For as many times as I’ve watched SIX STRING SAMURAI & GHOST DOG, I’m surprised I haven’t made the connection between them.

This is totally coincidental (although GHOST DOG DOES take from stuff like LE SAMOURAI & BRANDED TO KILL), but still kind of cool.

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1/5

The kid characters in both films are fascinated by the “samurai” characters and follow them around...

Six String Samurai/Ghost Dog

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2/5

The training montages are shot/edited similarly...

Six String Samurai/Ghost Dog

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3/5

Climactic moments where the samurais take on an army of henchmen by themselves with ease

Six String Samurai/Ghost Dog

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Both samurais accept their death in the end...

Six String Samurai/Ghost Dog

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5/5

Similar endings.

The children pay their respects to the dead samurai and both films end with the kids taking on some form of the Samurai’s identity...

Six String Samurai/Ghost Dog

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