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Sympathy For the Underdog

ByTowne Cinema
Saturday, Mar 21, 2026 9:15 PM
Japanese auteur Kinji Fukusaku (BATTLE ROYALE, BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY) brings impeccable action sequences and grime-soaked maverick filmmaking to his early masterpiece SYMPATHY FOR THE UNDERDOG.

A recently released yakuza boss returns home to find a new gang has claimed his old territory and his old compatriots scattered to the winds. Hungry for a fresh start, he moves his remaining forces to the seemingly promising island of Okinawa, only to face harsh reminders that the path to power is always a bloody one. Invoking the spirits of William Friedkin and Sam Peckinpah with its tough and stark beauty, SYMPATHY FOR THE UNDERDOG is an unmistakable classic from an unparalleled Japanese artist.
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Japanese auteur Kinji Fukusaku (BATTLE ROYALE, BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY) brings impeccable action sequences and grime-soaked maverick filmmaking to his early masterpiece SYMPATHY FOR THE UNDERDOG.

A recently released yakuza boss returns home to find a new gang has claimed his old territory and his old compatriots scattered to the winds. Hungry for a fresh start, he moves his remaining forces to the seemingly promising island of Okinawa, only to face harsh reminders that the path to power is always a bloody one. Invoking the spirits of William Friedkin and Sam Peckinpah with its tough and stark beauty, SYMPATHY FOR THE UNDERDOG is an unmistakable classic from an unparalleled Japanese artist.
Film Info
Series:All Films
Release Year:1971
Genre:Drama
Action
Crime
Production Country:Japan
Original Language:Japanese
Subtitles:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Kinji Fukasaku
Cast:Koji Tsuruta
Tomisaburo Wakayama
Noboru Ando
Asao Koike
Tsunehiko Watase