Sympathy for the Underdog

Returning from a ten-year prison sentence, former gang leader Gunji (Koji Tsuruta, Big Time Gambling Boss) finds that his turf has been taken over by his former enemy, now a large crime syndicate with a legal corporate front. Looking for new opportunities, he gathers his old crew and heads for the island of Okinawa, a legal grey zone ripe for the taking. Made just before Kinji (Yakuza Graveyard) Fukasaku's 1970s streak of yakuza movie masterpieces, Sympathy for the Underdog is a key film in the development of this director's unique style and themes.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: Nathan Stuart (yakuza film expert), Interviews: Olivier Hadouchi (Kinji Fukasaku biographer), Visual essay on Okinawa on screen by Aaron Gerow (film historian/author), Trailers

Actors: Hideo Murota, Asao Koike, Toru Yuri, Noboru Ando, Tsunehiko Watase, Asao Uchida, Kaku Takashina, Kôji Tsuruta, Harumi Sone, Tadao Nakamura

Audio Languages: Japanese

Duration: 93 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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