Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog

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Release Date

1/12/1971

Runtime

93 mins

Overview

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

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A taut yakuza saga about displacement and violent reinvention, played with unflinching intensity and gritty realism. The film tracks a gang's desperate effort to rebuild their empire in new territory, making survival itself the central struggle.

Mood

DefiantTenseBleak

Themes

SurvivalPowerCrime

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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