TY - ADVS AU - Jarmusch,Jim AU - Whitaker,Forest AU - Gorman,Cliff AU - Silva,Henry ED - Criterion Collection (Firm), TI - Ghost dog: the way of the samurai SN - 9781681437798 PY - 2020///] CY - [United States] PB - The Criterion Collection KW - Murder for hire KW - Drama KW - Bushido KW - Samurai KW - Conduct of life KW - Gangsters KW - Mafia KW - United States KW - Feature films KW - lcgft KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Action and adventure films KW - Crime films KW - Thrillers (Motion pictures) N1 - Title from disc label; Accompanying material may vary; Originally released as a motion picture in 1999; Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Special features: New Q&A; New conversation; New interview and more; Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch ; produced by Richard Guay, Jim Jarmusch, Diana Schmidt ; music by RZA ; cinematography by Robby Muller ; film editing by Jay Rabinowitz; Forest Whitaker, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Tricia Vessey, Richard Portnow, Rza; Rating: R; for strong violence and language N2 - Jim Jarmusch combines his love for the ice-cool crime dramas 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 ER -