Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
| Release Date | 10 October 2003 |
| Budget | $55,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $70,000,000 |
| Tagline | In the year 2003, Uma Thurman will kill Bill |
| Genre | Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Language | English, Japanese, French |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Action Thriller, Martial Arts |
| Mood | Thrill Rides |
| Themes | Out For Revenge, Mentors, Hired Killers, Mothers and Daughters |
| Tones | Stylized, Quirky, Atmospheric, Rousing, Sweeping, Visceral |
| Tags | Assassin, Daughter, Femme Fatale, Flashback, Martial Arts, Mentor, Revenge |
Kill Bill: Volume 1 is a 2003 American action/thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the first of two volumes that were theatrically released several months apart, the second volume being Kill Bill Volume 2.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jun Kunimura
Boss Tanaka
Kenji Ohba
Bald Guy
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Proprietor
James Parks
Edgar McGraw
Sakichi Satô
Charlie Brown
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Tokyo Business Man
Tetsuro Shimaguchi
Crazy 88 #1
Yôji Tanaka
Crazy 88 #3
Issei Takahashi
Crazy 88 #4
Satoshi Yamanaka
Crazy 88 #5
Julie Manase
Crazy 88 #6
Goro Daimon
Boss Honda
Shun Sugata
Boss Benta
Zhang Jin Zhan
Boss Orgami
Xiaohui Hu
Young 88
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
Naomi Kusumi
Boss Matsumoto
Hikaru Midorikawa
Pretty Riki
Michael Kuroiwa
Crazy 88 Fighter
Christopher Allen Nelson
The Groom
Stevo Polyi
Tim
Director
Writer
Producer
Koko Maeda
associate producer
Katsuji Morishita
producer: animation sequence
Dede Nickerson
associate producer
Kwame Parker
assistant producer
Erica Steinberg
executive producer
E. Bennett Walsh
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robert Richardson
Editor
Sally Menke
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Casting Director
Koko Maeda
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Johanna Ray
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Production Designer
Yohei Taneda
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David Wasco
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Art Director
Daniel Bradford
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Hidefumi Hanatani
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Minoru Nishida
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Set Decorator
Yoshihito Akatsuka
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Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
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Costume Designer
Kumiko Ogawa
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Catherine Marie Thomas
Makeup Department
Howard Berger
special makeup effects supervisor
Norman Cabrera
special makeup effects artist: KNB FX Group
Jake Garber
special makeup effects artist
Ilona Herman
makeup artist: Ms. Thurman, hair stylist: Ms. Thurman
Tysuela Hill-Scott
makeup artist: Ms. Fox, hair stylist: Ms. Fox
Miia Kovero
hair stylist
Emanuel Millar
key hair stylist
Christopher Allen Nelson
special makeup effects artist
Peter Owen
wig maker
Kyra Panchenko
additional makeup artist: Ms. Thurman
Scott Patton
special makeup designer
Heba Thorisdottir
makeup department head
Victoria Wood
wig maker
Debbie Zoller
key makeup artist
Alan Tuskes
key special makeup effects studio technician
Production Manager
Arturo Del Rio
unit production manager: Mexico
Motoki Ishida
production manager: Tokyo
Tetsuya Kinoshita
production manager: anime sequence
Tomoyoshi Koyama
production manager: anime sequence
Peter Mavromates
post-production supervisor
Cornelia Ryan
production manager
Shin'ichirô Sakaguchi
production manager: Tokyo
Maki Terashima-Furuta
overseas manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Paul Clark
assistant director
Marco Polo Constandse
second assistant director: Mexico
Heather I. Denton
second second assistant director
Stephen Dudycha
additional assistant director
Jonathan Tex Levitt
second assistant director
Dawn Massaro
second assistant director
Kazuto Nakazawa
first unit director: animation
Toshihiko Nishikubo
second unit director: animation
Kennedy Taylor
first assistant director: Tokyo
Ryan Tighe
additional second assistant director
Jinzhan Zhang
first assistant director
Art Department
Keiji Akatsuka
sets: China
Kevin Berve
prop fabricator
Jennifer A. Bolitho
scenic artist
Edward J. Borasch Jr.
