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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Jim Jarmusch / JP, DE, FR, US, 1999 / 116 min.
Mysterious hitman Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) moves like a Black samurai with magical agility through late ’90s New York. The oldskool hip-hop sound of RZA is a wonderful match with Jim Jarmusch’s supercooled style. 4K restored version.
Jim Jarmusch explores the boundaries of the samurai genre in this film set in New York. The protagonist is mysterious, lonely hitman Ghost Dog (a much-praised performance from Forest Whitaker), who moves with almost magical agility.
Stoical hired killer Ghost Dog adheres to the principles of the legendary Japanese samurai and these pay off when, after years of faithful service, the mafia start to work against him. Akira Kurosawa's famous samurai film Rashomon acts as an anchor in Ghost Dog’s violent existence.
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Director
Jim Jarmusch
Production year
1999
Country
JP, DE, FR, US
Original title
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Length
116 min.
Language
English, French
Subtitles
NLD
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye Classics
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