Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Directed by Jim JarmuschA hitman who lives by the code of the samurai, works for the mafia and finds himself in their crosshairs when his recent job doesn't go according to plan. Now he must find a way to defend himself and his honor while retaining the code he lives by.
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Ratings & Reviews
- gnrrainNovember 16, 2025Good movie overall. Slow at times and I think it could have been tightened up but decent nonetheless. The only thing that really stood out was the ending - I don't think that that was a good way to end it. I understand why it ended that way but as a samurai movie lover, this didn't work for me.
- nicpedersonAugust 23, 2025A rare, special film. Super creative way to bring a book to screen.
- maddiechismJuly 27, 2025this is immediately one of my favorite movies, i didnt expect it to be this good honestly, but i love everything about ghost dog: way of the samurai. the friendship between ghost dog and the french ice cream man is beautiful, they dont understand each other through words or a shared language, but they dont need to for them to have a connection, they spend time together and talk together, its so touchingly human. ghost dog bonding with pearline over books was really heartwarming the pigeons, the fucking pigeons.. ghost dogs reaction to finding them murdered was so real, just such a moving scene, i love birds :( ghost dogs love of animals is beautiful, him icing the bear hunting racists made me very happy, god i love this movie that one mobster loving hip hop so funny to me, the humour in this hits so good and ofc rza went incredibly hard with the soundtrack. that one avant garde saxophone jazz tune kinda sounded like a mosquito but in like a good way. the ending was perfect too, so bittersweet, theres nothing to dislike in this.
- adam3199June 29, 2025Jim Jaramush is such an arty guy. I only rate two of his films Dead Man and this one.
- Don the Darth Knight CORLEONEJune 18, 2025One of the coolest movies ever made Whitaker is brilliant.
- welca6December 28, 2024Best movies ever
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Trivia
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai was released on October 6, 1999.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai was directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai has a runtime of 1h 56m.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai was produced by Jim Jarmusch, Richard Guay.
A hitman who lives by the code of the samurai, works for the mafia and finds himself in their crosshairs when his recent job doesn't go according to plan. Now he must find a way to defend himself and his honor while retaining the code he lives by.
The key characters in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai are Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker), Louie (John Tormey), Sonny Valerio (Cliff Gorman).
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is rated R.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a Crime, Drama film.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.