(Editor's note: The following article originally appeared in conjunction with the Asia Society film series Gamblers, Gangsters, and Other Anti-Heroes: The Japanese Yakuza Movie, a retrospective of ...
Quentin Tarantino's latest film, Kill Bill--Vol. 1, is a pastiche of cinematic genres blended into one homage of the films he loves most. Tarantino borrows heavily from Hong Kong action, ...