SYMPATHY FOR THE UNDERDOG

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.