Sympathy for the Underdog

Original title: Bakuto gaijin butai

1971
1h 33m

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

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7.3/10

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Quotes
Yonabaru - Koza downtown boss: You Daitokai's guard dog? Let me warn you. You better cut the crap and get the fuck back to the mainland. Otherwise, it's gonna start raining blood around here.
Shigeru Kaizu: Wow. You're up to all that?
Yonabaru - Koza downtown boss: You tellin' me I'm not? Try pulling that monkey business parading around town again tomorrow. I swear to God I'll bust it up with a bazooka.

Connections
Featured in Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza (2009)

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10/10

This movie inspired film decades later!

I just watched this movie and have to agree with Frankie (another movie reviewer here), it more than anything inspired Tarantino. The pacing of the movie, the sense of "coolnes" that permeates the film, the genre, everything about this film influenced gangster films for decades to come. There is the argument however, that Tarantino is derivative and irrelevant, but people see his movies and enjoy them. Even without the knowledge of his inspiration, which is varied, you can't help but like his films.

But about this movie:

It's about a gangster who gets out of prison and strikes up a plan to take over a city in Okinawa with the remnants of his previous gang. Unfortunately, they've never been to Okinawa, and the natives are tougher than they look.

Lots of quick edits, freeze frames and groovy hippie music (with a surf beat) provide the kitsch factor.

Highly recommended!!!