[PAR] [TLE] Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [SEP] Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 American crime action film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.  Forest Whitaker stars as the title character, the mysterious "Ghost Dog", a hitman in the employ of the Mafia, who follows the ancient code of the samurai as outlined in the book of Yamamoto Tsunetomo's recorded sayings, "Hagakure".  Critics have noted similarities between the movie and Jean-Pierre Melville's 1967 film "Le Samouraï". [PAR] [TLE] Le Samouraï [SEP] Le Samouraï (] ; "The Samurai"), also known as The Godson, is a 1967 French-Italian crime film co-written and directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, and François Périer.  It was Melville's first film in color.
[PAR] [TLE] Ghost Dog : The Way of the Samurai [ SEP ] Ghost Dog : The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 American crime action film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch . Forest Whitaker stars as the title character , the mysterious " Ghost Dog " , a hitman in the employ of the Mafia , who follows the ancient code of the samurai as outlined in the book of Yamamoto Tsunetomo 's recorded sayings , " Hagakure " . Critics have noted similarities between the movie and Jean - Pierre Melville 's 1967 film " Le Samouraï " . [PAR] [TLE] Le Samouraï [ SEP ] Le Samouraï ( ] ; " The Samurai " ) , also known as The Godson , is a 1967 French - Italian crime film co - written and directed by French filmmaker Jean - Pierre Melville , starring Alain Delon , Nathalie Delon , and François Périer . It was Melville 's first film in color .
Who wrote and directed the film which critics have noted to have similarities with the 1999 crime action film, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai?
Who wrote and directed the film which critics have noted to have similarities with the 1999 crime action film , Ghost Dog : The Way of the Samurai ?
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville