Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

 Cast: RZA
RZA
, Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
, John Tormey
John Tormey
, Henry Silva
Henry Silva
, Cliff Gorman
Cliff Gorman
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

 Cast: RZA
RZA
, Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
, John Tormey
John Tormey
, Henry Silva
Henry Silva
, Cliff Gorman
Cliff Gorman

Blu-ray (Color)

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Overview

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 plates call "The Industrialized State." Known for his gift of being able to come and go without people noticing him, Ghost Dog is a self-taught samurai who is obsessed with order and his strict personal moral code, drawn from the philosophies of the Japanese warriors. As every samurai needs a leader to whom he swears loyalty, Ghost Dog has devoted himself the service of Louie (John Tormey), a low-level crime boss who once saved his life. When Louie's superiors decide he must be executed, Ghost Dog leaps into action, methodically wiping out his many enemies. Along with a dizzying series of stylized shoot-outs, Ghost Dog also features carrier pigeons, characters who read Rashomon, a French-speaking ice cream man, and a score by RZA from the top-selling hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, who have their own well-documented obsession with Asian culture. Ghost Dog was screened in competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/17/2020
UPC: 0715515252812
Original Release: 1999
Rating: R
Source: Criterion Collection
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:56:00
Sales rank: 8,468

Special Features

New 4k digital restoration, supervised and approved by Director Jim Jarmusch, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack; Alternate isolated stereo music track; New Q&A with Jarmusch, in which he responds to questions sent in by fans; New conversation between actors Forest Whitaker and Isaach De Bankole, moderated by film scholar Michael B. Gillespie; New interview with Casting Director Ellen Lewis; New interview with Shifu Shi Yan Ming, founder of the USA Shaolin Temple; Flying Birds: The Music of "Ghost Dog," a new video essayon RZA's score by filmmaker Daniel Raim; The Odyssey: A Journey Into the Life of a Samurai, a 2000 program on the making of the film; Deleted scenes and outtakes; Archival interviews; Trailer; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; Plus: Essays by critics Jonathan Rosenbaum and Greg Tate, a 2000 interview with Jarmusch, and quotations from Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, by the early-eighteenth-century Monk Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Forest Whitaker Ghost Dog,Young Ghost Dog
John Tormey Louie
Henry Silva Ray
Cliff Gorman Sonny
Isaach De Bankole Raymond
Victor Argo Vinny
Tricia Vessey Louise
Camille Winbush Pearline
Gene Ruffini Old Consigliere
Frank Minucci Big Angie
Richard Portnow Handsome Frank
Frank Adonis Valerio's Bodyguard
Vince Viverito Johnny Morini
Chuck Jeffreys Mugger
Yan Ming Shi Chinese Kung-Fu Master
Gary Farmer Nobody
Clebert Ford Pigeonkeeper
Angel Caban Social Club Landlord
Tracy Howe Hunter No. 2
Vinnie Vella Sammy the Snake
Joe Rigano Joe Rags
Jonathan Cook Hunter No. 1
Vanessa Hollingshead Female Deputy Sheriff
Sharon Angela Blonde Woman
RZA Samurai in Camouflage

Technical Credits
Jim Jarmusch Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Richard Guay Producer
Drew Jiritano Special Effects
Ellen Lewis Casting
Laura Rosenthal Casting
Jeff Ward Stunts
Drew Kunin Sound/Sound Designer
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