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Professional assassin Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) lives alone on the rooftop of a New York apartment building where he gets his orders to kill from Italian mobsters by carrier pigeon. He keeps himself attuned to the task by following the samurai warrior code. Having pulled off 12 perfect hits for Louie, the mobster who once saved his life, he is ordered to commit a murder that backfires on his masters. They must now atone by sacrificing Ghost Dog. However, the mobsters have reckoned without Ghost Dog's phenomenal powers of survival, which can withstand anything except his own sense of loyalty