Kill Bill Vol. 1 Director’s Cut (Japanese Edition) (2003) - [DVD5] [2004]

After a six-year hiatus, Quentin Tarantino returns to the director's chair with KILL BILL. The movie proves once again that he is a hyperactive visionary and the master of cinematic coolness. Split into two volumes by Miramax in order to ensure that Tarantino's vision would not be compromised (and presumably to sell more tickets), KILL BILL: VOL. 1 tells the first half of the sprawling story, which is quite simple at first glance. A female assassin, referred to as "The Bride" (Uma Thurman), is attacked on her wedding day. Dead are her soon-to-be husband and unborn child. However, she doesn't die. Four years later, she wakes up from a coma looking for revenge. Although her ultimate target is her former boss, Bill (David Carradine), it's quite clear that The Bride is saving the best for last. And before she can track him down, she must methodically take out the minions who ruined her life. VOLUME 1's targets include Vernita Green/Copperhead (Vivica A. Fox), Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus), and the heartless O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth (Lucy Liu). Using a blessed sword handmade by Hattori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba), The Bride begins her relentless assault. Turning up the style and energy levels that he kept under a threshold with 1997's JACKIE BROWN, Tarantino's obvious glee and reverence for the underground kung fu action pictures of the '70s, and Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns, makes for a stunning visual spectacle. Employing split screens, slow-motion, an anime sequence, and his trademark ultra-hip musical selections, Tarantino's film dares viewers to be unimpressed.

MOVIE:
ORIGINAL TITLE: Kill Bill Volume 1
DIRECTOR: Quentin Tarantino
COUNTRY: United States
YEAR: 2003

Cast:
Uma Thurman
Lucy Liu
Michael Madsen
David Carradine
Daryl Hannah
Julie Dreyfus
Vivica A. Fox
Sonny Chiba
Michael Bowen

Credits
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Editing: Sally Menke


DVD:
DVD RELEASE: April 20, 2004
STUDIO: Geneon Universal Entertainment
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 2.35:1
COLOR
AUDIO: English Dolby Digital 5.1/ DTS 5.1
SUBTITLES: English, Japanese
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 111 min

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab + DVD Shrink
DVD: Original DVDs compressed to fit a DVD5
FILE EXTENSION: Video_TS Folder
FILE SIZE: 4.3 GB

Bonus Features (not subtitled in english):
A featurette about the making of the anime
5 minute making of
Anime sketches