Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

7.3
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Run time: 116 min
  • Premiere: 1999. October 6.

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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Forest Whitaker

Ghost Dog

Cliff Gorman

Sonny Valerio

Frank Minucci

Big Angie

Richard Portnow

Handsome Frank

Tricia Vessey

Louise Vargo

Henry Silva

Ray Vargo

Gene Ruffini

Old Consigliere

Frank Adonis

Valerio's Bodyguard

Damon Whitaker

Young Ghost Dog

Vince Viverito

Johnny Morini

Dennis Liu

Chinese Restaurant Owner

Kenny Guay

Boy in Window

Gano Grills

Gangsta in Red

Touché Cornel

Gangsta in Red

Jamie Hector

Gangsta in Red

Yan Ming Shi

Kung Fu Master

Vinny Vella

Sammy the Snake

Joseph Rigano

Joe Rags

Roberto Lopez

Punk in Alley

Salvatore Alagna

Punk in Alley

Jerry Todisco

Punk in Alley

Dreddy Kruger

MC in Blue

Timbo King

MC in Blue

Clay Da Raider

MC in Blue

Dead and Stinking

MC in Blue

Deflon Sallahr

MC in Blue

Gary Farmer

Nobody

Clebert Ford

Pigeonkeeper

José Rabelo

Rooftop Boatbuilder

Angel Caban

Social Club Landlord

Luz Valentin

Girl in Silver

Renee Bluestone

Club Couple

Jordan Peck

Club Couple

Tracy Howe

Bear Hunter

Harry Shearer

Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)

Vanessa Hollingshead

Female Sheriff

Sharon Angela

Blonde with Jaguar

RZA

Samurai in Camouflage

Scott Bryce

Accountant (scenes deleted)

Paul Diomede

Young Gangster (uncredited)

Art

Ted Berner

Production Design

Mario Ventenilla

Art Direction

Thomas Hocking

Construction Grip

Peter DeCurtis

Set Dresser

Phil Saccio

Set Dresser

Danny Rovira

Construction Coordinator

Richard S. Kamin

Construction Foreman

Steve Swanson

Set Dresser

Bill Cassidy

Key Construction Grip

Tom Jarmusch

Location Scout

Kate Schultz

Location Scout

Mimi Turner

Location Scout

Randall Balsmeyer

Title Designer

Ron von Blomberg

Set Decoration

Shirley Belwood

Assistant Property Master

Jeff Butcher

Property Master

Nathalie Cassegrain

Art Department Coordinator

Camera

Robby Müller

Director of Photography

Gary Lamantia

Camera Technician

David Norris

Camera Operator

Chaim Kantor

Second Unit Director of Photography

Katherine M. Butler

First Assistant Camera

Rick Raphael

Steadicam Operator

Abbot Genser

Still Photographer

Scott Maguire

Camera Loader

Chaim Kantor

Camera Operator

Tally Morse

Dolly Grip

Christian Carmody

Second Assistant Camera

Douglas C. Hart

First Assistant Camera

Pedro Hernández

Best Boy Grip

Rick Marroquin

Dolly Grip

Gary Martone

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Adenike Wright

Hairstylist

David Davenport

Wardrobe Supervisor

Amy Habacker

Wardrobe Supervisor

Kevin Brainerd

Assistant Costume Designer

Judy Chin

Makeup Artist

John Dunn

Costume Design

Todd Kleitsch

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Clifford Booker

Hairstylist

Philip Saccio Jr.

