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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Live by the code. Die by the code.

7.4(1,489)19991h 57m6

A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

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Status
Released
Budget
$2M
Box office
$9.4M
Language
English
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  • new jersey
  • hitman
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  • revenge
  • mafia
  • park
  • pigeon
  • hagakure
  • ice cream
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  • cd player

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Jim Jarmusch

Music

RZA

Produced in

France, Germany, Japan, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePan African Film Festival10 Feb 2000
    • Theatrical (limited)RNew York City, New York3 Mar 2000
    • Theatrical (limited)RLos Angeles, California17 Mar 2000
    • TheatricalR24 Mar 2000
    • PhysicalRDVD15 Aug 2000
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray / DVD17 Nov 2020
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1528 Apr 2000
    • Physical154K UHD / Blu-ray / DVD23 Oct 2023
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+25 May 2000
    • PhysicalMA 15+DVD9 May 2006
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival14 Sept 1999
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical4 Feb 2000
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical18+7 Sept 2000
    • PhysicalDVD, FilmX27 Mar 2008
    • Theatrical7 Jul 2022
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival19 May 1999
    • TheatricalTP6 Oct 1999
    • PhysicalDVD7 Sept 2000
    • PhysicalBluray16 Feb 2010
    • Digital / OTTVOD31 May 2017
    • Digital / OTTPrime Video28 Feb 2022
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical166 Jan 2000
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical12 Nov 1999
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical14 Jan 2000
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical27 Nov 1999
  • LithuaniaLT

    • Theatrical18 Aug 2000

Frequently asked questions

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai was released on 6 October 1999.

Audience reviews

2
  • C

    CRCulver

    6/5/2018

    7/10

    The eponymous protagonist of Jim Jarmusch's 1999 film GHOST DOG is an African-American hitman (Forest Whitaker) working for an Italian mafia in New Jersey and living according to the Hagakure, Japan's samurai code. After a hit goes wrong through no fault of the assassin's own, his mafia liaison Louie (John Tormey) is sympathetic, but explains that his superiors now want Ghost Dog dead. The film follows Ghost Dog's re…

  • B

    badelf

    4/7/2026

    8/10

    **Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)** _Directed by Jim Jarmusch_ Honestly, I've never been a huge fan of Jim Jarmusch; he never fully captured my attention. But Ghost Dog I enjoyed immensely, primarily because Forest Whitaker did an amazing job of encapsulating the feeling of a zen martial artist. My own Buddhist training began in a Karate class with a teacher who was himself brought up in Japanese monas…

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