Ghost dog: the way of the samurai
(DVD)

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Published:
Santa Monica, CA : Artisan Entertainment : Artisan Home Entertainment, c2000.
Format:
DVD
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
Rated R (violence, language).
Status:
Description

Ghost Dog is a samurai disciple, and for ten years the devoted retainer to an aging mafia foot soldier named Louie. When one of Ghost Dog's contract murders goes wrong, the don's daughter is a witness, her father, decides that to save face, he must have the killer "neutralized." The rest of the film follows Ghost Dog's calculated efforts to survive, as he takes out the gang members while attempting to maintain his ceremonious, mutually respectful relationship with Louie.

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Language:
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Notes

General Note
Special features: Deleted footage; 30 minute special feature "The Odyssey: Journey Into the Life of a Samurai"; music video; isolated music score by hip-hop group The Wu-Tang Clan's The RZA; 16:9 widescreen format; trailers and TV spots; cast and crew information.
General Note
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1999.
Creation/Production Credits
Edited by Jay Rabinowitz ; produced by Richard Guay & Jim Jarmusch ; written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Participants/Performers
Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach De Bankol, Tricia Vessey, Vince Viverito, Camille Winbush.
Description
Ghost Dog is a samurai disciple, and for ten years the devoted retainer to an aging mafia foot soldier named Louie. When one of Ghost Dog's contract murders goes wrong, the don's daughter is a witness, her father, decides that to save face, he must have the killer "neutralized." The rest of the film follows Ghost Dog's calculated efforts to survive, as he takes out the gang members while attempting to maintain his ceremonious, mutually respectful relationship with Louie.
Target Audience
Rated R (violence, language).
System Details
DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Jarmusch, J., Guay, R. A., Whitaker, F., Tormey, J., Gorman, C., Silva, H., Bankolé, I. d., Vessey, T., Viverito, V., & Winbush, C. (2000). Ghost dog: the way of the samurai. Santa Monica, CA, Artisan Entertainment : Artisan Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Jim Jarmusch et al.. 2000. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. Santa Monica, CA, Artisan Entertainment : Artisan Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Jim Jarmusch et al., Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. Santa Monica, CA, Artisan Entertainment : Artisan Home Entertainment, 2000.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Jarmusch, Jim, et al. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. Santa Monica, CA, Artisan Entertainment : Artisan Home Entertainment, 2000.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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