{"product_id":"kill-bill-vol-1-キル-ビル-original-japanese-movie-poster-2003-b2-size-51-73-cm","title":"“Kill Bill: Vol. 1” \/ 「キル・ビル」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D257","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"309\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"215\"\u003eKill Bill: Vol. 1 \/ 「キル・ビル」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Quentin Tarantino’s highly stylised 2003 martial arts revenge film starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"308\"\u003eUma Thurman\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"582\"\u003eCombining Japanese chanbara cinema, Hong Kong martial arts, spaghetti westerns, exploitation films, and anime, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 became one of the defining action films of the early 2000s and created some of the most instantly recognisable imagery in contemporary cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"603\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"603\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"840\"\u003eA former elite assassin known as \u003cstrong data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"651\"\u003eThe Bride\u003c\/strong\u003e awakens from a four-year coma after being attacked and left for dead during her wedding rehearsal by her former employer, Bill, and the members of his \u003cstrong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"839\"\u003eDeadly Viper Assassination Squad\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"1115\"\u003eDriven by revenge, she begins tracking down those responsible one by one. 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