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A surreal crime drama told as only Jim Jarmusch could, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai stars Forest Whitaker as Ghost Dog, a hit man living in an unidentified but run-down city in what license. With Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, Leo G. Carroll, Buck. This series was about a somewhat grumpy and uptight banker, Cosmo Topper, and the ghosts which only he could see or hear, George and Marion Kerby. The Kerbys would often try to get Cosmo to loosen up and enjoy life, but more often they would complicate it.

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France. Germany. JapanLanguageEnglishBudget$2 millionBox office$9.4 millionGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 written and directed. Stars as the title character, the mysterious 'Ghost Dog', a in the employ of the, who follows the ancient code of the as outlined in the book of 's recorded sayings,. Critics have noted similarities between the movie and 's 1967 film.The film opened to largely positive critical reception, and was nominated for both an and a. Super hot game characters. Contents.Plot Ghost Dog sees himself as a of Louie, a local mobster, who saved Ghost Dog's life years earlier. While living as a hitman for the, he adheres to the code of the samurai, and interprets and applies the wisdom of the.Louie tells Ghost Dog to kill a gangster, Handsome Frank, who is sleeping with the daughter of local mafia boss Vargo.

Ghost Dog arrives and kills the gangster, before seeing that the girl is also in the room; he leaves her alive. To avoid being implicated in the murder of a, Vargo and his associate Sonny Valerio decide to get rid of Ghost Dog.

Louie knows practically nothing about Ghost Dog, however, as the hitman communicates only by homing pigeon. The mobsters start by tracing all the pigeon coops in town. They find Ghost Dog's cabin atop a building and kill his pigeons. Ghost Dog realizes he must kill Vargo and his men or they will kill him and his master.During the day, Ghost Dog frequently visits the park to see his best friend, a French-speaking ice cream man named Raymond. Ghost Dog does not understand French and Raymond does not understand English, but the two nonetheless seem to connect with each other. Ghost Dog also befriends a little girl named Pearline, to whom he lends the book.Eventually, Ghost Dog invades Vargo's mansion and kills almost everyone he encounters single-handedly, sparing only Louie and Vargo's daughter. That night, Ghost Dog kills Sonny Valerio at his home by shooting him through a pipe.

Ghost Dog expects that Louie will attack him (as he feels that Louie is obligated to avenge the murder of his boss, Vargo). He goes to the park and gives Raymond all his money, helping him to stay in the country. Pearline appears and gives back Rashōmon to Ghost Dog, saying that she liked it. Ghost Dog gives Pearline his copy of Hagakure and encourages her to read it.Though Louie feels some loyalty to Ghost Dog, he finally confronts him at Raymond's ice cream stand with Raymond and Pearline watching.

Ghost Dog is unwilling to attack his master and allows Louie to kill him. His last act is to give Louie the copy of Rashōmon and encourage him to read it. Pearline takes Ghost Dog's gun and shoots at Louie as he flees, but the gun is empty. Ghost Dog dies peacefully with Raymond and Pearline at his side; Louie gets into a car with Vargo's daughter (who may have replaced her father as his boss). Later, Pearline reads the Hagakure.Cast. as Ghost Dog.

as Louie. as Ray Vargo. as Sonny Valerio. as Raymond. as Pearline.

as Louise Vargo. as Handsome Frank. Frank Adonis as Valerio's Bodyguard. as Vinny. as Samurai in Camouflage. as Nobody. as Kung-Fu MasterProduction The film was shot mostly in, but the movie never mentions where the story is set.

License plates reveal it is in 'The Industrial State' and a vehicle from another state has on its license plate 'The Highway State', both of which are fictional.Reception. This section needs expansion. You can help. ( April 2018)Critical response to the film was largely positive. On the review site, the film received an 82% 'Certified Fresh' rating, based on reviews from 95 critics. The website's critical consensus was that the movie is 'An innovative blend of samurai and gangster lifestyles.' Gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, describing the film as 'truly, profoundly weird.'

Ebert's review proposed that Ghost Dog made the most sense if Whitaker's character were insane: 'In a quiet, sweet way, he is totally unhinged and has lost all touch with reality. His profound sadness, which permeates the touching Whitaker performance, comes from his alienation from human society, his loneliness, his attempt to justify inhuman behavior (murder) with a belief system (the samurai code) that has no connection with his life or his world.' Of gave the film a positive review, describing is as 'an impeccably shot and sensationally scored deadpan parody of two current popular modes' (hitman films and ).The film was nominated for a few awards but did not win any of them. Among the nominations were the of the, the for Best Foreign Film of 2000 and the award at the.The film grossed a worldwide total of $9,380,473, of which $3,308,029 was in the United States. Soundtrack.

Main article:The film's and is the first produced by the 's.US and Japanese versions of the soundtrack album have been released, each with a different set of tracks. The Japanese release also has some songs not in the film. Songs in the film that don't appear on either soundtrack album include From Then Till Now performed by, Armagideon Time performed by, Nuba One performed by Andrew Cyrille and Jimmy Lyons and Cold Lampin With Flavor performed. Cultural references The film has been interpreted by critics as a homage to, a 1967 crime-drama by starring.

That movie opens with a quote from an invented Book of Bushido and features a meditative, loner hero, Jef Costello. In the same manner that Ghost Dog has an electronic 'key' to break into luxury cars, Costello has a huge ring of keys that enable him to steal any. The endings share a key similarity. Moreover, the peculiar relationship between the heroes of both movies and birds, as companions and danger advisers, is another common theme.The film contains a number of references to 's, such as when a bird lands in front of Ghost Dog's rifle scope, referencing the incident with a butterfly in Suzuki's film. Ghost Dog shooting Sonny Valerio up the drain pipe is taken directly from Branded to Kill.References.

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