Episode 59. Samurai Swordplay: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog, power, equality. Always see everything, my brother.
That's the kind of vibe we're about to get on. So join us for
this stoic, Jim Jarmusch samurai flick featuring Forest Whitaker,
his son, Damon, the RZA and a whole slew of over the hill
mobsters. But before we read passages from the Hagakure and hang
out with our favorite Haitian ice cream vendor, we have to talk
about what we watched this week.

Dre and Goodman privately agreed to watch the Sam Jackson-voiced,
RZA-scored anime series, Afro Samurai, but Goodman could only get
through 3 out of the 5 episodes, which means, sadly, he did not
make 800 feet.

Dre also watched season 1 of Ted Lasso; the 3rd film in the Lone
Wolf and Cub series, Baby Cart to Hades (which Goodman also
watched because the magic is back, and is definitely the Fast
Five of the franchise (if you get it, you get it)); the
uber-popular Japanese anime series and movie, Demon Slayer and
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train; the Elaine May written and directed,
Mikey and Nicky, which feels like a Cassavetes movie, but isn't a
Cassavetes movie, but stars Cassavetes, so you figure it out; and
one of the best movies that Dre has seen in a while (he's watched
it twice already): Wong Kar-Wai's 1994 indie hit, Chungking
Express.

Goodman, not to be out done, watched A Quiet Place Part II,
starring Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, John Krasinski, Millicent
Simmonds and his spiritual event horizon, Noah Jupe.

Then it's time to communicate via pigeons and wave our silencer
hand guns with the best samurai flourishes and talk about Ghost
Dog: The Way of the Samurai—a movie with a score worthy of the
genre courtesy of Wu-Tang Clan's RZA. We also go over our
favorite quotes and top-notch trivia.

Next week we watch the film that heavily influenced Quentin
Tarantino's Kill Bill, Lady Snowblood and the
sequel Lady Snowblood: Love Song of
Vengeance.
SONG CREDITS:
Theme music: "70s Funk" by Frank Cogliano
Closing music: "This is My Jam" by Will Van De Crommert