Underdogs
2021•2h 0m•Released
Documentary
This documentary follows the lives of four elderly Japanese men living in Manila's impoverished districts. Known as "distressed Japanese," they navigate their daily lives with minimal earnings and assistance from others. Despite once having jobs and families in Japan, they find themselves spending their final days in Manila for various reasons. The documentary offers a poignant portrayal of their struggles over seven years.
Director
Tsuyoshi Kumeta
Writer
Tsuyoshi Kumeta
Cast
Tadashi Shimamura
Issei Yasuoka
Toshihiko Taniguchi
Toshiharu Hirayama
Recommended
7.5
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
2017
7.6
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
7.1
The Class of ‘92
2013
7.1
Visions of Light
1992
7.7
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
7.5
David Bowie: Five Years
2013
7.7
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
2011
6.4
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017
7.4
That's Entertainment!
1974
8
My Mom Jayne
2025
6.5
Girl Model
2011
7.3
National Gallery
2014
6.4
Fuck
2006
7.5
One Life
2011
7.5
McQueen
2018
7
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
6.2
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
7.2
To Be Takei
2014
7.6
42 Up
1999
7.1
The Mole: Undercover in North Korea
2020
Similar Movies
7.5
Was lebst Du?
2004
Across the Rails
2022
Skate Manzanar
2001
Il n'y aura jamais assez d'images
2026
8.4
Being Japanese
2021
𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮
2023
Professional Work Style: The Work of Voice Actor Hiroshi Kamiya ~ Searching for an Answer, Looking for a Voice ~
2019
10
The Irish in America
1997
The Re-Up
2012
9
BABYMETAL LEGEND - 43 The Movie
2024
Magical Imperfection
2020
A Year of Hope
2017
The Man with the Lantern
2018
9
Return
2023
Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till Minnesota
1996
5.7
Our School
2007
10
Glasgow Celtic
0
7.3
I Am From Chosun
2021
The Hanbok on the Court
2020
The Wind
2015