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'He was a kid in a bad situation.'

Stupid-ass motherfucker!

Get his ass up here!

You motherfucker!

What's the problem here?

'So I... straightened things out.'

Anyway, about four years ago, this big guy comes to my door.

This black guy, got a fucking pigeon on his shoulder.

Fuck knows how he found me, but he said he owed me.

I only saw him once after that and we made this arrangement.

That's very touching, ���.

Let me just backtrack for a second.

The bird comes to your house every day. Did he come today?

Yes, the bird was there this morning.

Did he have a message?

The usual "mission accomplished" message.

Uh-huh. And did you send a message back?

No.

You'd called me in, so I figured it was best to leave it alone.

Did you follow this bird?

Put a bug on it? Anything like that?

No, I never had a reason to do anything like that.

I realise the arrangement I made with this guy is pretty weird,

but he's always shown me complete respect.

A whole new century is coming,

and �-��� ����� wants every member of this family

to make it a priority to erase this weirdo.

This guy is a professional.

Going after him could be dangerous.

Handsome ����� was one of us,

so we're gonna peel this nigger's cap back.

Better him than you, right?

Now, what the fuck is his name?

- Ghost Dog. - What?

- Ghost Dog. - Ghost Dog?

- He said Ghost Dog! - He calls himself Ghost Dog.

A lot of these black guys, gangster type guys,

they all got names like that.

- Is that true? - He means like the rappers.

The rappers got names like that - Snoop Doggy Dogg,

Ice Cube, Q-Tip, Method Man.

My favourite was always Flavor Flav from Public Enemy.

He got the funky fresh fly flava.

"Live lyrics from the bank of reality.

"I kick da flyest dope manoeuvre technicality, to a dope track."

- I love that guy. - I know nothing about that,

but it makes me think about Indians.

They've got names like Red Cloud, Crazy Horse,

Running Bear, Black Elk...

- That kind of shit. - Indians, niggers... same thing!

- ����! - ����? �-��� �����?

Go outside. Get Sammy the Snake, Joe Rags, Big Angie.

- Get 'em in here. - Right away.

Yes!

Hey! Peace, Dog!

Is that your dog?

No. I thought maybe it was your dog.

What?

What?

He's really staring at you.

- Maybe he wants my ice cream. - I don't think so.

If he's bothering you, why not tell him to go away?

Go on.

I've seen you before...

'cause you always carry that briefcase.

You live on the roof of the building down from me,

where the birds fly out from.

Mom says you talk to nobody and you got no friends.

- I don't know your mom. - Is it true?

What?

You never talk to nobody and you got no friends.

- No, I'm talking to you, right? - ��.

Right.

You got your lunch in that box?

- What you got in the briefcase? - I asked you first.

No. Not my lunch.

I got my books. You wanna see?

Books? ��, �����.

"The Wind in the Willows".

I read that.

- You did? - ��.

Toad Hall and that stuff. It was great.

You did read it.

"The Souls of Black Folk".

I read that, too. Where did you get that?

From Ms Andrews, my teacher.

I didn't read all of it, but I plan to.

You got time.

"Night Nurse"?!

- You read that? - No, I just like the cover.

Right...

"Frankenstein". That's a good book.

- ��, better than the movie. - You thought so, too?

��.

- Can I see it? - ��.

"He sprung from the cabin window

"upon the ice raft, which lay close to the vessel.

"He was soon borne away by the waves,

"and lost in darkness... and distance."

Hey, that's the end! Don't give away the ending.

"The monster... Frankenstein."

"Rashomon". What's this about?

Pearline?

You can borrow that.

You just gotta promise that when you read it,

you come tell me what you think.

�����, I will.

Is it true you got no friends, then?

No. My best friend's right over there.

- You wanna meet my best friend? - I don't see anybody.

He's there in that ice cream truck.

What do you think, I'm a chump?

I'm not going there. I hardly know you.

Whatever.

Well, all right.

Pearline, where are you going?

I'm going to get ice cream. I'm coming right back.

This is my best friend, Raymond. Raymond, this is...

- Pearline, right? - ��.

My best friend.

Well, �����. ����.

Chocolate's my favourite.

��. Me, too.

- What language is he talking? - French.

- He only speaks French. - Do you understand French?

No. I never understand a word he says.

- And that's your best friend? - ��.

- Bears? - Yes! Bravo!

- What's he talking about? - Bears, I guess.

I gotta go. I got some business to take care of.

For the ice cream.

That book, read it and tell me what you think, �����?

- �����. - �����.

Take it easy, Raymond.

That fucking thing loaded?

- ��, �����. - ����, let's do it.

Ready?

That could be him right there. Should I shoot him?

No, that ain't him. ����� said it was a black guy.

So, what's he? What are you, Puerto Rican?

- I think he's an Indian. - What the hell are you?

Cayuga.

Cayuga? What the fuck is Cayuga?

Puerto Rican, indian, nigger... same thing.

We should waste him to be sure.

It ain't authorised, so let's go. I wanna get the right guy.

- Stupid fucking white man. - What?

I said stupid fucking white man.