assistant property master
Steve Borgese
greens foreman
Tom Callinicos
on-set dresser
Miguel Cervantes
labor foreman
Peter Davidson
set designer
Sam Dean
welder gang boss
Rome Duval
propmaker gangboss
Caylah Eddleblute
assistant property master
Gretchen Engel
art department coordinator
Marcus Epps
swing gang
Richard Ewan
paint gang boss
Archie Hankins
carpenter
Jennie Harris
assistant set decorator
Emilie Harvey
scenic artist
Bob Huffman
propmaker gangboss
Norm Hvam
graphic designer
Katsue Inoue
color supervisor
Junichi Ishigami
assistant set decorator: Tokyo
Kei Itsutsuji
assistant set designer: Tokyo
Paul Jackson
swing gang
Maria Jaramillo
paint gang boss
Lynn A. Johanson
scenic artist
Steve Joyner
property master
Michael Kocurek
propmaker gangboss
Steven Ladish
swing gang
Ed Lindsey
propmaker
Julio Cesar Magaña
laborer
Jerry Martinez
lead graphic designer
Toshihide Matsushita
property master
Eriko Miyagawa
bilingual assistant, art department assistant: Tokyo
Christopher Morente
greensperson
Frank Musitelle
greens foreman
Akiko Nakayama
2D work
Scott Nifong
assistant property master
Elizabeth Norton
stand-by painter
Chikara Omachi
assistant set decorator: Tokyo
Laurel Pickering
lead painter
Jeff Plauster
construction foreman
Edward J. Protiva
swing gang
Mary Saisselin
set designer
Satoko Saito
assistant art director: Tokyo
Ayako Sakahara
illustrator: Tokyo
Takashi Sasaki
set designer: Tokyo
Hideki Sato
illustrator: Tokyo
Yukiyo Sato
assistant set decorator: Tokyo
Brett C. Smith
leadman
Tyler J. Smith
property assistant
John Stone
construction coordinator
Perry Strong
art department assistant
Kyoko Suzumura
assistant art director: Tokyo
Christopher Tandon
assistant art director
Michael Triant
swing gang
Ellen C. Troy
construction buyer
Michi Ukawa
graphic designer
J.R. Vasquez
swing gang
Mineko Yoneta
assistant set designer: Tokyo
Cole Young
property maker
Shinsuke Kojima
assistant art director
Sound Department
Bob Beher
sound editor
John Bires
sound engineer
Adam Blantz
additional sound mixer, utility sound
Eddie Bydalek
sound mix technician
Kerry Ann Carmean
co-sound designer
Harry Cohen
sound designer
Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor
Paul Flinchbaugh
digital assistant
Scott Martin Gershin
co-supervising sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer
Tom Hartig
boom operator
Dan Hegeman
sound effects editor
Michael Hertlein
dialogue editor
Richard Hofman
additional sound
Craig S. Jaeger
foley editor
Daniel R. Kerr
sound
David Kudell
assistant sound editor
Tom Lalley
sound re-recording engineer
Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
James Moriana
foley artist
Roger Morris
adr recordist
Myron Nettinga
sound re-recording mixer
Paul D. Poduska
additional sound
Scott Sanders
sound designer
Katrina Siegmund
dialogue editor
Branden Spencer
first assistant sound editor
Frederick H. Stahly
dialogue editor
Wylie Stateman
supervising sound editor
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Mark P. Stoeckinger
additional sound
Peter Michael Sullivan
sound designer
Jon Title
sound effects editor
Mark Ulano
production sound mixer
Hugh Waddell
dialogue supervisor, adr supervisor
Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist
Peter Zinda
sound effects editor
Todd Niesen
dialogue denoising
Special Effects
Jason Gustafson
special effects supervisor
John C. Hartigan
special effects coordinator
Anthony Ray Herrera
special effects foreman
Chen Hu
wire technician: Fight Team
Jack Jennings
special effects technician
Shu Jian
wire technician: Fight Team
Shinsuke Kojima
model maker: Tokyo
Kaoru Kusunoki
model maker: Tokyo
Fung Wai Lun
wire technician: Fight Team
Yûichi Matsui
special effects: Tokyo
Matt McDonnell
special effects foreman
Masahiro Murakami
special effects
Christopher Allen Nelson
special effects makeup
Corey Pritchett
special effects coordinator
Ben Rittenhouse
foam department supervisor: KNB Effects Group Inc.
