Quentin Tarantino is an outspoken fan of classic martial arts and kung fu movies. He has listed several genre entries as personal favorites, touting their mastery and even giving much-needed exposure to underrated gems. His films draw heavily on martial arts cinema, with Kill Bill as an homage to the classics. Uma Thurman’s character, the Bride, wears an outfit pulled straight from Bruce Lee’s Game of Death (1978), and martial arts legend Gordon Liu plays master Pai Mei, modeled after classic characters like Lo Lieh’s priest in Clan of the White Lotus (1980).

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