Sympathy for the Underdog (1971): Cast
Sympathy for the Underdog is a 1971 crime drama directed by Kinji Fukasaku, starring Hideo Murota as Shark, Asao Koike and Tomisaburô Wakayama. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Toei Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sympathy for the Underdog About?
The premise of Sympathy for the Underdog without spoilers.
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
Sympathy for the Underdog Themes & Keywords
· 13 tags- yakuza
- gang war
- organized crime
- gangster
- harbor
- airport
- one armed man
- okinawa japan
- sunglasses
- hitman
- release from prison
- murder
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- blood
Sympathy for the Underdog Cast & Characters
Hideo Murota leads the cast as Shark, with Asao Koike as Ozaki and Tomisaburô Wakayama as Yonabaru. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku; 27 actors are credited in all.
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Director Kinji Fukasaku
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Hideo Murota as Shark - Asao Koike as Ozaki
- Tomisaburô Wakayama as Yonabaru
- Tsunehiko Watase as Susumu Seki
Also Starring in Sympathy for the Underdog
· 23 more- Asao Uchida Eisaku Oba
- Harumi Sone Gunshot
- Rinichi Yamamoto Haderuma
- Koji Tsuruta Masuo Gunji
- Kenji Imai Mad Dog Jiro
- Tadao Nakamaru Shigeru Kaizu
- Kaku Takashina Kusakabe
- Osman Yusuf Carter
- Keijirō Morozumi Gushiken
- Akikane Sawa
- Genji Kawai
- Noboru Andō Noburo Kudo
- Hiroshi Hasegawa
- Takashi Hio
- Chie Kobayashi
- Keiichi Kitagawa
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More from Kinji Fukasaku
More films directed by Kinji Fukasaku, best-rated first: Tora! Tora! Tora!, Battle Royale, Battle Royale II: Requiem and Battle Royale.
Sympathy for the Underdog Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 teaser.
- Teaser 博徒外人部隊 DVD発売【告知】
Sympathy for the Underdog Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “Gamblers in Okinawa” and “Guerre des Gangs à Okinawa”.
- Also known as
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- Gamblers in Okinawa
- Guerre des Gangs à Okinawa
- Bakuto gaijin butai
- Az okinawai különítmény
- Gambler: Foreign Opposition
- Gangsterzy na Okinawie
- 박도외인부대
- 博徒外人部队
- Симпатия к неудачнику
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Sympathy for the Underdog FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Sympathy for the Underdog, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sympathy for the Underdog?
Sympathy for the Underdog runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Sympathy for the Underdog released?
Sympathy for the Underdog was released on January 12, 1971.
Who directed Sympathy for the Underdog?
Sympathy for the Underdog was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
More films by Kinji Fukasaku Who is in the cast of Sympathy for the Underdog?
Sympathy for the Underdog stars Hideo Murota as Shark, Asao Koike as Ozaki and Tomisaburô Wakayama as Yonabaru, among 27 credited actors.
Does Sympathy for the Underdog have a post-credit scene?
No. Sympathy for the Underdog has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Sympathy for the Underdog in?
The original language of Sympathy for the Underdog is Japanese.
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