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Quentin Tarantino has always been one to wear his cinematic influences on his sleeve, and the Kill Bill duology is certainly no exception. The classic revenge tale is a love letter to various types of films, with the influence of Westerns like The Searchers and classic exploitation films of the 70s easy to spot throughout both volumes. However, above all else, Kill Bill is Tarantino's take on a martial arts movie, with a few titles in particular being heavily referenced by the two-part film.
9 Game Of Death Kill Bill imitated Bruce Lee's final film game of death 0 Your Rating5 stars4.5 stars4 stars3.5 stars3 star2.5 stars2 stars1.5 stars1 stars0.5 star Rate Now Submit Rate Now Edit If there's one martial arts movie whose influence is the most obvious on the Kill Bill saga, it's 1978's Game of Death. The final of Bruce Lee's films following the martial arts legend's untimely passing, posthumously released using a combination of pre-existing footage.
7 Five Fingers Of Death Gave Kill Bill its incredible sound design If there's one thing Kill Bill is better known for than the striking image of Uma Thurman in Bruce Lee's black-and-yellow Game of Death suit while wielding a katana, it's the absolutely pulse-pounding soundtrack. Taking clear inspiration from the 70s exploitation movies Tarantino is so fond of, the Kill Bill Vol. 1 track list in particular is a true earworm.
The entire character of Gogo is a reference to an earlier role from her actress, Chiaki Kuriyama, in the movie Battle Royale. Here, Kuriyama plays Takako Chigusa, a similarly deadly high schooler who is forced to kill to survive when her entire class is plunged into a deadly no-holds-barred deathmatch. Gogo wears a schoolgirl outfit that echoes the film's premise, and she even stabs a man after some unwanted sexual advances much in the same way as Chigusa does.
4 The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin Tarantino inverts Gordon Liu's role in the film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin 0 Your Rating5 stars4.5 stars4 stars3.5 stars3 star2.5 stars2 stars1.5 stars1 stars0.5 star Rate Now Submit Rate Now EditDirector Chia-Liang Liu Release Date February 2, 1978 Speaking of Gordon Liu's role in Kill Bill Vol. 2, his teachings as Pai Mei are also an interesting twist on his most famous role.
The film revolves around a powerful kung fu master who tasks his latest student to track down and defeat five of his former pupils, who have all begun to use their martial arts mastery for nefarious purposes. Each of the titular five deadly venoms specializes in a different form of kung fu named after a venomous animal, and go by a nickname to match.
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