Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

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7.4	Rating (573 ratings)
7.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jim Jarmusch

Starring (View all)

Forest Whitaker
Ghost Dog

John Tormey
Louie

Cliff Gorman
Sonny Valerio

Dennis Liu
Chinese Restaurant Owner

Frank Minucci
Big Angie

Richard Portnow
Handsome Frank

Tricia Vessey
Louise Vargo

Henry Silva
Ray Vargo

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Jim Jarmusch
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

10 years, 8 months ago at Aug 28 21:55

JxSxPx

1 vote

Well, this is a deeply strange film as only Jim Jarmusch could do I suppose. In the end it turns out to be a more interesting experiment than a successful film. But Forest Whitaker is fantastic in the central performance. Alternately commanding, intimidating and soothing, melancholic, his Ghost Dog is as contradictory as the film that surrounds him. Born into the ghetto of an undisclosed city whil... read more

A very good movie

8 years ago at Apr 1 13:51

johanlefourbe

1 vote

Back in 1995, I saw ‘Dead Man’ in the movie theater and I was completely blown away by the whole thing. Indeed, I never saw anything similar before, it was indeed the first movie directed by Jim Jarmusch that I had the pleasure to see and it became instantly one of my all-time favorites. So, when Jarmusch finally came up with a new directing effort 4 long years later, of course, I got really e... read more

Ghost Dog

16 years, 5 months ago at Nov 20 16:04

kobaino

1 vote

Che dire, un film che per me è diventato lentamente ma con certezza un mito. Non ricordo neanche come ho avuto il Dvd originale, acquistato forse perchè a buon prezzo, visto che questo film non lo conoscevo. E forse grazie ai momenti in cui l'ho visto, adesso per me questo capolavoro ha un'aurea magica, rilassante, very cool. Che dire della colonna sonora, mi sono dovuto procurare anche quella v... read more

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An African American mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

Release date: 6 October 1999
UPC: 012236114895

Tags: Action (18), Drama (15), Crime (12), 1999 (12), 1990s (12), Mafia (11), Samurai (8), Gangster (7), Indie (6), Hitman (6), Martial Arts (5), Bird (4), (4), Japan (3), Thriller (3), Usa (3), French (3), Violence (3), Murder (3)

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