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Ghost Dog - The Way Of The Samurai Details

1999 Certificate 15
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Eastern and Western cultures and philosophies intersect in this comic drama from acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch. Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is a silent modern-day warrior who lives on a rooftop shack. He spends his days breeding pigeons and playing chess in the park with his best friend, Raymond (Isaach de Bankole), a French-.. Read more

Starring Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva, Henry Tormey, Victor Argo
Director Jim Jarmusch
Genres Drama

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Ghost Dog - The Way Of The Samurai

Eastern and Western cultures and philosophies intersect in this comic drama from acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch. Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is a silent modern-day warrior who lives on a rooftop shack. He spends his days breeding pigeons and playing chess in the park with his best friend, Raymond (Isaach de Bankole), a French-speaking ice-cream man. At night he goes to work as a hit man, performing his tasks stealthily and invisibly, abiding by the codes established by HAGAKURE: THE BOOK OF THE SAMURAI, an 18th-century text. One night, while on his latest hit, Ghost Dog encounters a mob boss's beautiful daughter, Louise (Tricia Vessey). Although Ghost Dog leaves her unharmed, her father nonetheless orders Ghost Dog's execution, to the dismay of Louie (John Tormey), his loyal retainer. As the mobsters struggle to locate the mysteriously untraceable Ghost Dog, he must find a way to protect himself while remaining loyal to Louie and the ancient codes that define him as an individual. Jarmusch successfully tackles a variety of genres with GHOST DOG, including mob movies and spiritual samurai films. Fusing all of this with the RZA's thumping, atmospheric score, GHOST DOG remains another entertaining addition to Jarmusch's impressive filmography.

Starring Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva, Henry Tormey, Victor Argo, Camille Winbush, Frank Adonis, Cliff Gorman, RZA
Director Jim Jarmusch
Studio FILM 4
Run time DVD: 1 hr 51 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released Production year: 1999

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    • 3 stars out of 4  

      A film that is likely to divide audiences: some will find its literary structure pretentious, others will enjoy a slyly comic movie about a clash between two different codes of honour.

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      Different and thoughtful

      I am a big fan of assassin-type films and the premise for this sounded good. A lonely man known as Ghost Dog lives on the roof with his pigeons, but as one hit ... read more »

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      Grasshopper gets bigger!

      Different film, with nice shots. Jim has that special little thing....and he does a good film as well. Check out some of his other films!

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