Sympathy for the Underdog

Nan
1h 33m
1971
7.2 /10 (36)

Overview

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

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1971-01-12

Top Billed Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Masuo Gunji

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Yonabaru

Noboru Andō

Noburo Kudo

Tsunehiko Watase

Susumu Seki

Asao Koike

Ozaki

Hideo Murota

Shark

Akiko Kudō

Terumi

Kenji Imai

Mad Dog Jiro

Keijirō Morozumi

Gushiken

Rinichi Yamamoto

Haderuma

Asao Uchida

Eisaku Oba

Harumi Sone

Gunshot

Tadao Nakamaru

Shigeru Kaizu

Osman Yusuf

Carter

Keiichi Kitagawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

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