Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) – Filming Locations
Action / Crime · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Starring David Carradine, Uma Thurman
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Where was Kill Bill: Vol. 1 filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – The Bride arrives at Union Station in the opening sequence. The iconic Art Deco railway station serves as the arrival point for The Bride's journey of revenge
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – The opening massacre scene where The Bride is shot while pregnant. The suburban house location establishes the brutal inciting incident of The Bride's revenge narrative
- Okinawa, Japan, Okinawa – The final extended fight sequence with O-Ren Ishii's entourage. Filmed on location in Okinawa, the nightclub interior represents O-Ren's base of operations in Tokyo
- Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo – Various scenes of The Bride navigating Tokyo to find O-Ren Ishii. Tokyo locations provide the atmospheric backdrop for the second half of the film's narrative
- Pasadena, United States, Pasadena – The Bride's encounter with Vernita Green and the fight in her home. Pasadena serves as the location of Vernita Green's suburban home, representing one member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad
- Sonoma County, United States, Sonoma County – The Bride's travels through Northern California wine country. Northern California landscapes provide transitional sequences as The Bride moves between locations on her revenge journey