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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999•1h 57m•Crime•Drama
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Story Line

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

“Live by the code. Die by the code.”

Top Cast

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Ghost Dog

John Tormey

John Tormey

Louie

Cliff Gorman

Cliff Gorman

Sonny Valerio

Frank Minucci

Frank Minucci

Big Angie

Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow

Handsome Frank

Tricia Vessey

Tricia Vessey

Louise Vargo

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Rating

7.3/ 10

Release Date

1999-10-06

Runtime

1h 57m

Genres

CrimeDrama

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User Reviews (2)

CRCulver

7/10
•6/5/2018
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 f...

badelf

8/10
•4/7/2026
**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 amaz...