Sympathy For The Underdog Blu-Ray

After serving a ten-year prison sentence, former gang leader Gunji (Koji Tsuruta, Big Time Gambling Boss) returns to find his turf taken over by his former enemy, a large crime syndicate operating under the guise of a legitimate business. In search of new opportunities, he gathers his old gang and heads to Okinawa, a legal gray zone ripe for takeover. Sympathy for the Underdog, made just before Kinji (Yakuza Graveyard) Fukasaku's series of yakuza film classics in the 1970s, is an important film in the development of this director's style and themes. BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES High-definition digital transfer Uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary by yakuza film expert Nathan Stuart (2024) Interview with Fukasaku's biographer Olivier Hadouchi (2024) Visual essay on Okinawa in film by film historian and author Aaron Gerow (2024) Trailer and enhanced English subtitle translation.