Synopsis:

This is the uncensored Japanese SD-DVD cut of 'Kill Bill Vol.1', reconstructed using the censored HD-Blu-Ray cut as the basis.

Intentions:

I was unsatisfied that my preferred cut of Kill Bill, that I've been happily watching on DVD for a decade, has still not recieved an HD upgrade. So I decided to make the next best thing, using every frame of HD that I could.

Change List:

00.00.00 - Replaced Miramax Titlecard with Japanese Version 00.00.41 - Replaced 'Klingon Proverb' with 'Kinji Fukasaku' dedication 00.00.49 - Added 1 black frame 00.04.26 - Replaced 'EFX Group' credits with 'I.G., Tokyo' credit 00.05.07 - Added 5 black frames 00.05.46 - Removed 1 frame as Vernita opens the door 00.09.50 - Removed 33 frames from the start of the overhead shot of the kitchen 00.10.00 - Replaced rest of overhead shot with 3 alternate angles (41 frames longer) 00.13.54 - Removed 1 frame of Vernita's face 00.25.12 - Added 12 black frames 00.35.58 - Added 1 black frame 00.37.24 - Added 2 shots of face crushing (86 frames) 00.41.28 - Added 1 frame of sword in chest and replaced shot of O-Ren with alternate angle (3 frames longer) 00.41.32 - Added bloody mouth shot (96 frames longer) 00.41.36 - Added slightly closer shot of O-Ren (96 frames) 00.41.48 - Added shot of disembowling (42 frames) 00.41.49 - Extended shot of sword being pulled out by 1 frame from each end 00.41.50 - Moved silhouette shot forward 00.41.50 - Extended shot of 1st blood splash by 4 frames 00.41.52 - Extended lamp-shade shot by 1 frame 00.41.53 - Extended silhouette shot by 1 frame 00.41.53 - Added 5 more frames of blood gushing 00.41.55 - Added closeup of Boss' face (48 frames) 00.41.57 - Added 1 frame of O-Ren and adjusted shot to match closer Japanese framing 00.42.01 - Added shot of Boss dying a closeup of his torn stomach (148 frames) 00.42.07 - Added 1 frame of the bed and adjusted shot to match closer Japanese framing 00.44.03 - Added 15 black frames 00.44.27 - Removed 1 frame of kick still 00.50.53 - Removed 1 frame before trapdoor opens 00.56.38 - Added 9 black frames 00.59.11 - Added 3 black frames 01.00.56 - Added 16 more frames of guts spilling onto the floor 01.14.56 - Replaced 15 frames of O-Ren's eyes with 15 more frames of blood gushing from Sophie's arm 01.00.56 - Added 16 more frames of blood gushing from Sophie's arm 01.17.22 - Added 2 shots of girl bleeding from the mouth and The Bride (71 frames) 01.17.23 - Removed 11 frames of The Bride 01.17.25 - Removed 1 frame of The Bride pulling out sword 01.17.44 - Removed 1 frame before Gogo steps into shot 01.23.24 - Extended long shot of The Bride by 6 frames 01.23.25 - Added 3 shots of The Brige fighting (49 frames) 01.23.27 - Extended shot of The Bride by 2 frames 01.23.34 - Extended shot of The Bride by 9 frames 01.23.34 - Added shot of The Bride flipping over (57 frames) 01.23.37 - Extended shot of The Bride by 1 frame 01.23.38 - Replaced Censored Black & White 'House Of Leaves Fight' with Uncut Colour version (467 frames, or 19 seconds longer) 01.29.15 - Removed 1 frame of The Bride hanging from the balcony 01.41.17 - Extended 1 shot and added 3 more shots of Sophie's other arm being cut off (242 frames) 01.41.27 - Removed 1 frame of Sophie's face 01.42.46 - Added 2 black frames 01.44.18 - Added 7 black frames 01.44.31 - Replaced 'I.G., Tokyo' credit with 'EFX Group' credits 01.51.38 - Removed 2 frames of the Miramax logo.

Additional Notes:

I placed the Blu-Ray on a seperate layer to the DVD in Sony Vegas, and then rearranged or slightly trimmed it to exactly match. In an effort to keep as much HD as possible, when a shot was longer in the Japanese version, I've only added the missing frames rather than replace the whole shot. Also in some cases I've blended frames together when only parts of the image needed replacing.

Other Sources:

Kill Bill Vol.1 UK Blu-Ray Kill Bill Vol.1 Japanese DVD.

Special Thanks: