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Sympathy for the Underdog
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Sympathy for the Underdog

Jan 12, 1971
1h 33m
★ 7.1

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

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Masuo Gunji

Koji Tsuruta

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Yonabaru

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Noboru Andō

Noburo Kudo

Noboru Andō

Asao Koike

Ozaki

Asao Koike

Tsunehiko Watase

Shin Seki

Tsunehiko Watase

Akiko Kudō

Terumi Higa

Akiko Kudō

Kenji Imai

Mad Dog Jiro

Kenji Imai

Harumi Sone

One Shot

Harumi Sone

Tōru Yuri

Old Man

Tōru Yuri

Asao Uchida

Eisaku Oba

Asao Uchida

Hideo Murota

'Shark' Samejima

Hideo Murota

Keijirō Morozumi

Gushken

Keijirō Morozumi

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