Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
- Original title
- 博徒外人部隊
- Directed by
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A former yakuza boss gets out of prison and tries to start a new life in Okinawa. He gets drawn back into gang conflicts with a local mob.
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What happens
Sympathy for the Underdog, known in Japan as Bakuto Gaijin Butai (博徒外人部隊; "Outlaw Gambler-Foreign Legion"), is a 1971 Japanese yakuza film directed and co-written by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Kōji Tsuruta and Noboru Ando. It is director Fukasaku's (Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Battle Royale) last film featuring Kōji Tsuruta. Complex named it number 8 on their list of The 25 Best Yakuza Movies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers (1971)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.