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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
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  Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

From Amazon: Forest Whitaker makes an unlikely modern samurai with his laser-sighted pistols, shabby street clothes, and oddly graceful gait--but then Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is an unusual film. Quirky, contemplative, and at times absurd, it's just the kind offbeat vision we've come to expect from the fiercely independent Jim Jarmusch (Stranger than Paradise, Dead Man). Whitaker is Ghost Dog, a mysterious New York hit man who lives simply on a tenement rooftop and follows a code of behavior outlined in Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (passages of this book are interspersed throughout the film). When the local mob...

Starring: Forest Whitaker
Cliff Gorman
Henry Silva
John Tormey
Isaach de Bankole
Tricia Vessey
Victor Argo
Gene Ruffini
Richard Portnow
RZA
Camille Winbush
Directed By: Jim Jarmusch
Written By: Jim Jarmusch

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Movie Review by B Movie Ben (5/17/2007)

It has been said that you learn to appreciate Scotch. It is not something you like on your first try. I feel that is also true of Jim Jarmusch.

It took more than one viewing before I appreciated Broken Flowers, and I imagine it will take several viewings before I appreciate all that this film has to offer. That's OK, as...

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Movie Review by Simon (4/29/2007)

Forrest Whittaker gives a brilliantly understated performance in this offbeat action-drama from Jim Jarmusch as an urban samurai who performs hits for the Mafia. Jarmusch balances the wry humour of the movie with its darker undertones, never letting it become too serious for its own good or slip into farce.

Whittaker's...

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