Movie (#4816) Back to listing ID 4816 Title Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Overview An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob. Jarmusch's spiritual gangster film tells the story of an inner-city hit man (Whitaker) who lives on a rooftop, training himself as a samurai in the strictest sense. He communicates primarily by carrier pigeon, while remaining loyal to a gangster (Tormey) who once saved his life. Director Jim Jarmusch Year 1999 Votes 933 Rating 7.3 Popularity 11.9 Budget 2000000 Poster Url https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gjcl07r9zgQ9tVo9alyHmysPFfX.jpg Are you sure you want to %action_name%?