Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
- Directed by
- Jim Jarmusch
- Genre
- drama film, action film, crime film, martial arts film, thriller film
- Country
- Germany, France, United States, Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 1,418 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A hitman who lives by the samurai code works for a mafia family. When a job goes wrong the mob turns on him and he has to defend himself.
quietdeliberatebroodingcontemplativestylizedcooltragicmeditative
What happens
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 crime drama film produced, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Forest Whitaker as the title character, a hitman for the mafia who adheres to the ancient warrior code of the samurai, as outlined in the book of Yamamoto Tsunetomo's recorded sayings, Hagakure. The cast also features Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach de Bankolé, Victor Argo and Camille Winbush. The film also features RZA in his film debut. An international co-production between the United States, France, Germany and Japan, Ghost Dog premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. The film opened to largely positive critical reception, and was nominated for both an Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature and a César Award for Best Foreign Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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