Question: During the anime scene, is the sword wielding killer that finally finishes off O-Ren's father supposed to be Bill? Could this be the connection between Bill and O-Ren?
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16th Nov 2004
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Answer: Now that "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair" has been released, this question can be answered. (Super minor spoiler ahead) I also thought that this character could possibly have been Bill, as they are shown to hold their swords similarly when not using them, plus the hair and the jewelry. But Tarantino has added an additional scene, showing that that character is not Bill. He is referred to as Matsumoto's second in command, Pretty Riki, and is killed.
Answer: Bill was behind the killing of O-Ren's parents, we think. It is never clarified.
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