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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Cinematography by Robby Müller

R116 min59 frames

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: medium — A dark outdoor space features a red brick wall meeting a grey brick wall. A man…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: closeup — A brown bird rests on the barrel of a suppressor in a yard. A stone house stands in…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: closeup — A sunny outdoor park features a blurry ice cream truck in the background. A man…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: wide — A dark concrete underpass with repetitive pillars is lit by a single street lamp. A man…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: medium — The interior of a late-model car at night is dimly lit by external lights. A man with…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: establishing — A clear blue expanse of sky fills the frame from edge to edge. A dense flock of…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: establishing — A dark rooftop features a wooden pigeon coop illuminated by a single warm bulb.…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: closeup — An extreme close-up of a man's face against a dark, featureless background. The man…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: medium — A rooftop terrace overlooks a city landscape of high-rise apartment buildings at…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: medium — A man in a black jacket stands beside a weathered yellow brick building. He aims a…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: closeup — A man lies prone in a wooded outdoor area surrounded by dark foliage. He peers…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: closeup — A residential city street features houses and parked cars in the soft focus…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: medium — A suburban residential area with a parked silver sedan and a partially visible man.…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: medium — An ice cream truck is parked in a tree-lined outdoor setting during the day. A man…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: closeup — A man stands outdoors under a clear blue sky. He aims a handgun directly toward the…Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with a workbench featuring organized tools and scattered papers. An…
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai — official trailer

What is Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai about?

A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

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What does the cinematography of Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai look like?

Across 59 sampled frames, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai builds its coverage from medium shots (44% of the sample), with close-ups (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robby Müller keeps 49% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 46% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 66% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) are #2f2f2f, #0f0e0f, #52514e, #2d334a, #908f8d, #4b4b39 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #52514e
  • #2d334a
  • #908f8d
  • #4b4b39

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