# Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (1999)

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**Original title**: *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai*
**Runtime**: 117 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama
**Directed by**: Jim Jarmusch
**Written by**: Jim Jarmusch
**Starring**: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Frank Minucci, Richard Portnow, Tricia Vessey

> *Live by the code. Die by the code.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You’re the last ghost dog the streets remember, and every contract you take ends in silence. Then the don’s trigger fingers turn warm with your name. Jim Jarmusch’s Brooklyn hums like a haiku heavy on neon and blood.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cerebral, outsider, slow-burn

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