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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Rating:R (for strong violence and language)
Genre:Drama, Comedy, Action/Adventure
Release Date:March 3, 2000
Running time:116 minutes
Cast:Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Victor Argo, Tricia Vessey, Cliff Gorman
Director:Jim Jarmusch
Producer:Richard Guay
Writer:Jim Jarmusch
Distributor:Artisan Entertainment

Description: Ghost Dog lives above the world, alongside a flock of birds, in a homemade shack on the roof of an abandoned building. Guided by the words of an ancient samurai text, Ghost Dog is a professional killer able to dissolve into the night and move through the city unnoticed. When Ghost Dog's code is dangerously betrayed by the dysfunctional mafia family that occasionally employs him, he reacts strictly in accord with the Way of the Samurai. In Ghost Dog's words, "We're like two ancient tribes, both almost extinct... and everything seems to be changing around us".

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