You red nigger-looking Sitting Bullshit motherfucker!

Sam, you're losing control. Let's get out of here.

Cayuga, my ass!

You better learn to keep your fucking mouth shut,

or I'll blow your fucking brains out myself. You dumb fuck!

Hey, what the heck is going on, fellas?

What? What?

Ah, shit! I don't think that's him.

- How the hell do you know? - It doesn't feel right.

Now he's got his own wings, he can fly with his pigeons.

����� said, if he even looks like him, shoot him, right?

I know. Let's go. I gotta take care of something for ����.

Fuck. I knew that was gonna be you.

You gonna kill me? You might as well kill me.

I'm your retainer. I follow a code.

I've always given you my respect.

That's why you've got that big fucking gun to my head?

Forgive me. I don't mean you no disrespect.

- How the fuck did you find me? - Called me for a meeting.

��.

Everything seems to be changing all around us.

You can say that again.

When you did that guy the other night, was a girl there?

I wasn't instructed to eliminate her.

I know, it's just that...

things have gotten all complicated now.

They're gonna whack you, Ghost Dog.

If they don't find you, they're gonna whack me instead.

- Probably whack me anyways. - Ray �����?

The whole family's looking for you.

- The underboss, Valerio, too? - Of course. He pulls all the...

Hey... How the fuck do you know so much about our organisation?

- Who was the girl? - She's...

Forget about her, I can't talk about that.

I'm warning you that they're gonna kill you.

- Maybe me, too. - Better me than you, ���.

Well... Right now, I'd have to agree with that.

Hey, ���! Sorry I'm late...

and I'm real sorry about this.

Jesus Christ! You just shot Morini.

Valerio's fucking brother-in-law!

- He was gonna shoot you. - What?

See if he's dead.

I don't think he's getting any older.

Roll him over.

Now you really better shoot me.

There's no way I'm gonna explain this.

Fuckin' Morini!

�����, shoot me. Go ahead, kill me now.

I'm your retainer. It's against the code of the samurai.

If you're my retainer, whatever that is,

then do what I tell you!

Oww!

- What did you that for? - You told me to.

I don't mean you no disrespect.

Now you've got an excuse. Tell them I attacked you both.

You better watch your back, Ghost Dog!

Like you said, everything seems to be changing around us.

Nothing makes sense any more.

I'm gonna take your knight.

Talking about ice cream?

It's amazing.

How the hell is he gonna get it down from here?

Ah...

I gotta go. I got business to take care of.

The sun's coming down.

��.

There is something you could do for me.

��.

'And now, my newest invention.'

'I can turn diamonds... into jelly beans!

'But do you think I'm happy?

'No! I'm frustrated, frustrated, frustrated, frustrated!

'You ask why? Felix the Cat and his bag of tricks.

- 'It's magic!' - 'I'll make a canoe.'

'Magic and more magic!'

I thought we discussed this yesterday.

All I want is my money.

There's people here. We can discuss this another time.

Every time I have to come get my rent.

It's every three months.

'I'll try to get the bag like this!'

'It tickles!'

Sanchez, I've got bigger problems.

I'll clear it up tomorrow.

Pay me that money or I'll call the City Marshal.

Three months rent!

What kind of operation are you guys running here anyway?

What? What?

I don't think the boss buys your story, either.

Morini was family. He was also my brother-in-law.

����, I'm sad about what happened, but I got shot!

You think I'm making this up?

I don't know what I fucking believe!

Joe, Snake. Go to the garage, get some cars.

First thing tomorrow, take �-��� �����

to his castle in the woods.

- Right now? - No, next fucking week!

Let's go!

Passenger pigeon!

Somebody grab the goddamn thing!

- Grab him, Vinny. - ��.

I got him. Here you go.

Get out with that flying rat.

Just get the message off him.

Send him home, Vinny.

It says, "If a samurai's head were to be suddenly cut off,

"he should still be able to perform one more action...

"with certainty."

What the fuck is that supposed to mean?

It's poetry.

The poetry of war.

Excuse me, excuse me!

Step into the alley, please!

�����!

Plan B.

Hello, I'm Bob Solo. I'm with West Side Realty.

I have an appointment with �-��� �����.

How did you get in the gate, �-��� Solo?

�-��� Valerio gave me the code.

It's very important. I may have a buyer for the estate.

Go inside, Sammy. Check this out.

I'll stay here with our �-��� Solo.

Mind if I stretch my legs?

No, you stay in the car, �-��� Solo.

�����.

Why don't I give you my card?

Jeez...

You sonofa...

Sonofabitch!

Jesus, it's the fucking birdman!

Ah, Jesus...

I've been expecting you.

It's you again.

You borrowed my book.

Goddammit! You shot me in the same place as last time.

I'm your retainer. I don't mean you no disrespect.

Besides, I don't want to put too many holes in you.

Where's ���� Valerio, ���?

I'll see you later, ���.

Vinny? Vinny?

I'm in here, ���.

Wow!

That's a big bear you killed there.

Yep. The fucker weighs about 300 pounds.

��.

