Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Name: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1999-10-06
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 7.347

★ 7,3 /10 (1,429 Votes)

1999 EN 117 min

Overview

A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

Stream

Release date

06/10/1999

Votes

1,429

Popularity

5.2

Live by the code. Die by the code.

Genres

Crime Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

117 min

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$9,392,768

Forest Whitaker

Ghost Dog

John Tormey

Louie

Cliff Gorman

Sonny Valerio

Frank Minucci

Big Angie

Richard Portnow

Handsome Frank

Tricia Vessey

Louise Vargo

Henry Silva

Ray Vargo

Gene Ruffini

Old Consigliere

Frank Adonis

Valerio's Bodyguard

Victor Argo

Vinny

Isaach de Bankolé

Raymond

Camille Winbush

Pearline

Damon Whitaker

Young Ghost Dog

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Vince Viverito

Johnny Morini

Chuck Jeffreys

Mugger

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Dennis Liu

Chinese Restaurant Owner

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Kenny Guay

Boy in Window

Gano Grills

Gangsta in Red

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Touché Cornel

Gangsta in Red

Jamie Hector

Gangsta in Red

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Yan Ming Shi

Kung Fu Master

Vinny Vella

Sammy the Snake

Joseph Rigano

Joe Rags

Roberto Lopez

Punk in Alley

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Salvatore Alagna

Punk in Alley

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Jerry Todisco

Punk in Alley

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Dreddy Kruger

MC in Blue

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Timbo King

MC in Blue

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Clay Da Raider

MC in Blue

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Dead and Stinking

MC in Blue

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Deflon Sallahr

MC in Blue

Gary Farmer

Nobody

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Clebert Ford

Pigeonkeeper

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José Rabelo

Rooftop Boatbuilder

Jerry Sturiano

Lefty

Tony Rigo

Tony

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Alfred Nittoli

Angel Caban

Social Club Landlord

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Luz Valentin

Girl in Silver

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Renee Bluestone

Club Couple

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Jordan Peck

Club Couple

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Jonathan Teague Cook

Bear Hunter

Tracy Howe

Bear Hunter

Harry Shearer

Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)

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Vanessa Hollingshead

Female Sheriff

Sharon Angela

Blonde with Jaguar

RZA

Samurai in Camouflage

Scott Bryce

Accountant (scenes deleted)

Paul Diomede

Young Gangster (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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The eponymous protagonist of Jim Jarmusch's 1999 film GHOST DOG is an African-American hitman (Forest Whitaker) working for an Italian mafia in New Jersey and living according to the Hagakure, Japan's samurai code. After a hit goes wrong through no fault of the assassin's own, his mafia liaison Louie (John Tormey) is sympathetic, but explains that his superiors now want Ghost Dog dead. The film follows Ghost Dog's revenge and depicts a clash between two ancient tribes that both seem out of date in this modern world: Ghost Dog's samurai code and Italian mafia ideas of loyalty. Jarmusch has a…

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**Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)** _Directed by Jim Jarmusch_ Honestly, I've never been a huge fan of Jim Jarmusch; he never fully captured my attention. But Ghost Dog I enjoyed immensely, primarily because Forest Whitaker did an amazing job of encapsulating the feeling of a zen martial artist. My own Buddhist training began in a Karate class with a teacher who was himself brought up in Japanese monastery training, authentic in other words. So I know what that discipline looks like, what that stillness costs, and Whitaker gets it right. He moves through the world with the econo…

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