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Ghost Dog lives in a shack on the roof of a disused building. He lives his life according to the Hagakure: The Way Of The Samurai. He is employed by a small-time gangster family and when they betray him, he sets out for revenge...Product Identifiers
ProducerRichard Guay, Diana Schmidt, Jim Jarmusch
EAN6867449006192
eBay Product ID (ePID)65739011
Product Key Features
ActorHenry Silva, Frank Adonis, Victor Argo, Forest Whitaker, Henry Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Rza, Camille Winbush
Film/TV TitleGhost Dog-The Way of the Samurai
DirectorJim Jarmusch
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time111 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2008
FormatDVD
FeaturesOuttakes, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Art DirectorMario Ventenilla
MakeupJudy Chin
Costume DesignerJohn Dunn
Sound sourceDolby Surround 5.1
Director of PhotographyRobby Mⁿller
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
CastingLaura Rosenthal, Ellen Lewis
Production DesignerTed Berner
Additional InformationEastern 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 Bankole), 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 entertaining addition to Jarmusch's impressive filmography.
ReviewsUSA Today - ...Amusing and melancholic, sweet-centred and dark-edged..., Premiere - ...A master-mix from a cinematic DJ at the height of his formalist powers..., New York Times - ...Fascinating....[Jarmusch] has composed a ruminative, bittersweet visual essay on brutality, honor and tribalism..., Movieline - ...[Jarmusch's film] has his deadpan sense of humor...
ScreenwriterJim Jarmusch
MusicRZA
EditorJay Rabinowitz
Movie/TV TitleGhost Dog - The Way Of The Samurai
VoiceHarry Shearer