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Not really. If anything he's a Misunderstood Loner With A Heart Of Gold given his interactions with Raymond and Pearline.
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* LonersAreFreaks
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Crosswicking.
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* EvilOldFolks: The Italian mobsters.
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* EvilOldFolks: The Italian mobsters. Almost without exception they're all old and out of shape.
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* HitmanWithAHeart
* HitMeDammit
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HitmanWithAHeart: Ghost Dog. An untraceable assassin who spares a woman from his latest job, (despite the fact that he has no idea who she is and could identify him) and forms a friendship with [[IntergenerationalFriendship a young local girl]] over the books they read.
*HitMeDammit
HitMeDammit: Louie, believing that Ghost Dog's actions have doomed him to being killed by his own Crime Family, tells Ghost Dog to just shoot him and get it over with. After Ghost Dog initially refuses, Louie just demands it again and louder so Ghost Dog shoots Louie in the shoulder, then justifies it after the fact by saying that Louie will now have a cover story and can claim that Ghost Dog attacked him. [[spoiler:This buys Ghost Dog and Louie just enough time for Ghost Dog to wipe out the entire crime family.]]
*HomelessPigeonPersonHomelessPigeonPerson: While he's not homeless, (if only because he lives in a one room shack on a roof) the lead character becomes known to the bad guys as 'the ***ing bird man' cause he keeps pigeons.
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* IOweYouMyLife: played straight.
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* IOweYouMyLife: played straight.The main character, who sees himself as a follower of [[{{Samurai}} Bushido]], swears allegiance to a mobster who saved his life in the past, and currently operates as an assassin for that mobster.
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* [[APirate400YearsTooLate A Samurai 400 Years Too Late]]
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* BadassBookworm: Ghost Dog apparently quite loves to read
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* BadassBookworm: Ghost Dog apparently quite loves to readread.
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* BilingualBonus: Any dialogue between Ghost Dog and Raymond. [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh "It's a Han-Chewie thing."]] In the French dub version, the barrier wouldn't exist, so they had the character's origin changed from Haitian to West African, and asked Raymond's Ivorian-born actor to ''dub himself in Yoruba''
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* BilingualBonus: Any dialogue between Ghost Dog and Raymond. [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh "It's a Han-Chewie thing."]] In the French dub version, the barrier wouldn't exist, so they had the character's origin changed from Haitian to West African, and asked Raymond's Ivorian-born actor to ''dub himself in Yoruba''Yoruba''.
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* {{Cameo}} / ActorAllusion: Gary Farmer briefly reprises his role as a pissed-off Native American mystic who lives on a rooftop and is briefly mistaken for Ghost Dog. ''"Stupid fucking white man!"''
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* {{Cameo}} / ActorAllusion: Gary Farmer briefly reprises his role from ''Film/DeadMan'' as a pissed-off Native American mystic who lives on a rooftop and is briefly mistaken for Ghost Dog. ''"Stupid fucking white man!"''
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* NotableOriginalMusic: the soundtrack composed by RZA of the Music/WuTangClan.
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* NotableOriginalMusic: the soundtrack composed by RZA of the Music/WuTangClan. The DVD offers the possibility of seeing the whole film as a silent, with no other sound than RZA's soundtrack.
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* FakeNationality: Raymond is Haitian; his actor, Isaach de Bankolé, is Ivorian.
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* BilingualBonus: Any dialogue between Ghost Dog and Raymond. [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh "It's a Han-Chewie thing."]] In the French dub version, the barrier wouldn't exist, so they had the chracter changed from Haitian to West African, and asked Raymond's Ivorian-born actor to '''dub himself in Yoruba'''
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* BilingualBonus: Any dialogue between Ghost Dog and Raymond. [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh "It's a Han-Chewie thing."]] In the French dub version, the barrier wouldn't exist, so they had the chracter character's origin changed from Haitian to West African, and asked Raymond's Ivorian-born actor to '''dub ''dub himself in Yoruba'''Yoruba''
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* BilingualBonus: Any dialogue between Ghost Dog and Raymond. [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh "It's a Han-Chewie thing."]]
