GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
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- RELEASED IN: 1999
- 116 MINUTES
- DIRECTED BY: Jim Jarmusch
ABOUT THE FILM:
Jim Jarmusch combines 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 mesmerizing 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.
FORMAT: 35mm
DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films
COUNTRY: USA
