Ghost dog : the way of the samurai
(DVD)

Book Cover
Average Rating

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Popular Media - CARTPN1995.9.D4 G568 2000On Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Links

Connect to IMDb information for this film

Subjects

LC Subjects
Bushido -- Drama.
Crime films.
DVDs -- Gangsters -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
East and West -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Gangster films.
Gangster.
Gangsters -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Mafia -- United States -- Drama.
Murder for hire -- Drama.
Samurai -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Bushido
Crime films
Drama
East and West
Feature films
Fiction films
Gangster films
Mafia
Murder for hire
Samurai -- Conduct of life
United States
Other Subjects
Crime.
Feature films -- France.
Feature films -- Germany.
Feature films -- United States.
Feature films.
Films criminels.
Films de fiction.
Films de gangsters.
Gangster films.

More Details

Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
012236114895, 1223610352

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
General Note
Special features: Isolated music score; Trailers and TV spots; Outtakes; "Ghost Dog: the odyssey : a journey into the world of the samurai" featurette (22 min.) / producer, Lorna Anozie; Artisan Pictures Inc.; "Cakes" music video; Cast and crew biographical information.
Restrictions on Access
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robby Müller ; edited by Jay Rabinowitz ; music by The RZA ; production designer, Ted Berner ; sound designer, Chic Ciccolini III ; costume designer, John Dunn.
Participants/Performers
Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach de Bankolé, Tricia Vessey, Victor Argo, Gene Ruffini, Richard Portnow, Camille Winbush.
Description
East meets West in this hip-hop infused samurai-gangster story in which a professional killer goes by the name of Ghost Dog and lives by the age-old code of the samurai. When Ghost Dog's code is dangerously betrayed by the dysfunctional mafia family that occasionally employs him, he must find a way to defend himself without breaking the code of the samurai.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hard-of-hearing.
Local note
SACFinal081324

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jarmusch, J., Guay, R. A., Müller, R., Rabinowitz, J., RZA (Rapper)., Berner, T., Dunn, J., Whitaker, F., Tormey, J., Gorman, C., Silva, H., Bankolé, I. d., Vessey, T., Argo, V., Ruffini, G., Portnow, R., & Winbush, C. (2000). Ghost dog: the way of the samurai . Artisan Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

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

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

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

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Jarmusch, J., Guay, R. A., Müller, R., Rabinowitz, J., RZA (Rapper)., Berner, T. and Dunn, J. et al (2000). Ghost dog: the way of the samurai. Santa Monica, Calif.: Artisan Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

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

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.