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Ishii is an [[United States|American]] of [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] and [[Japanese_people|Japanese]] heritage. After watching her parents being brutally murdered by a [[Yakuza]] crime lord, Boss Matsumoto, she spent years training herself to be a ruthless killing machine so that she could get [[revenge]]; she finally got it by posing as a [[child prostitution|child prostitute]] and stabbing him to death when she was eleven years old and by age twenty was already one of the world's top assassins. |
Ishii is an [[United States|American]] of [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] and [[Japanese_people|Japanese]] heritage. After watching her parents being brutally murdered by a [[Yakuza]] crime lord, Boss Matsumoto, she spent years training herself to be a ruthless killing machine so that she could get [[revenge]]; she finally got it by posing as a [[child prostitution|child prostitute]] and stabbing him to death when she was eleven years old and by age twenty was already one of the world's top assassins. |
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She was formerly in the employ of [[Bill (Kill Bill)|Bill]] and a member of [[The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad]], along with [[Beatrix Kiddo (The Bride)|Beatrix Kiddo]]; her codename was |
She was formerly in the employ of [[Bill (Kill Bill)|Bill]] and a member of [[The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad]], along with [[Beatrix Kiddo (The Bride)|Beatrix Kiddo]]; her codename was Cottonmouth. She participated in the attack on Kiddo's wedding rehearsal, leaving Kiddo in a [[coma]]. |
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One year later, Ishii became the head of the Tokyo Yakuza, over the objections of one of its founding members, Boss Tanaka, who looked down upon her mixed ethnic makeup. She stifled this criticism by decapitating him with her [[katana]]. |
One year later, Ishii became the head of the Tokyo Yakuza, over the objections of one of its founding members, Boss Tanaka, who looked down upon her mixed ethnic makeup. She stifled this criticism by decapitating him with her [[katana]]. |
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Revision as of 09:11, 16 September 2006
O-Ren Ishii (オーレン 石井 Ōren Ishii) is a fictional character in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film Kill Bill, portrayed by Lucy Liu.
Ishii is an American of Chinese and Japanese heritage. After watching her parents being brutally murdered by a Yakuza crime lord, Boss Matsumoto, she spent years training herself to be a ruthless killing machine so that she could get revenge; she finally got it by posing as a child prostitute and stabbing him to death when she was eleven years old and by age twenty was already one of the world's top assassins.
She was formerly in the employ of Bill and a member of The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, along with Beatrix Kiddo; her codename was Cottonmouth. She participated in the attack on Kiddo's wedding rehearsal, leaving Kiddo in a coma.
One year later, Ishii became the head of the Tokyo Yakuza, over the objections of one of its founding members, Boss Tanaka, who looked down upon her mixed ethnic makeup. She stifled this criticism by decapitating him with her katana.
Ishii also had her own personal army of sword-wielding, masked punks known as the Crazy 88. She ruled over her criminal empire with the help of her lawyer, second lieutenant, and best friend, Sofie Fatale.
Ishii would become the first target of Beatrix Kiddo, since she was the easiest to find. In a Japanese nightclub called The House of Blue Leaves, Kiddo overcame not only the Crazy 88, but also Ishii's bodyguard, Gogo Yubari (Chiaki Kuriyama), who proved a challenge with her Meteor hammer weapon.
Ishii was eventually killed in a duel with Kiddo, who sliced off the crown of her head. The battle took place outside in a moonlit, snow-covered garden. This scene is a tribute to the cult film Lady Snowblood, on which O-Ren's character was based.