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* BilingualBonus: Any dialogue between Ghost Dog and Raymond. [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh "It's a Han-Chewie thing."]]"]] In the French dub version, the barrier wouldn't exist, so they had the chracter changed from Haitian to West African, and asked Raymond's Ivorian-born actor to '''dub himself in Yoruba'''
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* GunTwirling: Sort of. Ghost Dog has an... [[https://youtu.be/4Fpg5oEVgMU?t=4m20s interesting way of putting away his guns]].
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* GunTwirling: Sort of. Ghost Dog has an... [[https://youtu.be/4Fpg5oEVgMU?t=4m20s interesting way of putting away his guns]]. He is actually doing a version of the shiburi, the traditional samurai sword-cleaning twirl, adapted for handguns.
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* GunTwirling: Sort of. Ghost Dog has an... [[https://youtu.be/4Fpg5oEVgMU?t=4m20s interesting way of putting away his guns]].
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* VicariouslyAmbitious: One way to interpret [[spoiler:Ghost Dog's dying words to Louie at the their final meeting is that Ghost Dog has always had the intention of getting Louie to the top of the mob hierarchy, and part of why he allows Louie to kill him is because once Louie has avenged the death of his bosses, he can become a Boss with his reputation intact.]]
-->You're gonna be the boss of your own clan now, right Louie? There's no one else left... ain't that right, Louie?
-->You're gonna be the boss of your own clan now, right Louie? There's no one else left... ain't that right, Louie?
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** Also evinced by Ray Vargo, when the mafiosi receive a note from Ghost Dog with a quote form the Hagakure.
--> '''Vargo: It's poetry. The poetry of war.'''
--> '''Vargo: It's poetry. The poetry of war.'''
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** Also evinced by Ray Vargo, when the mafiosi receive a note from Ghost Dog with a quote form from the Hagakure.
-->'''Vargo: '''Vargo:''' It's poetry. The poetry of war.'''
-->
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--> Also evinced by Ray Vargo, when the mafiosi receive a note from Ghost Dog with a quote form the Hagakure.
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--> Also evinced by Ray Vargo, when the mafiosi recieve a note from Ghost Dog with a quote form the Hagakure.
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--> Also evinced by Ray Vargo, when the mafiosi recieve receive a note from Ghost Dog with a quote form the Hagakure.
--> '''Vargo: It's poetry. The poetry of war.'''
--> '''Vargo: It's poetry.
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--> Also evinced by Ray Vargo, when the mafiosi recieve a note from Ghost Dog with a quote form the Hagakure.
--> '''Vargo: It's poetry. The poetry of war.'''
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/DeadMan''. The two films can be taken as part of a thematic series, similar to his early series of films.
** And to ''[[LeSamourai Le Samouraï]]'', (1967) which was also about a Bushido-following assassin.
** And to ''[[LeSamourai Le Samouraï]]'', (1967) which was also about a Bushido-following assassin.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/DeadMan''. The two films can be taken as part of a thematic series, similar to his early series of films.
**films. And to ''[[LeSamourai Le Samouraï]]'', ''Film/LeSamourai'', (1967) which was also about a Bushido-following assassin.
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Its independent nature prevented it from receiving much attention, but it did receive fairly good praise from critics and has become a rather minor CultClassic.
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Its independent nature prevented it from receiving much attention, but it did receive fairly good praise from critics and has become a rather minor CultClassic. Not to be confused with ''CopDog'', a film about a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot ghost dog, who is also a cop]].
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** Ghost Dog wouldn't either. He spared Louise twice.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Live by the code, die by the code]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Live by the code, die by the code]]
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The story follows a hitman in the employ of the mafia, who strictly adheres to a samurai code derived from ''Literature/TheHagakure'' (a collection of quotations and musings from a famous samurai), snippets from which pop up during the movie.
The titular Ghost Dog sees himself as a retainer (in the servant sense) of a local mobster, who had [[IOweYouMyLife saved his life]] years ago. As a result, a couple of times every year Ghost Dog performs totally untraceable assassinations on behalf of the mobster. But during the latest hit things get complicated, and the plot moves forward from there.