Ron Rosegard
special effects foreman
Lam Chi Tai
wire technician: Fight Team
He Yaxi
wire technician: Fight Team
Chiz Hasegawa
project coordinator
Kevin McTurk
special effects makeup
Arthur G. Schlosser
snow effects technician
Visual Effects
Kevin Braun
digital optical supervisor
Kelly Bumbarger
digital compositor
Frankie Chung
visual effects supervisor
David Geoghegan
dustbuster
Don Greenberg
digital effects artist
Christopher Haydostian
digital compositor
Kanta Kamei
visual supervisor
Rui Kuroki
assistant production manager: animation
Christopher Kutcka
imaging supervisor
Jennifer Lee
digital intermediate
LaNelle Mason
digital restoration
Jaime Norman
visual effects production manager
Kenny Price
digital lineup
Matt Seckman
digital compositor
Brian Shows
digital asset supervisor
Tommy Tom
visual effects supervisor/producer
Jack Ho
visual effects supervisor
Michael Lafuente
engineer
Stunts
Keith Adams
stunt coordinator
Satya Bellord
martial arts stunt double: The Bride
Ken Lesco
utility stunts
Ming Liu
stunt double: O-Ren
James Logan
stunt rigger
Lisa McCullough
motorcycle stunt double: The Bride
Angela Meryl
stunt double: Vernita
Spencer Sano
stunt performer
Cheryl Bermeo
stunt driver
Sho Brown
stunts
Richard Burden
stunt rigger
Jared S. Eddo
stunt rigger
Hiro Koda
stunts
Chris O'Hara
stunt double: David Carradine
Gary Ray Stearns
stunts
Steve Upton
stunts
Troy Wood
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth J. Appel
electrian
Herb Ault
key grip
Darren Bailey
remote camera technician
Matthew J. Barden
grip
Melani C. Brown
assistant camera
Glenn Cannon
video assist operator
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
second assistant camera: Tokyo
Nina Chien
camera loader: Tokyo
Andrew Cooper (Actor)
still photographer
Nick Critser
grip
Bruce Del Castillo
grip
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana
rigging key grip
Carlos Escobar
rigging grip
Greg Fausak
best boy grip
Aaron Felton
grip
Jamie Felz
first assistant camera: second camera
Antonio V. Garrido
dolly grip
Khan Griffith
electrician
Juan Fernando Guzmán
electrician
Mark Hadland
best boy electric
Julie Helton
camera loader
Beck Hoehn
camera loader
Yoshiyuki Kamonomiya
best boy electric: Tokyo
Ian Kincaid
gaffer
Kim Kono
electrician
Cindy Lagerstrom
electrician
Paul Lambiase
grip
Eric Leach
rigging grip
Dickinson H. Luke
rigging electric best boy
John R. Manocchia
rigging gaffer
Jerry L. Marshall
rigging best boy grip
Brett Matthews
camera focus
W. Ted Mayer
grip
Larry McConkey
Steadicam operator
David L. Merrill
dolly operator
Takeshi Nakasu
gaffer: Tokyo
Pat O'Mara
rigging grip
Chris Pavlu
electrician
Simone Perusse
dimmer board operator
Richard Ralston
rigging electrician
John Seravic
crane technician
Jamie Stephens
key second assistant camera
Jennifer Stuart
camera loader
Brent Studler
electrician
Gregor Tavenner
key first assistant camera
Skyler Tegland
grip
Scott R. Todd
set lighting technician
Kelly Uchimura
second assistant camera
Marshall Valentine
grip
Scott C. Williman
lamp operator
Jeffrey L. Wilson
grip
Camille Freer
assistant camera
Jessica Miglio
camera production assistant
Animation Department
Katsuhito Ishii
character designer
Eiji Ishimoto
key animator: Production I.G.
Toshio Ishizaki
animator, key animator: Production I.G.
Mitsuo Iso
key animator: Production I.G.
Mahiro Maeda
key animator: Production I.G.
