Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is a lone contract killer who lives by the ancient warrior code of the samurai. Following the teachings of Yamamoto Tsunetomo’s Hagakure, his work is precise, stealthy, and bound by honour.
Working for the American mafia, Ghost Dog remains fiercely loyal to Louie (John Tormey), a mobster who once saved his life. But when a hit goes wrong, and the mafia turns its sights on him, Ghost Dog’s sense of duty is put to the test.
Jim Jarmusch’s stylish and genre-defying crime film, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a cult classic that fuses hip hop and philosophy.