Ghost dog : the way of the samurai

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Label

Ghost dog : the way of the samurai

Title remainder

the way of the samurai

Statement of responsibility

JVC, Le Studio Canal+ and BAC Films present in association with Pandora Film and ARD/Degeto Film a Plywood production ; a film by Jim Jarmusch ; produced by Richard Guay & Jim Jarmusch ; written & directed by Jim Jarmusch

Title variation

Way of the samurai

Contributor

• Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
• RZA, (Rapper)
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Öffentlich-Rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
• Rabinowitz, Jay
• Ruffini, Gene
• Silva, Henry, 1928-
• Tormey, John, 1937-
• Pandora Film (Firm)
• Whitaker, Forest
• Winbush, Camille
• Vessey, Tricia, 1972-
• Plywood Productions
• Studio Canal+
• Argo, Victor
• Bankolé, Isaach de
• Berner, Ted
• Dunn, John, (John A.)
• Gorman, Cliff
• Guay, Richard A
• J.V.C. Company of America
• Degeto Films (Firm)
• B.A.C. Films
• Jarmusch, Jim, 1953-
• Müller, Robby, 1940-
• Portnow, Richard, 1950-

Actor

• Bankolé, Isaach de
• Ruffini, Gene
• Silva, Henry, 1928-
• Whitaker, Forest
• Gorman, Cliff
• Winbush, Camille
• Tormey, John, 1937-
• Vessey, Tricia, 1972-
• Portnow, Richard, 1950-
• Argo, Victor

Screenwriter

• Jarmusch, Jim, 1953-

Composer

• RZA, (Rapper)

Cinematographer

• Müller, Robby, 1940-

Costume designer

• Dunn, John, (John A.)

Director

• Jarmusch, Jim, 1953-

Designer

• Berner, Ted

Film editor

• Rabinowitz, Jay

Performer

• RZA, (Rapper)

Producer

• Guay, Richard A
• Jarmusch, Jim, 1953-

Subject

• Feature films -- United States
• Fiction films
• Gangster films
• Gangsters -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• Mafia -- United States -- Drama
• Murder for hire -- Drama
• Samurai -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• Samurai films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Bushido -- Drama
• Feature films -- France
• Feature films
• East and West -- Drama
• Feature films -- Germany

Genre

• Drama

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

East meets West in this hip-hop infused samurai-gangster story in which a professional killer goes by the name of Ghost Dog and who lives by the age-old code of the samurai. When Ghost Dog's code is dangerously betrayed by the dysfunctional mafia family that occasionally employs him, he must find a way to defend himself without breaking the code of the samurai

Related

• Ghost dog: the odyssey : the journey into the life of a samurai

Cataloging source

BKL

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Robby Müller ; edited by Jay Rabinowitz ; music by RZA ; production designer, Ted Berner ; sound designer, Chic Ciccolini III ; costume designer, John Dunn

Dewey number

791.4372

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

LC call number

• PN1997
• PN1997
• PN1997

LC item number

• .G44533 2000
• .G44383 2000x
• .G567 2000

PerformerNote

Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach de Bankolé, Tricia Vessey, Victor Argo, Gene Ruffini, Richard Portnow, Camille Winbush

Runtime

116

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action