It's funny. I didn't even know it was bear-hunting season.

What are you, a game warden? Some kinda Fed?

No, no. I'm just asking, you know, just asking.

Well, I'll tell ya.

There aren't too many of these big black fuckers left here.

So when you get a clear shot at it, you sure as hell take it.

That's why you shoot 'em...

.. 'cause there're not that many left?

I don't think I understand your question.

You know, there ain't that many coloured people here, neither.

You oughta get back in your car and go about your own business.

��... maybe you're right.

Jesus Christ, you fucking hit my knee!

You know, in ancient cultures...

bears were considered equal with men.

This ain't no ancient culture here, mister.

Sometimes it is.

'Aaaahh...'

You know, ���...

There's one good thing about this Ghost Dog guy.

What's that, ���?

He's sending us out in the old way.

Like real fucking gangsters.

Hang on, ���. You're gonna make it. Just hang in there.

Oh, Christ! Fucking five-o.

Remain inside the vehicle.

When you're in the city, you never see a cop,

but here, they're like the fucking Gestapo!

Like we're in some fucking foreign country!

My friend has to get to a hospital.

What happened to your arm?

I'm fine, it's my friend here.

License and registration, please.

We don't have time!

Don't push me, mister! Remain inside the vehicle.

Oh, yeah... This is terrific.

What's the situation here, sir?

Let's get the fuck out of here, ���!

Jesus, ���! You just iced a woman, you know that?

You know what you are, ���?

You're a fucking male chauvinist pig.

What do you mean, I'm a male chauvinist pig?

- You just shot a broad! - A cop!

I just shot a cop.

They wanna be equal... I made her equal.

���?

Hey, ���! You with me over there?

Oh, no. No...

Hey, Raymond.

I ain't seen you in a while, man.

That little girl, Pearline?

She probably wanted to give me that book back.

I wonder what she thought about it. Hey, man...

It's a little big, but one of those Haitian tailors

can cut up, fit it for you.

��, that's for you.

Hi, guys!

My fucking Jaguar! �����! Fuck!

You got a phone? Oh, man.

�����!

�����!

What the fuck?

It is said that what is called "the spirit of

an age" is something tto wich on cannot return.

That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end.

For this reason, although one would lite to change today's world back

to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done.

Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation.

Ghost Dog. Power and equality.

Always see everything, my brother.

Raymond! Raymond, man. Hey.

You look worried.

Don't worry, man. It's �����.

It's all right. I need to get inside the truck, all right?

Let me get in the truck.

Turn around, man.

Turn around, turn around.

No, no... No, thanks. I'm not hungry.

Here, I wanna give you this.

I don't want you to worry, Raymond.

Don't you worry about nothing.

Everything happens for a reason.

You know that guy who was here, with his arm in a sling?

��... I know that guy.

He's name's ���.

I'm his retainer.

See, once, a long time ago,

he helped me out.

You motherfucker!

What's going on? What's the problem here?

'And I owed him for that.

'See, a samurai must ALWAYS stay loyal to his boss.

'No matter what happens.'

Anyway, me and him, we're from different ancient tribes.

And now, we're both almost extinct.

Sometimes...

you gotta stick with the ancient ways.

The old-school ways.

I know you understand me.

I know you understand me.

Hello? Anyone home in there?

No, but thank you. I'm not really hungry.

Ghost Dog, I brought your book back.

I finished it a few days ago, but I didn't see you.

What did you think?

I liked all six different stories.

Ancient Japan was a pretty weird place.

But I especially liked the first story.

It's one story, but each person sees a totally different story.

- That was really good. - "Yabu No Naka".

That's my favourite, too.

Well, thank you for returning it,

and thank you for your comments.

- Will you do me a favour? - What?

Take this book... and you read it some time.

You don't gotta read it right away.

�����. Is it good?

��, well... I liked it a lot.

It's not exactly a story, it's kind of a...

Ghost Dog!

You should go home now.

What is this, ���?

"High Noon"?

This is the final shoot-out scene?

I guess it is.

��...

Well, it's very dramatic.

It's very dramatic... and I understand.

You have to avenge the death of your bosses, right?

Well, �����, then.

Stay back!

Raymond! Stay back.

Now you're gonna be the boss of your own clan, right, ���?

'Cause... there ain't nobody else left...

Ain't that right, ���?

No, not exactly, Ghost Dog.

Stay there!

It's like you said, better you than me, right?

Nothing makes any sense any more.

It's �����, ���.

I've seen everything I need to see.

Do me one favour, though. One favour.

What do you want me to do?

You take this book...

and read it some time. Then, later on...

you can tell me what you think.

��... sure.

Let's go! Let's get out of here!

This is my book.

No, Miss �����, I got it from the guy, from Ghost Dog!

Can we get out of here?

It takes place in ancient Japan.

You should read it.

We can go now.

Pearline, you're in the way, honey.

Why don't you go in the other room to read your book, darling?

In the Kamigata area they have a sort od tiered

lunchbox they use for a single day when flower viewing

Upon returning, they throw them away, tramling them underfoot.

The end is important in all things.