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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, 1999
English, French
France, Germany, USA, Japan
Profile of Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
The mood of Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is gloomy, contemplative, and captivating. The plot centers around lone wolves, misfits, and psychological motives. It is a drama, independent, and crime movie. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The setting is New York. It happens in the 1990s. The musical score is hip hop. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed and original. Note that it includes and profanity.
Summary of 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 Bankolé), 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 lighthearted, entertaining addition to Jarmusch's impressive filmography.
Details
| Language: | English, French |
| Country: | France, Germany, USA, Japan |
| Release date: | 10 February 2000 |
| Runtime: | 116 min |
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as Ghost Dog
as Louie
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Critics Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Bob Graham
Film.com
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- by: Peter Brunette
Users Reviews
- 05.April.2011
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- by: Eric Trimmer
- Eric Trimmer rated this movie
9/10Amazing
- 20.March.2009
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- by: chrgeorgeson
- chrgeorgeson rated this movie6/10Okay
