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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) is an action, crime, drama film about an African American mafia hit man. He models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
21 February 1970, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
21 October 1970, Los Angeles County, California, USA
1947, Brooklyn, New York, USA
5 July 1969, Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
1948, New York City, New York, USA
5 November 1934, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
May 22, 2003
I can scarcely think of ways to improve this engrossing, original, near-brilliant production.
January 01, 2000
By turns irritating and inviting; Jarmusch's allusive metaphysics has a sensual glide, but much of what he's doing here is also too, too hip.
January 01, 2000
Ghost Dog does right by fans of gangsters, hip-hop and samurais.
January 24, 2005
Visually creative film with a remarkable use of color and music.
February 13, 2008
One of the coolest movies to come down the pike in years.
February 03, 2011
Jarmusch's original film, which deconstructs the mobster genre as seen through the eyes of a Samurai, is by turn eccentric, mysterious, and mythical, defying viewers expectations
April 05, 2002
A handsomely shot, cool-sounding head-scratcher of a film that probably isn't worth the wear on the fingernails.
April 09, 2005
Jarmusch blends these disparate themes into a cohesive film that combines humor and truly unique characters with Eastern philosophy, mobster flick and shoot-'em-up western.
January 01, 2000
Rueful, funny, deliciously off-kilter.
January 01, 2000
Ghost Dog is muddled and aimless.
June 24, 2006
At once a tribute to traditional notions of honour, loyalty, friendship and professionalism, and a stylish, ironic pastiche inspired by the likes of Melville and Suzuki, it's very funny, insightful, and highly original.
November 07, 2012
Amusing, melancholy, and meditative, Ghost Dog is a modern classic of the hit man genre.