The story
Kill Bill: Volume 1 is a 2003 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Uma Thurman as Beatrix "the Bride" Kiddo, a mercenary who swears revenge on a group of assassins and their leader, Bill, after they try to kill her and her unborn child. Her journey takes her to Tokyo, where she battles the yakuza.
Setting & tone
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is set in United States of America and works primarily in English. Tonally it sits in Action, Crime, drawing on the conventions of each while filtering them through Quentin Tarantino's direction.
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