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Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog

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1971•1h 33m•7.1/10
DramaActionCrime

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7.1/10(38)

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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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Masuo Gunji

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Yonabaru

Noboru Andō

Noboru Andō

Noburo Kudo

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Ozaki

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Shin Seki

Akiko Kudō

Akiko Kudō

Terumi Higa

Kenji Imai

Kenji Imai

Mad Dog Jiro

Harumi Sone

Harumi Sone

One Shot

Tōru Yuri

Tōru Yuri

Old Man

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Eisaku Oba

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

'Shark' Samejima

Keijirō Morozumi

Keijirō Morozumi

Gushken

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Hateruma

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Satoshi Kaizu

Osman Yusuf

Osman Yusuf

Carter

Kaku Takashina

Kaku Takashina

Kusakabe

Genji Kawai

Genji Kawai

Chairman of Kohoku Association

Akikane Sawa

Akikane Sawa

Doctor

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Hateruma's minion

Keiichi Kitagawa

Jiro's Younger Brother

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