Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Released
- 1999
- Country
- France, Germany, United States, Japan
Details
Release year: 1999
Storyline
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Top credits
Forest Whitaker ā Ghost Dog
Henry Silva ā Ray Vargo
John Tormey ā Louie
Cliff Gorman ā Sonny Valerio
Did you know
ā¢ Jim Jarmusch stated in an interview that he wrote the role of Ghost Dog specifically for Forest Whitaker, and if Whitaker hadn't taken the role, the film probably would not have been made.
ā¢ Ghost Dog shoots Handsome Frank first in the stomach, then in the chest, then in the head. These shots follow the same pattern as seppuku, Japanese ritual suicide, in which the first cut with a sword or knife is made across the belly, the second cut up toward the sternum, and finally the suicide dips his head and is decapitated by his assistant.
ā¢ As the main character, Forest Whitaker doesn't have an onscreen (non-voiceover) line of dialogue until nearly 37 minutes into the film.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $3,308,029
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $166,344 (2000-03-05)
User reviews
A big surprise that really works
worth cherry-picking by Jarmusch newbies and diehards alike
Interesting and deep, but not as deep as it tries to be
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