On Set Dresser

Neal Martz

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Crew

Drew Jiritano

Special Effects Coordinator

Karen L. Thorson

Post Production Supervisor

Stacey Smith

Post Production Supervisor

Louis Mucci

Carpenter

Mario Herrera

Charge Scenic Artist

Jennifer Snoeyink

Scenic Artist

Gabrielle Mahon

Post Production Supervisor

Manny Siverio

Stunt Coordinator

John Stifanich

Special Effects Assistant

Norman Douglass

Stunt Coordinator

Andrew Mortelliti

Special Effects Assistant

David Kleinstein

Special Effects Assistant

Jeff Ward

Stunt Coordinator

Joe Facey

Craft Service

Jesse Bodine

Production Office Assistant

Brian Cantaldi

Set Production Assistant

Bart Walker

Thanks

Jill Goldstein

Legal Services

Mara Galus

Set Production Assistant

Steve McAuliff

Animal Wrangler

Brian Lampf

Production Office Assistant

Tony McKray

Security

Joe Guest

Intern

Heathar Wynne

Set Medic

Richard Heller

Legal Services

Macho Mendez

Security

Dana Wisher

Set Production Assistant

Bob Lansing

Driver

Paul Johnson

Security

Kelly Mearkle

Production Office Assistant

Ralph Volpe

Transportation Co-Captain

Joe Irwin

Driver

Joe Mallon

Driver

Louis Volpe

Transportation Captain

Ed Stewart

Driver

Directing

Jim Jarmusch

Director

Jude Gorjanc

First Assistant Director

Chiemi Karasawa

Script Supervisor

Jessica Piscitelli

Second Second Assistant Director

Cindy Craig

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Ricardo Olivero

Color Timer

Catherine Rankin

Negative Cutter

Jennifer Apel

Assistant Editor

Tony Grocki

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Ray Flynn

Best Boy Electric

Francesca Cobaco

Electrician

Michael J. Maurer

Electrician

Jon Delgado

Electrician

Production

Richard Guay

Producer

Jim Jarmusch

Producer

Blythe Cappello

Casting Associate

Carl Archibald

Location Assistant

Suk Yi Mar

Assistant Location Manager

Peter Phillips

Post Production Coordinator

Gayle Keller

Casting Associate

Demond Stafford

Location Assistant

Ged Dickersin

Location Manager

Jessy Terrero

Extras Casting

Ulysses Terrero

Extras Casting

Kevon Murphy

Location Assistant

Jeanne McCarthy

Casting Director

Aaron Douglas

Accountant

Anthony Ortiz

Extras Casting

Jen Cox

Payroll Accountant

Susan Lawlor

Production Secretary

Michele Soddano

Assistant Accountant

Vanessa Jacobs

Assistant Production Coordinator

Gabrielle Mahon

Producer's Assistant

Reid Rosefelt

Publicist

Alfonso Trinidad

Key Set Production Assistant

Ellen Lewis

Casting

Diana Schmidt

Co-Producer

Victor De Jesus

Production Supervisor

Lonnie Kandel

Production Supervisor

Diana Schmidt

Unit Production Manager

Sound

RZA

Original Music Composer

David Boulton

ADR Mixer

John Werner

Assistant Sound Editor

Jason Canovas

ADR Editor

Ryan Collison

Foley Artist

Yvette Nabel

Foley Editor

Eric A. Christoffersen

Dolby Consultant

John Chamberlain

ADR Recordist

Ann Hadsell

ADR Mixer

Alex Raspa

ADR Recordist

Joe Dohner

Foley Recordist

Thomas A. Gulino

Dialogue Editor

Lynn Sable

Assistant Sound Editor

Brian Vancho

Foley Artist

Keith Culbertson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jay Rabinowitz

Music Editor

Anthony J. Ciccolini III

Sound Effects Editor

Drew Kunin

Sound Mixer

Daniel Pagan

Sound Effects Editor

Dominick Tavella

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kevin Meehan

Boom Operator

Writing

Sara Driver

Story Consultant

Art

Ted Berner

Production Design

Mario Ventenilla

Art Direction

Thomas Hocking

Construction Grip

Peter DeCurtis

Set Dresser

Phil Saccio

Set Dresser

Danny Rovira

Construction Coordinator

Richard S. Kamin

Construction Foreman

Steve Swanson

Set Dresser

Bill Cassidy

Key Construction Grip

Tom Jarmusch

Location Scout

Kate Schultz

Location Scout

Mimi Turner

Location Scout

Randall Balsmeyer

Title Designer

Ron von Blomberg

Set Decoration

Shirley Belwood

Assistant Property Master

Jeff Butcher

Property Master

Nathalie Cassegrain

Art Department Coordinator

Camera

Robby Müller

Director of Photography

Gary Lamantia

Camera Technician

David Norris

Camera Operator

Chaim Kantor

Second Unit Director of Photography

Katherine M. Butler

First Assistant Camera

Rick Raphael

Steadicam Operator

Abbot Genser

Still Photographer

Scott Maguire

Camera Loader

Chaim Kantor

Camera Operator

Tally Morse

Dolly Grip

Christian Carmody

Second Assistant Camera

Douglas C. Hart

First Assistant Camera

Pedro Hernández

Best Boy Grip

Rick Marroquin

Dolly Grip

Gary Martone

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Adenike Wright

Hairstylist

David Davenport

Wardrobe Supervisor

Amy Habacker

Wardrobe Supervisor

Kevin Brainerd

Assistant Costume Designer

Judy Chin

Makeup Artist

John Dunn

Costume Design

Todd Kleitsch

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Clifford Booker

Hairstylist

Philip Saccio Jr.

