1 option
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Action and adventure films.
- Crime.
- Independent films.
- Drama.
- War films.
- Motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Feature films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (116 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Place of Publication:
- The Criterion Collection 1999
- [San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2023
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- digital
- video file MPEG-4 Flash
- Summary:
- Jim Jarmusch combined his love for the ice-cool crime dramas of Jean-Pierre Melville and Seijun Suzuki with the philosophical dimensions of samurai mythology for an eccentrically postmodern take on the hit-man thriller. In one of his defining roles, Forest Whitaker brings a commanding serenity to his portrayal of a Zen contract killer working for a bumbling mob outfit, a modern man who adheres steadfastly to the ideals of the Japanese warrior code even as chaos and violence spiral around him. Featuring moody cinematography by the great Robby Müller, a sublime score by the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, and a host of colorful character actors (including a memorably stone-faced Henry Silva), GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI plays like a pop-culture-sampling cinematic mixtape built around a one-of-a-kind tragic hero
- Participant:
- Cliff Gorman, Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva, John Tormey
- Notes:
- Title from title frames
- Film
- In Process Record
- Originally produced by The Criterion Collection in 1999
- Publisher Number:
- 14353108 Kanopy
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.