Sympathy for the Underdog
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Blu-ray
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Release Date: 24/06/2024
Edition: Limited Edition
Genre: World Cinema
Region Code: Region A,B
Certificate: 15
Label: Radiance Films
Actors: Kôji Tsuruta, Tadao Nakamura, Toru Yuri, Hideo Murota, Tsunehiko Watase, Kaku Takashina, Harumi Sone, Noboru Ando, Asao Uchida, Asao Koike
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Number of Discs: 1
Duration: 102 minutes
Audio Languages: Japanese
Subtitle Languages: English
Returning from a ten-year prison sentence, former gang leader Gunji (Kôji 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: Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Nathan Stuart (yakuza film expert), Interviews: Olivier Hadouchi (Kinji Fukasaku biographer), Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow; Visual essay on Okinawa on screen by Aaron Gerow (film historian/author), Trailers