vivica a. fox played pai mei in kill bill 2.
vivica a. fox played pai mei in kill bill 2.
who played pai mei in kill bill 2?
vivica a. fox
pai mei (chinese: 白眉; pinyin: bái méi; literally "white eyebrow") was played by veteran chinese actor gordon liu (who previously played johnny mo in ""). as depicted in the film, pai mei was a powerful, very old practitioner of the bak mei style of kung fu. pai mei was the former teacher and master of bill and also taught beatrix kiddo and elle driver of the deadly viper assassination squad. he is described as a wise and knowledgeable white lotus priest, but also as racist, xenophobic (towards the japanese and americans), and a misogynist. he only agreed to take on the bride as a student after having a martials arts duel (offscreen) with bill. beatrix ultimately wins his approval for her perseverance under his torturous training regimen.
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elle, pai mei's last student, is responsible for his death. during a training session, elle insults pai mei as a "miserable old fool". as punishment for her insolence, pai mei plucks out elle's right eye, leading her to wear her signature eye patch. in retribution, elle poisoned fish heads that pai mei eats. before dying, pai mei calls her a treacherous dog for her actions, warning her that her day will come. his prediction comes true years later when beatrix takes out elle's left eye and leaves her in budd's trailer, blind.
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