Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) [R]

Release Date:
October 6, 1999

Original Title:
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Alternate Titles:
El Camino del Samurái
El camino del samurai
Ghost Dog - Samuraiden tapaan
Ghost Dog: Der Weg des Samurai
Ghost Dog: La Voie du samouraï
Ghost Dog: Nemilosrdný zabijak
Ghost Dog: Η οδός του σαμουράι
Ghost dog - O tropos ton samurai

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
ARD Degeto
Bac Films
JVC
Le Studio Canal+
Pandora Film
Plywood Productions

Production Countries:
France | Germany | Japan | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA 15+  CZ: 18+  DE: 16  FR: TP  GB: 15  NL: 16  RU: 16+  US: R 

Runtime: 116

Live by the code. Die by the code.

An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of ancient Japan finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

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Thanks:
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Jean-Pierre Melville
Mary Shelley
Bart Walker

Title Designer:
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Don Nolan
Mark Tureski

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Amy Habacker

Writer:
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