Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), starring Forest Whitaker (VIDEO)
Watch the trailer for Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, starring Forest Whitaker; No. 53 on our list of the 100 best New York movies.
Tue Jul 3 2012
New York movies: Ghost Dog: the Way of the Samurai (1999)
Truthfully, the city where it takes place is unspecified, but it’s impossible for us not to include Jim Jarmusch’s hip-hop fantasia, scored to the sinuous beats of Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. Forest Whitaker cruises late-night streets in a stolen car, motivated by a solemn code of honor and capable of violent deeds.—Joshua Rothkopf
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