Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Live by the code. Die by the code.
1999-06-02 | 116 minutes
Plot Summary
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob. Jarmusch's spiritual gangster film tells the story of an inner-city hit man (Whitaker) who lives on a rooftop, training himself as a samurai in the strictest sense. He communicates primarily by carrier pigeon, while remaining loyal to a gangster (Tormey) who once saved his life.
Cast
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Forest WhitakerGhost Dog
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John TormeyLouie
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Cliff GormanSonny Valerio
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Henry SilvaRay Vargo
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Isaach De BankoléRaymond
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Tricia VesseyLouise Vargo
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Victor ArgoVinny
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Gene RuffiniOld Consigliere
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Richard PortnowHandsome Frank
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Camille WinbushPearline
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Frank MinucciBig Angie
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Frank AdonisValerio's Bodyguard
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Damon WhitakerYoung Ghost Dog
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Vince ViveritoJohnny Morini
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Gano GrillsGangsta in Red
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Jamie HectorGangsta in Red
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Chuck JeffreysMugger
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