What's the reason for the O'Ren-Ishii animation sequence?
Recently I've had the opportunity to watch Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1. It was lots of blood and gore. However, I liked the movie very much. The one which I liked most was, O'Ren-Ishii's lengthy Japanese-animated introduction scene. While watching this scene, I wonder, Why did Tarantino want to show O'Ren-Ishii's character as a animated sequence in particularly. How did he get that idea?
Does he explained the reason for this scene in any interview?
Here, I've embedded the video of that scene.
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I found the information from this site which contains the interview given by the animation producer for that shot:
One of the most striking sequences in both Kill Bill films is the backstory sequence of Deadly Viper Assassination Squad member O-Ren Ishii. Tarantino collaborated with Production I., the anime studio behind Ghost in the Shell, Blood: The Last Vampire and segments of The Animatrix, to craft this bloody, hand-drawn expansion of mythology, an setup that dimensionalizes Ishii and her violent practices.
Animation producer Katsuji Morishita explained to CGSociety that, "Quentin himself came to our studios to meet with us in person. He already had the image and style in mind, and wanted us to make the animation based on his script. He actually acted out the performances of the characters to be animated in front of us. There were 4 sequences in all, and the production period was 1 year. Those 4 sequences would've been extremely difficult to make in live-action. Even if it had been possible, it would've taken tremendous amount of budget and work."
No kidding -- the price tag for the blood alone would have been seven figures.
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Why is there animation in Kill Bill?
Animation producer Katsuji Morishita explained to CGSociety that, "Quentin himself came to our studios to meet with us in person. He already had the image and style in mind, and wanted us to make the animation based on his script. He actually acted out the performances of the characters to be animated in front of us.Who did the animated sequence in Kill Bill?
Katsuji Morishita (\u68ee\u4e0b \u52dd\u53f8, Morishita Katsuji) is a Japanese animation producer for Production I.G. He was responsible for overseeing the hand-drawn anime sequences in Kill Bill Volume 1. Morishita also produced an anime by the name of Dead Leaves.How long was the anime sequence in Kill Bill?
As some know (and many don't), director Quentin Tarantino has included an approximately eight minute anime sequence in his latest opus.Which Kill Bill has the anime scene?
Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren is the third chapter in Kill Bill: Vol. 1. It covers the past childhood of O-Ren Ishii a Japanese animation and is the only part of the movie to be animated.Minecraft wait what meme part 259 (Mutant Villager)
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Tarantino once said that he got inspiration for this scene from Tamil language film "Aalavandhan"(2001) starring Kamal Hassan.
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