On Set Dresser

Neal Martz

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Crew

Drew Jiritano

Special Effects Coordinator

Karen L. Thorson

Post Production Supervisor

Stacey Smith

Post Production Supervisor

Louis Mucci

Carpenter

Mario Herrera

Charge Scenic Artist

Jennifer Snoeyink

Scenic Artist

Gabrielle Mahon

Post Production Supervisor

Manny Siverio

Stunt Coordinator

John Stifanich

Special Effects Assistant

Norman Douglass

Stunt Coordinator

Andrew Mortelliti

Special Effects Assistant

David Kleinstein

Special Effects Assistant

Jeff Ward

Stunt Coordinator

Joe Facey

Craft Service

Jesse Bodine

Production Office Assistant

Brian Cantaldi

Set Production Assistant

Bart Walker

Thanks

Jill Goldstein

Legal Services

Mara Galus

Set Production Assistant

Steve McAuliff

Animal Wrangler

Brian Lampf

Production Office Assistant

Tony McKray

Security

Joe Guest

Intern

Heathar Wynne

Set Medic

Richard Heller

Legal Services

Macho Mendez

Security

Dana Wisher

Set Production Assistant

Bob Lansing

Driver

Paul Johnson

Security

Kelly Mearkle

Production Office Assistant

Ralph Volpe

Transportation Co-Captain

Joe Irwin

Driver

Joe Mallon

Driver

Louis Volpe

Transportation Captain

Ed Stewart

Driver

Directing

Jim Jarmusch

Director

Jude Gorjanc

First Assistant Director

Chiemi Karasawa

Script Supervisor

Jessica Piscitelli

Second Second Assistant Director

Cindy Craig

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Ricardo Olivero

Color Timer

Catherine Rankin

Negative Cutter

Jennifer Apel

Assistant Editor

Tony Grocki

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Ray Flynn

Best Boy Electric

Francesca Cobaco

Electrician

Michael J. Maurer

Electrician

Jon Delgado

Electrician

Production

Richard Guay

Producer

Jim Jarmusch

Producer

Blythe Cappello

Casting Associate

Carl Archibald

Location Assistant

Suk Yi Mar

Assistant Location Manager

Peter Phillips

Post Production Coordinator

Gayle Keller

Casting Associate

Demond Stafford

Location Assistant

Ged Dickersin

Location Manager

Jessy Terrero

Extras Casting

Ulysses Terrero

Extras Casting

Kevon Murphy

Location Assistant

Jeanne McCarthy

Casting Director

Aaron Douglas

Accountant

Anthony Ortiz

Extras Casting

Jen Cox

Payroll Accountant

Susan Lawlor

Production Secretary

Michele Soddano

Assistant Accountant

Vanessa Jacobs

Assistant Production Coordinator

Gabrielle Mahon

Producer's Assistant

Reid Rosefelt

Publicist

Alfonso Trinidad

Key Set Production Assistant

Ellen Lewis

Casting

Diana Schmidt

Co-Producer

Victor De Jesus

Production Supervisor

Lonnie Kandel

Production Supervisor

Diana Schmidt

Unit Production Manager

Sound

RZA

Original Music Composer

David Boulton

ADR Mixer

John Werner

Assistant Sound Editor

Jason Canovas

ADR Editor

Ryan Collison

Foley Artist

Yvette Nabel

Foley Editor

Eric A. Christoffersen

Dolby Consultant

John Chamberlain

ADR Recordist

Ann Hadsell

ADR Mixer

Alex Raspa

ADR Recordist

Joe Dohner

Foley Recordist

Thomas A. Gulino

Dialogue Editor

Lynn Sable

Assistant Sound Editor

Brian Vancho

Foley Artist

Keith Culbertson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jay Rabinowitz

Music Editor

Anthony J. Ciccolini III

Sound Effects Editor

Drew Kunin

Sound Mixer

Daniel Pagan

Sound Effects Editor

Dominick Tavella

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kevin Meehan

Boom Operator

Writing

Sara Driver

Story Consultant