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still Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, JP/DE/FR/US 1999)

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 restoration.

poster Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, JP/DE/FR/US 1999) (Eye release)
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 highly praised performance by Forest Whitaker), who moves with almost magical agility.

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Persons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains scenes of violenceThis movie contains foul language

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

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