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Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

12 January 1971

Country

Japan

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Masuo Gunji

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Yonabaru

Noboru Andō

Noboru Andō

Noburo Kudo

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Susumu Seki

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Ozaki

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Shark

Akiko Kudō

Akiko Kudō

Terumi

Kenji Imai

Kenji Imai

Mad Dog Jiro

Keijirō Morozumi

Keijirō Morozumi

Gushiken

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Haderuma

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Eisaku Oba

Harumi Sone

Harumi Sone

Gunshot

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Shigeru Kaizu

Osman Yusuf

Osman Yusuf

Carter

Keiichi Kitagawa

Keiichi Kitagawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Akikane Sawa

Akikane Sawa

Kaku Takashina

Kaku Takashina

Kusakabe

Takashi Hio

Takashi Hio

Genji Kawai

Genji Kawai

Shinobu Miura

Shinobu Miura

Chie Kobayashi

Chie Kobayashi

Tooru Hanada

Tooru Hanada

Hajime Kubo

Hajime Kubo

Tôkô Ueda

Tôkô Ueda

Asaji Yoshinoura

Asaji Yoshinoura

Hajime Nakasone

Hajime Nakasone

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