John Tormey
Series
Criterion collection volume 1057
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A black hitman goes by the name Ghost Dog and lives by the code of the samurai.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1057
Publisher
Criterion Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
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.
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ghost Dog is a samurai disciple, and for ten years the devoted retainer to an aging mafia foot soldier named Louie. When one of Ghost Dog's contract murders goes wrong, the don's daughter is a witness, her father, decides that to save face, he must have the killer "neutralized." The rest of the film follows Ghost Dog's calculated efforts to survive, as he takes out the gang members while attempting to maintain his ceremonious, mutually respectful...