Question: Who wrote and directed the film which critics have noted to have similarities with the 1999 crime action film, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai?
Sentence (from "Le Samouraï"): Le Samouraï (] ; "The Samurai"), also known as The Godson, is a 1967 French-Italian crime film co-written and directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, and François Périer.
Relevant evidence: Yes