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Ghost dog : the way of the samurai /

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."...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Ghost dog (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: J.V.C. Company of America, Studio Canal+, B.A.C. Films, Plywood Productions, Artisan Entertainment (Firm), Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Jarmusch, Jim, 1953- (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Guay, Richard A. (Producer), Whitaker, Forest (Actor), Tormey, John (Actor), Gorman, Cliff (Actor), Silva, Henry, 1928- (Actor), Bankolé, Isaach de (Actor), Vessey, Tricia, 1972- (Actor), Viverito, Vince (Actor), Winbush, Camille (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Artisan Entertainment : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2000]
Subjects:
Murder for hire > Drama.
Bushido > Drama.
Samurai > Conduct of life > Drama.
Gangsters > Conduct of life > Drama.
Mafia > United States > Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Gangster films.
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description: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.
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1999.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital stereo.
Audience:Rated R (violence, language).
Production Credits:Edited by Jay Rabinowitz ; produced by Richard Guay & Jim Jarmusch ; written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.