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Critic Kim Newman
rated 6

...it has enough gunplay and style to pass as an upmarket video rental gun pic, but the real action is in the pauses...

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Cast & Crew

Jim Jarmusch
Director
Jim Jarmusch
Writer
Forest Whitaker
As Ghost Dog
Richard Portnow
As Handsome Frank
Harry Shearer
As Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
Henry Silva
As Ray Vargo
RZA
As Samurai in Camouflage

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In a crime-ridden city, a professional hitman known as Ghost Dog lives by the code of the samurai. With his ability to move unseen and strike without warning, he has become a legend among the criminal underworld. But when his employers betray him, Ghost Dog must defend himself without breaking the code that guides his life. As he faces off against the dangerous mafia family, Ghost Dog must confront his own moral code and decide where his loyalties truly lie. Will he be able to uphold the way of the samurai or will he succumb to the violence that surrounds him?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai include To Die For, The Green Mile, The Usual Suspects, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown.

When was Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai released in theaters? Toggle content

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai was released in theaters on March 24, 2000.