Kill Bill: Volume 1

Kill Bill: Volume 1
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Quentin Tarantino
Written by	Quentin Tarantino
Produced by	Lawrence Bender
Starring	Uma Thurman Lucy Liu Vivica A. Fox Daryl Hannah Michael Madsen David Carradine Sonny Chiba Julie Dreyfus Chiaki Kuriyama
Cinematography	Robert Richardson
Edited by	Sally Menke
Music by	RZA
Production company	A Band Apart[1]
Distributed by	Miramax Films[1]
Release date	October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States[1]
Languages	English Chinese Japanese
Budget	$30 million[2]
Box office	$180.9 million[2]

Kill Bill: Volume 1 is a 2003 American martial arts action film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Uma Thurman as the Bride, who swears revenge on a group of assassins (Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox and Michael Madsen) and their leader, Bill (David Carradine), after they try to kill her and her unborn child. Her journey takes her to Tokyo, where she battles the yakuza.

Kill Bill was inspired by 1970s exploitation films and martial arts films. It features an anime sequence by Production I.G. Volume 1 is the first of two Kill Bill films made in a single production. They were originally set for a single release, but the film, with a runtime of over four hours, was divided in two. This meant Tarantino did not have to cut scenes. Volume 2 was released six months later.

Kill Bill was theatrically released in the United States on October 10, 2003. It received positive reviews and grossed over $180 million worldwide on a $30 million budget, achieving the highest-grossing opening weekend of a Tarantino film to that point.