Jim Jarmusch directs Forest Whitaker, John Tormey and Cliff Gorman in this existential action film where a quiet hitman tries to follow the samurai code as written about in Yamamoto Tsunetomo’s, Hagakure.

Deadpan indie cool meets Leon. Whitaker’s near silent physical performance is his most laidback and memorable. There are low key action set pieces that are patient and smart. Precedes The Sopranos by presenting the mafia in atrophy. Just a joy to watch. Jarmusch’s eyebrow is raised but he never smirks.

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