<P> Tarantino conceived Kill Bill as an homage to `` grindhouse '' cinema including martial arts films , samurai cinema , blaxploitation films , and spaghetti westerns . It features an anime sequence animated by Production I.G . It is the first of two Kill Bill films made in a single production ; the films were originally set for a single release , but the film , with a runtime of over four hours , was divided in two . Volume 1 became Tarantino 's highest - grossing film up to that point , earning over $180 million at the box office . Kill Bill : Volume 2 was released on April 16 , 2004 . </P>
<P> Tarantino conceived Kill Bill as an homage to `` grindhouse '' cinema including martial arts films , samurai cinema , blaxploitation films , and spaghetti westerns . It features an anime sequence animated by Production I.G . It is the first of two Kill Bill films made in a single production ; the films were originally set for a single release , but the film , with a runtime of over four hours , was divided in two . Volume 1 became Tarantino 's highest - grossing film up to that point , earning over $180 million at the box office . Kill Bill : Volume 2 was released on April 16 , 2004 . </P>
who did the animation in kill bill vol 1
who did the animation in kill bill vol 1
Production I.G .
Production I.G .