It's quirky to say the least: Ghost Dog's habits and friend(s) are rather unusual, and the random happenings of Ghost Dog's life are interspersed with or interrupt the greater plot often. (This makes the film a character study of the protagonist as much as anything else).
The titular Ghost Dog sees himself as a retainer (in the servant sense) of a local mobster, who had [[IOweYouMyLife saved his life]] years ago. As a result, a couple of times every year Ghost Dog performs totally untraceable assassinations on behalf of the mobster. But during the latest hit things get complicated, and the plot moves forward from there.
It's quirky to say the least: Ghost Dog's habits and friend(s) are rather unusual, and the random happenings of Ghost Dog's life are interspersed with or interrupt the greater plot often. (This makes the film a character study of the protagonist as much as anything else).
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The story follows a hitman who calls himself Ghost Dog in the employ of the mafia, who mafia. Ghost Dog has a ForeignCultureFetish for Japan in general and the samurai in particular, and strictly adheres to a samurai code derived from ''Literature/TheHagakure'' (a collection of quotations and musings from a famous samurai), and snippets from which the book pop up during the movie.
The titular Ghost Dog sees himself as a retainer (in the servant sense) of a local mobster, mafia member named Louie, who had [[IOweYouMyLife saved his Ghost Dog's life]] years ago. As a result, about a couple of times every a year Ghost Dog performs totally untraceable assassinations on behalf of Louie and the mobster.mob family that Louie is a member of. But during the latest hit things get complicated, and the plot moves forward from there.
It's a quirky movie to say the least: Ghost Dog's habits and friend(s) are rather unusual, and the random happenings of Ghost Dog's life are interspersed with or interrupt the greater plot often. (This makes the film a character study of the protagonist as much as anything else).
It's a quirky movie to say the least: Ghost Dog's habits and friend(s) are rather unusual, and the random happenings of Ghost Dog's life are interspersed with or interrupt the greater plot often. (This makes the film a character study of the protagonist as much as anything else).
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* RashomonPlot: The scene where Ghost Dog's life is spared is seen differently. As Ghost Dog remembers it, Louie saves him from being killed by thugs as a boy. When Louie relates the story to his fellow mobsters, one of the thugs draws a gun on him and he shoots in self defense. Either GD's memory is playing tricks on him, or Louie is lying so he won't have to explain why he'd bother saving a black kid.
** The book itself turns up in the movie.
** The book itself turns up in the movie.
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* RashomonPlot: The scene where Ghost Dog's life is spared saved is seen differently. differently depending on who is recalling it. As Ghost Dog remembers it, Louie saves him from being killed comes by to see what's going on when a group of thugs as are giving GD a boy. NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, and the leader of the thugs attacking Ghost Dog points a gun at GD, at which point Louie shoots the guy dead. When Louie relates the story to his fellow mobsters, one of the thugs thug draws a gun on him and he points it at Louie, not Ghost Dog, and Louie shoots the guy in self defense. Either GD's memory is playing tricks on him, or Louie is lying so he won't have to explain why he'd bother saving a black kid.
** The book itself turns up in themovie.movie, underscoring a theme of how various characters are essentially seeing completely different events depending on their point of view.
** The book itself turns up in the
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* RealityHasNoSubtitles: Ghost Dog's best friend is a French-speaking ice cream seller who isn't subbed because Ghost Dog doesn't understand the language.
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* RealityHasNoSubtitles: Zig zagged. Ghost Dog's best friend is a French-speaking ice cream seller who isn't subbed because Ghost Dog doesn't understand the language.seller, whose dialog is usually subtitled but every now and then it isn't.
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* NotableOriginalMusic: the soundtrack composed by RZA of the WuTangClan.
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* NotableOriginalMusic: the soundtrack composed by RZA of the WuTangClan.Music/WuTangClan.
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The movie was a [[PeripheryDemographic hit with fans]] of TheWuTangClan since [[Creator/JimJarmusch Jarmusch]], ordinarily a ([[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white]]) B&W indie filmmaker, got the RZA to compose the soundtrack. (Years later he also did the ''Film/KillBill'' soundtrack and the theme tune for both ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' installments.)
