
Sympathy for the Underdog(1971)
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.


First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half-Japanese/half-American woman who becomes the tough-as-nails leader of an all-girl crime gang.

Rika Aoki
Rika
Kazuko Nagamoto
Reiko
Masami Souda
Hanako
Michi Nono
Junko
Fuminori Sato
Tetsu

Ryōhei Uchida
Mr Z

Masane Tsukayama
Numata
Yasuo Arakawa
Sabu
Sotoshi Moritsuka
Hirose
Yoshihiro Nakadai
Tachibana
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl is a drama, action, crime film released in 1972. Directed by Kō Nakahira, it stars Rika Aoki, Kazuko Nagamoto, Masami Souda. First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half-Japanese/half-American woman who becomes the tough-as-nails leader of an all-girl crime gang.
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