Rent Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- Returning from a ten-year prison sentence, former gang leader Gunji (Kôji Tsuruta) finds that his turf has been taken over by his former enemy, now a large crime syndicate, looking for new opportunities, he gathers his old crew and heads for the island of Okinawa.
- Actors:
- Kôji Tsuruta, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Tsunehiko Watase, Akiko Kudô, Kenji Imai, Harumi Sone, Tôru Yuri, Asao Uchida, Hideo Murota, Keijirô Morozumi, Keiichi Kitagawa, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Shôken Sawa, Kaku Takashina, Kôji Hio, Genji Kawai, Shinobu Miura, Chie Kobayashi, Tooru Hanada, Hajime Kubo
- Directors:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Producers:
- Kôji Shundô, Toru Yoshida
- Writers:
- Kinji Fukasaku, Fumio Kônami, Hirô Matsuda
- Aka:
- Bakuto gaijin butai / Gambler: Foreign Opposition / Gamblers in Okinawa
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/06/2024
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by yakuza film expert Nathan Stuart
- Interview with Fukasaku biographer Olivier Hadouchi
- Visual essay on Okinawa on screen by film historian and author Aaron Gerow
- Trailer
