Sympathy for the Underdog poster

Feature film — 1971

Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

7.11h 33mDrama — Action — Crime

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

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A high-signal pick with 42 votes.

Toei Company

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Director: Kinji Fukasaku

On screen

Cast & crew

Koji Tsuruta as Masuo Gunji

Koji Tsuruta

Masuo Gunji

Tomisaburō Wakayama as Yonabaru

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Yonabaru

Noboru Andō as Noburo Kudo

Noboru Andō

Noburo Kudo

Asao Koike as Ozaki

Asao Koike

Ozaki

Tsunehiko Watase as Shin Seki

Tsunehiko Watase

Shin Seki

Akiko Kudō as Terumi Higa

Akiko Kudō

Terumi Higa

Kenji Imai as Mad Dog Jiro

Kenji Imai

Mad Dog Jiro

Harumi Sone as One Shot

Harumi Sone

One Shot

Tōru Yuri as Old Man

Tōru Yuri

Old Man

Asao Uchida as Eisaku Oba

Asao Uchida

Eisaku Oba

Hideo Murota as 'Shark' Samejima

Hideo Murota

'Shark' Samejima

Keijirō Morozumi as Gushken

Keijirō Morozumi

Gushken

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