Yasunori Miyazawa
key animator: Production I.G.
Shin'ya Ôhira
animator, key animator: Production I.G.
Yutaka Sakamoto
animation checker
Keiichi Sasajima
key animator: Production I.G.
Shou Tajima
character designer
Hideki Takahashi
key animator: Production I.G.
Junichi Uematsu
animation editor
Takaaki Yamashita
key animator: Production I.G.
Casting Department
Jerome Ro Brooks
casting assistant
Rich King
extras casting
Jessica Vogl
casting associate
Kelly Hunt
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Bojarski
costumer
Jim Hansen
costumer
Cappi Ireland
costumer: Ms. Thurman, Beijing
Amy Lin
wardrobe assistant
Helen Monaghan
international costume supervisor
Daniel G. North
costume supervisor
Kasumi Ogawa
costumer: Tokyo
Hans Georg Struhar
costumer: Ms. Thurman, Los Angeles
Yuko Sugiyama
stylist: kimono, Tokyo
Stella Tang
wardrobe assistant
Kanani Wolf
set costumer
Meng Xie
wardrobe assistant
Grace Yim
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Joe D'Augustine
additional editor
Greg D'Auria
assistant editor
Aaron Denenberg
negative cutter
Peggy Eghbalian
assistant editor
Ian Elias
post-production assistant
Katie Flint
editorial assistant
Ted Gidlow
post-production coordinator
Phyllis Housen
assistant editor
Stephanie Ito
digital intermediate producer
Stephanie Johnson
assistant editor
Stephen Nakamura
senior digital film colorist
Julia Nessling-Douglas
digital intermediate coordinator
Fred Raskin
assistant editor
Joan Sobel
first assistant editor
Mike Sowa
digital preview timer
Jon Thompson
post-production consultant
Heidi Vogel
post-production consultant
Music Department
Michelle Kuznetsky
music supervisor
Wendi Morris
music coordinator
Mary Ramos
music supervisor
Jay B. Richardson
music editor
D.A. Young
composer: additional music
Transportation Department
Robert Aaron Brown
driver: grip truck
Bruce Callahan
transportation co-captain, driver: Uma Thurman
Michael Dawes
driver
John Embry
driver
Don Feeney
picture car coordinator
J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car
Jessica James
driver: cast
David Joseph
driver: production van
Neil Marshall
driver: honeywagon
Brian Joseph Moore
transportation captain
Brian Moore
transportation captain
Marty Radcliff
driver
Derek Raser
transportation coordinator
Geoff Teagardin
driver
Mark Valdez
driver
Other Crew
Go Abe
production assistant: Tokyo
Paul Abraham
craft service
Junichiro Aki
technical advisor
Carlos A. Aragon
assistant location manager
Jose Manuel Ballesteros
caterer, craft service
Satya Bellord
martial arts double: Uma Thurman
Andrew Blau
travel coordinator
Geraldine Brezca
production assistant
Emmanuel Cabare
production liaison
Aaron Campbell
production counsel
Karina Carrero-Annesley
office production assistant
Jerry Carville
assistant accountant
Sean Carville
second assistant accountant
Will Casey
unit publicist
S.R. Conger
assistant accountant
Valentin Dimitrov
production assistant
Douglas Dresser
location manager
Stephen Dudycha
set production assistant
Jerimy Eaton
animal trainer
Nina Huang Fan
production coordinator
Chong 'Jason' Feng
assistant: Ms. Thurman, Beijing
Dr. Li Qing Feng
physical therapist
Vincent Joseph Flaherty
armorer
Fish Fong
team manager: Woo-Ping crew
Todd Fullerton
24 frame video/computer engineer
Katsumi Furuhashi
production accountant: Tokyo
Rachael Lin Gallaghan
assistant production coordinator
Cynthia Graves
production coordinator
David Greenbaum
executive assistant: Harvey Weinstein
Nancy Haecker
key assistant location manager
Bill Hansard
rear screen projection
Dan Harder
medic: construction/rigging
Shinji Higuchi
production coordinator: Tokyo
Yoko Honjo
japanese interpreter/translator
Ryutaro Ishimori
key production assistant: Tokyo
Mark Jackson
animal trainer
Jessica James
production assistant
Min 'Minde' Jiang
assistant: Mr. Tarantino, Beijing
Jay Johnson
title: designer
Liu Yi Jun
script supervisor: Tokyo
Beverly Jusi
first assistant accountant
Damiana Kamishin
travel coordinator
Takuya Kaneko
production assistant: Tokyo
Aiko Kanna
production assistant: Tokyo
S. Dylan Kirkland
production assistant
Martin Kitrosser
script supervisor
Huan-Chiu Ku
martial arts coordinator
Patricia LaMagna
assistant: Ms. Thurman, Los Angeles
Jeff Lane
set production assistant
Paul LeVasseur
office production assistant
Sherrie Liu
script supervisor
Julie Manase
kenjutsu assistant trainer
Melissa Maus
accounting clerk
Douglas S. McClintock II
assistant location manager
Julie McLean
assistant: Mr. Tarantino, Los Angeles
Blair Mealing
assistant to cast
Akira Morii
location manager: Tokyo
Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke
unit publicist
Hiroyuki Nakano
accountant: Production I.G.
