# When Oren Ishii walks in

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-oren-ishii-walks-in/209281>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 24, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-oren-ishii-walks-in/209281 "2003-10-24T08:13:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![constantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@constantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantine)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-oren-ishii-walks-in/209281/1 "2003-10-24T08:13:24Z")

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with her “posse” behind her. And there is that cool song playing. And they are walking in slow motion. With her in the lead wearing a kimono.

Is that song “Battle Without Honor or Humanity”?

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**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-oren-ishii-walks-in/209281/2 "2003-10-24T13:10:37Z")

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Yep, that’s it. It’s on the soundtrack, even.

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**Author:** ![Dignan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-oren-ishii-walks-in/209281/3 "2003-10-24T13:12:52Z")

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Not surprisingly _Kill Bill_ is another Tarantino movie with a great soundtrack. I thought everything fit perfectly, and it’s awesome that he got The RZA to compose some songs.

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**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-oren-ishii-walks-in/209281/4 "2003-10-24T14:58:15Z")

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[Hotei Tomoyasu](http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/hotei_tomoyasu.shtml) is your man - I had previously only heard the name tucked away in Guitar Player magazine, and was unfamiliar with his stuff. I too immediately thought who’s _this?!_ at that point in the film.