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

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)

Trailer

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