1999 · 117 min · R

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Name: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1999
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Frank Minucci, Richard Portnow

Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Crime, Drama

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) is a Crime film, directed by Jim Jarmusch set during the 1990s. It runs 117 minutes and is rated R.

A organized crime, with a contemplative and darkly comic tone. Themes of friendship and fate & destiny run throughout.

Composer

RZA

Cinematography

Robby Müller

Cast

Forest WhitakerJohn TormeyCliff GormanFrank MinucciRichard PortnowTricia VesseyHenry SilvaGene Ruffini

The world of this film

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Organized Crime

Themes

Friendship Fate & Destiny

Tone

ContemplativeDarkly Comic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

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Premise & themes

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