Kunihiko Nomura
production assistant: Tokyo
Kyle Oliver
assistant location manager
Edward Poveda
payroll accountant
Alina Y. Qiu
production assistant
Shannon Ratcliffe
assistant: Ms. Liu, Los Angeles
Eric Ian Robinson
assistant: Harvey Weinstein
Elizabeth Santoro
set production assistant
Daniel Savitt
Japanese interpreter
Pilar Savone
assistant: Mr. Tarantino, Los Angeles
Roger Schumacher
animal trainer
Alan Schwartz
assistant craft service
Charlie Scimone
craft service
Tomohiko Seki
production assistant: Tokyo
Shannon Shea
shop foreman
Tetsuro Shimaguchi
kenjutsu trainer
Ben Shum
set production assistant
Sue Smith
production secretary
Kristina Soderquist
production accountant
Todd Spangler
assistant: Mr. Madsen, Los Angeles
Jennifer Stephens
production coordinator
Jeff Swafford
assistant: Mr. Bender, Los Angeles
Maggie Tang
assistant: Ms. Liu, Beijing
Christopher Tricarico
legal
Buzz Visconti
first aid
Rui Watanabe
production assistant: Tokyo
Ann Wiggins
post-production accountant
Satoko Yasui
production assistant: Tokyo
Leslie Yeransian
stand-in: Sofie Fatale
Emily Aaronson
set production assistant
Marie Healy
location scout
Susan Eileen Stewart
script coordinator
Thanks
David R. Evans
special thanks
Ada Shen
special thanks
Cynthia Tsai
special thanks
Production Company
Miramax Films
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A Band Apart
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Super Cool ManChu
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Distributor
Miramax Films
Alliance Atlantis Communications
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Bioscop
Buena Vista International Italia
Buena Vista International Spain S.A.
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International
Cinergia
GAGA Communications
GV Pictures
Humax Pictures
Lumière
Pandasia Entertainment
RCV Film Distribution
RCV Film Distribution
RCV Film Distribution
TFM Distribution
Hollydan Works
Imagem Filmes
Miramax Home Entertainment
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RCV Home Entertainment
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RTL Entertainment
Starz! Network
Special Effects
K.N.B. Effects Group
Centro Digital Pictures Ltd.
Miscellaneous
A Band Apart
soundtrack published by
Behind the Scenes Freight
shipping by
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies
China Film Co-Production Corporation
produced with assistance of
Donna Daniels Public Relations
publicity
Dsire Design
official website design
L.A. Mad Dogs
adr voice casting
Maverick Records
soundtrack published by
Movie Movers
star trailers, transportation
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
Packair Airfreight
international logistics
Panavision
camera equipment provided by
Production I.G.
anime sequence
RPM Group
promotion and marketing
Reel Security
production security
Remote Camera Systems
libra stabilised head
Sessions Payroll Management
extras payroll services
Technique
digital intermediate, opticals
The Fourth Film Production Company
produced with assistance of
Todd-AO Studios (West)
adr recording
Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service
negative cutting
WMG Soundtracks
soundtrack published by
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