Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

Released: 1999-10-06 Duration: 1hr 56min

Genres: Crime Drama

Rating 7.3

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Live by the code. Die by the code.

Overview

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

Production Companies

JVC

StudioCanal

Bac Films

Pandora Film

ARD Degeto

Plywood Productions

Additional Info

Budget	$2,000,000.00
Revenue	$9,392,768.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	14.213

Directed By

Jim Jarmusch

Crew

Original Music Composer
RZA

Editor
Jay Rabinowitz

Producer
Jim Jarmusch

Director
Jim Jarmusch

Producer
Richard Guay

Director of Photography
Robby Müller

Art Direction
Mario Ventenilla

Production Design
Ted Berner

Visual Effects
John Furniotis

Visual Effects
Don Nolan

Special Effects Coordinator
Drew Jiritano

Scenic Artist
Jennifer Snoeyink

Post Production Supervisor
Gabrielle Mahon

Charge Scenic Artist
Mario Herrera

Key Construction Grip
Bill Cassidy

Set Dresser
Peter DeCurtis

Construction Foreman
Richard S. Kamin

Post Production Supervisor
Karen L. Thorson

Set Dresser
Phil Saccio

Post Production Supervisor
Stacey Smith

Carpenter
Louis Mucci

Leadman
Joseph Proscia

Construction Coordinator
Danny Rovira

Hairstylist
Adenike Wright

Set Dresser
Steve Swanson

Construction Grip
Thomas Hocking

Special Effects Assistant
John Stifanich

Grip
Nicolas L. Charuet

Extras Casting
Anthony Ortiz

ADR Recordist
John Chamberlain

Wardrobe Supervisor
David Davenport

Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Ward

ADR Mixer
Ann Hadsell

Special Effects Assistant
David Kleinstein

Wardrobe Supervisor
Amy Habacker

Color Timer
Ricardo Olivero

Assistant Sound Editor
John Werner

Foley Artist
Brian Vancho

Opening/Ending Animation
Gray Miller

Music Editor
Jay Rabinowitz

ADR Editor
Jason Canovas

Dialogue Editor
Thomas A. Gulino

Assistant Sound Editor
Lynn Sable

Stunt Coordinator
Norman Douglass

Camera Technician
Gary Lamantia

Casting
Jeanne McCarthy

Gaffer
Christopher Porter

Dolby Consultant
Eric A. Christoffersen

Location Assistant
Demond Stafford

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Keith Culbertson

Casting Director
Jeanne McCarthy

Location Manager
Ged Dickersin

Foley Recordist
Joe Dohner

Visual Effects
Mark Tureski

Special Effects Assistant
Andrew Mortelliti

Stunt Coordinator
Manny Siverio

Assistant Editor
Jennifer Apel

First Assistant Editor
Tony Grocki

Location Assistant
Carl Archibald

Location Scout
Kate Schultz

ADR Mixer
David Boulton

Foley Artist
Ryan Collison

Foley Editor
Yvette Nabel

Camera Operator
David Norris

Second Unit Director of Photography
Chaim Kantor

Assistant Costume Designer
Kevin Brainerd

Post Production Coordinator
Peter Phillips

ADR Recordist
Alex Raspa

Set Production Assistant
Mara Galus

Location Scout
Mimi Turner

Payroll Accountant
Jen Cox

Intern
Kathleen Gallagher

Story Consultant
Sara Driver

Thanks
Jean-Pierre Melville

Set Production Assistant
Brian Cantaldi

Thanks
Mary Shelley

Negative Cutter
Catherine Rankin

Location Assistant
Kevon Murphy

Assistant Location Manager
Suk Yi Mar

Intern
Jennifer Ehman

Intern
Jeff Gilbert

Intern
Cynthia Bauer

Accountant
Aaron Douglas

Extras Casting
Jessy Terrero

Extras Casting
Ulysses Terrero

Casting Associate
Gayle Keller

Location Scout
Tom Jarmusch

Thanks
Bart Walker

Casting Associate
Blythe Cappello

Production Office Assistant
Jesse Bodine

Craft Service
Joe Facey

Thanks
Akira Kurosawa

Intern
Orlando Ferreyra III

Legal Services
Jill Goldstein

Intern
Ariel Greene

Intern
Harris Smith

Set Production Assistant
Dana Wisher

Driver
Ed Stewart

Transportation Co-Captain
Ralph Volpe

Production Office Assistant
Kelly Mearkle

Driver
Bob Lansing

Intern
Joe Guest

Intern
Thea St. Omer

Driver
Tom Buckman Jr.

Security
Paul Johnson

Driver
Christopher Cilento

Transportation Captain
Louis Volpe

Assistant Production Coordinator
Vanessa Jacobs

Driver
Danny Houghton

Set Medic
Jennifer Pietzryh

Intern
Eliza Thomas

Driver
George Moran

Intern
Damon Keller

Set Medic
Heathar Wynne

Driver
Ralph Astarita

Driver
Joe Irwin

Driver
John Lynch Jr.

Driver
Joe Mallon

Security
Tony McKray

Title Designer
Randall Balsmeyer

Driver
John Arena Jr.

Assistant Accountant
Michele Soddano

Legal Services
Richard Heller

Key Set Production Assistant
Alfonso Trinidad

Chef
Michael K. Reynolds

Driver
John Raffone

Driver
Francis Volpe

Production Office Assistant
Brian Lampf

Intern
Daira Torres

Driver
Leonard Luizzi

Production Secretary
Susan Lawlor

Producer's Assistant
Gabrielle Mahon

Animal Wrangler
Steve McAuliff

Security
Macho Mendez

Publicist
Reid Rosefelt

Driver
Bill Buckman

Set Decoration
Ron von Blomberg

Sound Designer
Anthony J. Ciccolini III

Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Pagan

Makeup Artist
Judy Chin

Sound Effects Editor
Anthony J. Ciccolini III

Costume Design
John Dunn

Sound Mixer
Drew Kunin

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dominick Tavella

Co-Producer
Diana Schmidt

Casting
Ellen Lewis

Casting
Laura Rosenthal

Writer
Jim Jarmusch

Unit Production Manager
Diana Schmidt

Script Supervisor
Chiemi Karasawa

Best Boy Electric
Ray Flynn

First Assistant Director
Jude Gorjanc

Production Supervisor
Victor De Jesus

First Assistant Camera
Katherine M. Butler

Still Photographer
Abbot Genser

Electrician
Francesca Cobaco

Camera Operator
Chaim Kantor

Camera Loader
Scott Maguire

Second Assistant Director
Cindy Craig

Gaffer
Mark Schwentner

Electrician
Jon Delgado

First Assistant Camera
Douglas C. Hart

Key Grip
Gary Martone

Second Assistant Camera
Christian Carmody

Electrician
Michael J. Maurer

Second Second Assistant Director
Jessica Piscitelli

Steadicam Operator
Rick Raphael

Production Supervisor
Lonnie Kandel

Grip
Sean O'Brien

Best Boy Grip
Pedro Hernández

Cableman
Jeanne Gilliland

Dolly Grip
Tally Morse

Dolly Grip
Rick Marroquin

Hairstylist
Clifford Booker

Grip
Tim Kelly

Grip
Chris Beattie

Property Master
Jeff Butcher

Special Effects Makeup Artist
Neal Martz

Boom Operator
Kevin Meehan

Art Department Coordinator
Nathalie Cassegrain

Special Effects Makeup Artist
Todd Kleitsch

On Set Dresser
Philip Saccio Jr.

Grip
Josh Steinberg

Assistant Property Master
Shirley Belwood

TOP CAST

Harry Shearer

Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)

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