---
title: 'Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim Jarmusch'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165798/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

1999 · R · 116 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller · Germany, France, United States, Japan


## Synopsis

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 crime drama film produced, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Forest Whitaker as the title character, a hitman for the mafia who adheres to the ancient warrior code of the samurai, as outlined in the book of Yamamoto Tsunetomo's recorded sayings, Hagakure. The cast also features Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach de Bankolé, Victor Argo and Camille Winbush. The film also features RZA in his film debut.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [RZA](https://cinepixo.com/people/rza)
- **Director:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch)
- **Screenplay:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch)
- **Producer:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch), [Richard Guay](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-guay)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robby Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/robby-muller)
- **Editor:** [Jay Rabinowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-rabinowitz)

## Cast

- [Jonathan Teague Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-teague-cook)
- [Isaach de Bankolé](https://cinepixo.com/people/isaach-de-bankole)
- [Angel Caban](https://cinepixo.com/people/angel-caban)
- [Richard Portnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-portnow)
- [Henry Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-silva)
- [Camille Winbush](https://cinepixo.com/people/camille-winbush)
- [Gano Grills](https://cinepixo.com/people/gano-grills)
- [Frank Minucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-minucci)
- [Frank Adonis](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-adonis)
- [Joseph Rigano](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-rigano)
- [Harry Shearer](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-shearer)
- [Forest Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forest-whitaker)
- [Cliff Gorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-gorman)
- [José Rabelo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-rabelo)
- [Shi Yan Ming](https://cinepixo.com/people/shi-yan-ming)

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