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Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball

He's the biggest thing to hit Japan since Godzilla!

19925.81h 48m

Overview

Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?

Directed by Fred Schepisi
Written by Theo Pelletier, John Junkerman, Gary Ross
Produced by Fred Schepisi, Doug Claybourne, Robert Newmyer
Box Office0Revenue: $20.0M

Top Cast

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Jack Elliot

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Uchiyama

Aya Takanashi

Aya Takanashi

Hiroko Uchiyama

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Toshi Shioya

Yoji Nishimura

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Max 'Hammer' Dubois

Art LaFleur

Art LaFleur

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Nicholas Cascone

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Larry Pennell

Larry Pennell

Howie Gold

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Toshizo Fujiwara

Ryoh Mukai

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Toshi Yamashita

Themes & Keywords

japanbaseball

About Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball is a comedy film released in 1992 exploring themes of japan, baseball. Directed by Fred Schepisi, it stars Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Aya Takanashi. Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?

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