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The movie was a [[PeripheryDemographic hit with fans]] of TheWuTangClan Music/WuTangClan since [[Creator/JimJarmusch Jarmusch]], ordinarily a ([[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white]]) B&W indie filmmaker, got the RZA to compose the soundtrack. (Years later he also did the ''Film/KillBill'' soundtrack and the theme tune for both ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' installments.)
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Not quite. They pointed a shotgun at Ghost Dog once he expressed some unease with their hunting first, and THEN he killed them.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: When Ghost Dog shoots the hunters for killing a black bear. Even if they ''were'' poaching, they showed him no ill will until he became belligerent.
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* BrickJoke: The Italian mobster who professes his love for Music/PublicEnemy in a seeming throwaway joke... but near the end of the movie is actually seen alone in his house blasting PE and rapping along.
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* BrickJoke: The Italian mobster who professes his love for Music/PublicEnemy in a seeming seemingly throwaway joke... but near the end of the movie is actually seen alone in his house blasting PE and rapping along.
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An unusual mix of samurai and gangster genres, ''Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai'' is a 1999 movie by independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, starring Forrest Whitaker.
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An unusual mix of samurai and gangster genres, ''Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai'' is a 1999 movie by independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, Creator/JimJarmusch, starring Forrest Whitaker.
Creator/ForestWhitaker.
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The movie was a [[PeripheryDemographic hit with fans]] of TheWuTangClan since Jarmusch, [[Creator/JimJarmusch Jarmusch]], ordinarily a ([[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white]]) B&W indie filmmaker, got the RZA to compose the soundtrack. (Years later he also did the ''Film/KillBill'' soundtrack and the theme tune for both ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' installments.)
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* ShoutOut: to Frankenstein, as well as an appearance by Gary Farmer where he calls the gangster who shoots one of his pigeon "stupid fucking white man." Farmer is even credited as "Nobody," the character he played in Jarmusch's previous film ''Film/DeadMan'', whose {{catchphrase}} is "Stupid Fucking White Man".
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* ShoutOut: to Frankenstein, as well as an appearance by Gary Farmer where he calls the gangster who shoots one of his pigeon "stupid fucking white man." Farmer is even credited as "Nobody," the character he played in Jarmusch's [[Creator/JimJarmusch Jarmusch]]'s previous film ''Film/DeadMan'', whose {{catchphrase}} is "Stupid Fucking White Man".
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The movie was a [[PeripheryDemographic hit with fans]] of TheWuTangClan since Jarmusch, ordinarily a ([[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white]]) B&W indie filmmaker, got the RZA to compose the soundtrack. (Years later he also did the ''KillBill'' ''Film/KillBill'' soundtrack and the theme tune for both ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' installments.)
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* FakeNationality: Raymond is Haitian; his actor, Isaach de Bankolé, is Ivorian.
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* BrickJoke: The Italian mobster who professes his love for Public Enemy in a seeming throwaway joke... but near the end of the movie is actually seen alone in his house blasting PE and rapping along.
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* RashomonPlot: The scene where Ghost Dog's life is spared is seen differently.
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* RashomonPlot: The scene where Ghost Dog's life is spared is seen differently. As Ghost Dog remembers it, Louie saves him from being killed by thugs as a boy. When Louie relates the story to his fellow mobsters, one of the thugs draws a gun on him and he shoots in self defense. Either GD's memory is playing tricks on him, or Louie is lying so he won't have to explain why he'd bother saving a black kid.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: The RZA's character is implied to be this, as both he and Ghost Dog share a mutual respect for one another.
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The movie was a [[PeripheryDemographic hit with fans]] of TheWuTangClan since Jarmusch, ordinarily a ([[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white]]) B&W indie filmmaker, got the RZA to compose the soundtrack. (Years later he also did the ''KillBill'' soundtrack and the theme tune for both ''AfroSamurai'' ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' installments.)
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* BilingualBonus: Any dialogue between Ghost Dog and Raymond. [[BrowsHeldHigh "It's a Han-Chewie thing."]]
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* BilingualBonus: Any dialogue between Ghost Dog and Raymond. [[BrowsHeldHigh [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh "It's a Han-Chewie thing."]]
