Sympathy for the Underdog

You're a Yokohama yakuza, exiled to Okinawa by mainland rivals. You rebuild your empire by any means necessary. But old debts and new enemies collide. Fukasaku's grounded style clashes with the tropical setting. The effect is unsettling.

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Kinji Fukasaku directed Sympathy for the Underdog in 1971. See Kinji Fukasaku's full filmography, where to start with Kinji Fukasaku, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kinji Fukasaku.

Sympathy for the Underdog was released in 1971 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 93 minutes.