Originally filmed as one epic, the movie was split into two volumes due to its four-hour runtime.

The film is a "love letter" to grindhouse cinema, specifically 1970s kung fu, Japanese samurai films (like Lady Snowblood ), and Spaghetti Westerns.

Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, David Carradine Plot Summary

Tarantino utilizes vibrant color, high-contrast black and white, and an iconic anime sequence to tell O-Ren Ishii's backstory.