 10, 2003 (Canada)
Production companies
A Band Apart, Miramax
Home video distributors
UCD (Croatia)
Awards
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress
Setting
Mexico, Tokyo, Texas
Filming locations
Los Angeles, Mexico, Hong Kong, Japan, Beijing
Crew
Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino
Producer
Katsuji Morishita, Lawrence Bender
Cinematography
Robert Richardson
Editing
Sally Menke
Music
RZA
Special makeup effects
Christopher Allen Nelson, Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Jake Garber, Jake McKinnon, Norman Cabrera
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Content indications
Violence
Classification date
November 21, 2024
Trailer
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | |
| Alternate title | Kill Bill : Volume 1 | |
| Alternate title | Tuer Bill : volume 1 |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | UCD (cat. no. UD - 786) | 2004, Croatia |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) (2003) | 8 releases, 2003-2021: A Band Apart, Maverick |
| CD | Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) (2003) | 29 releases, 2003-2014: A Band Apart, Maverick, Maverick Records, Miramax Films (+1 more) |
| Cassette | Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) (2003) | 2 releases, 2004: Maverick, Pulldance |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | October 10, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | October 10, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | October 10, 2003 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 10, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Austria | October 16, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Australia | October 16, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | October 16, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Germany | October 16, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | October 16, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | October 16, 2003 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | October 16, 2003 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | October 17, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | October 17, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | October 17, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Poland | October 17, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | October 23, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | October 24, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Finland | October 24, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Italy | October 24, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Norway | October 24, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | October 24, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | October 24, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Japan | October 25, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | October 29, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Israel | October 30, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Serbia | November 1, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Malta | November 5, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | November 14, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Venezuela | November 19, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | November 20, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Greece | November 21, 2003 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | November 21, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | November 26, 2003 |
| Theatrical | France | November 26, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | November 27, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | November 28, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | November 28, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | December 3, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Russia | December 4, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Chile | December 5, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Kazakhstan | December 5, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Panama | December 5, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | December 12, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | December 26, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Bahrain | December 31, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Egypt | December 31, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | January 2, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | January 14, 2004 |
| Theatrical | KW | January 20, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Romania | January 30, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Spain | March 5, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | April 23, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Bulgaria | October 1, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Croatia | December 11, 2004 |
| Television | Indonesia | March 22, 2005 |
| Television | Netherlands | September 9, 2006 |
| Streaming | Slovakia | April 30, 2025 |
| Streaming | France | June 23, 2025 |
| Television | France | June 23, 2025 |
| Television | France | March 6, 2026 |
| Television | France | May 28, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | Croatia | 2004 UD - 786 |
| Home video | Brazil | April 23, 2004 |
| Home video | Netherlands | March 25, 2009 |
Full credits
| Director | Quentin Tarantino |
| Cast | Uma Thurman (The Bride), Lucy Liu (O-Ren Ishii), Vivica A. Fox (Vernita Green), Daryl Hannah (Elle Driver), David Carradine (Bill), Michael Madsen (Budd), Julie Dreyfus (Sofie Fatale), Chiaki Kuriyama (Gogo Yubari), Sonny Chiba (Hattori Hanzo), Gordon Liu Chia-hui (Johnny Mo), Michael Parks (Earl McGraw), Michael Bowen (Buck), Jun Kunimura (Boss Tanaka), Kenji Ohba (Bald Guy (Sushi Shop)), Yuki Kazamatsuri (Proprietor), James Parks (Edgar McGraw), Sakichi Sato (Charlie Brown), Jonathan Loughran (Trucker), Yoshiyuki Morishita (Tokyo Business Man), Tetsuro Shimaguchi (Crazy 88 #1 (Miki)), Kazuki Kitamura (Crazy 88 #2), Yoji Tanaka (Crazy 88 #3), Issey Takahashi (Crazy 88 #4), So Yamanaka (Crazy 88 #5), Juri Manase (Crazy 88 #6 (Girl)), Akaji Maro (Boss Ozawah), Goro Daimon (Boss Honda), Shun Sugata (Boss Benta), Zhang Jinzhan (Boss Orgami), Hu Xiaohui (Young 88 (Spanked Boy)), Ambrosia Kelley (Nikki Bell), Sachiko Fujii (The 5, 6, 7, 8's), Yoshiko Yamaguchi (The 5, 6, 7, 8's), Ronnie Yoshiko Fujiyama (The 5, 6, 7, 8's), Shu Lan Tuan (Okinawa Airline Ticket Agent), Ai Maeda (O-Ren (anime sequence) (voice)), Naomi Kusumi (Boss Matsumoto (anime sequence) (voice)), Hikaru Midorikawa (Pretty Riki (anime sequence) (voice)) |
| Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino |
| Producer | Katsuji Morishita, Lawrence Bender |
| Executive producer | Bob Weinstein, E. Bennett Walsh, Erica Steinberg, Harvey Weinstein, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa |
| Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
| Editing | Sally Menke |
| Music | RZA |
| Production design | David Wasco, Yohei Taneda |
| Special makeup effects | Christopher Allen Nelson, Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Jake Garber, Jake McKinnon, Norman Cabrera |
| Visual effects | Frankie Chung Chi-Hang, Tommy Tom |
| Sound | Daniel R. Kerr, Harry Cohen, Peter Michael Sullivan |
| Costumes | Alexander AD, Catherine Marie Thomas, Kumiko Ogawa, Mark Zunino |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
