Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
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R,1hr 56min
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March 3, 2000
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Artisan Entertainment
Synopsis: A surreal crime drama told as only Jim Jarmusch could, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai stars Forest Whitaker as Ghost Dog, a hit man living in an unidentified but run-down city in what license plates call "The Industrialized State." Known for his gift of being able to come and go without people noticing him, Ghost Dog is a self-taught samurai who is obsessed with order and his strict personal moral code, drawn from the philosophies of the Japanese warriors. As every samurai needs a leader to whom ... Full Synopsis
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It's a nearly pitch-perfect melding of genres, influences and modes of expression--it's the first Mafia movie for the hip-hop age. Full Review
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Ghost Dog
Sonny Valerio
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