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Sympathy for the Underdog
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Sympathy for the Underdog

Jan 12, 1971
1h 33m
★ 7.2

Overview

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

Genres

Drama
Action
Crime

Production Companies

Toei Company

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Masuo Gunji

Koji Tsuruta

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Yonabaru

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Noboru Andō

Noburo Kudo

Noboru Andō

Tsunehiko Watase

Susumu Seki

Tsunehiko Watase

Asao Koike

Ozaki

Asao Koike

Hideo Murota

Shark

Hideo Murota

Akiko Kudō

Terumi

Akiko Kudō

Kenji Imai

Mad Dog Jiro

Kenji Imai

Keijirō Morozumi

Gushiken

Keijirō Morozumi

Rinichi Yamamoto

Haderuma

Rinichi Yamamoto

Asao Uchida

Eisaku Oba

Asao Uchida

Harumi Sone

Gunshot

Harumi Sone