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Sympathy for the Underdog
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Title: Sympathy for the Underdog

Release Date: 12 Jan 1971

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama, Action, Crime

Director: Toei Company

Production Companies: Toei Company

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.171 (35 votes)

Cast

  • Masuo Gunji: Koji Tsuruta
  • Yonabaru: Tomisaburō Wakayama
  • Noburo Kudo: Noboru Andō
  • Susumu Seki: Tsunehiko Watase
  • Ozaki: Asao Koike
  • Shark: Hideo Murota
  • Terumi: Akiko Kudō
  • Mad Dog Jiro: Kenji Imai
  • Gushiken: Keijirō Morozumi
  • Haderuma: Rinichi Yamamoto
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