 | Mr. Baseball An inspirational baseball movie., He's the biggest thing to hit Japan since Godzilla! Genres: Romance, Comedy, Sport Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 5.40 IMDB Votes: 2859 Versions: divx, ipod Actors: Toyohara, Kosuke as Toshi Yamashita, Lee, Leon as Lyle Massey, Haysbert, Dennis as Max 'Hammer' Dubois, Morinaga, Kenji as Hiroshi Kurosawa, Takano, Mak as Shinji Igarashi, Takanashi, Aya as Hiroko Uchiyama, Hozumi, Takanobu as Hiroshi Nakamura, Shioya, Toshi as Yoji Nishimura, Jack's Interpreter/Guide, Goto, Norihide as Issei Itoi, Fuji, Naoki as Takuya Nishikawa, Selleck, Tom as Jack Elliot, Nishimura, Joh as Tomophiko Ohmie, Fujiwara, Toshizo as Ryoh Mukai, Takakura, Ken as Uchiyama, Dragon's Manager, Toita, Kensuke as Akito Yagi |
| You have to have lived in Japan for a time to enjoy the beauty of this movie! I lived in Okinawa for over 2 years, and in northern Honshu 4. Believe it or not, you see a painting very good and accurate picture of contrast east / west mentality, so much a sport as well as personal relations perspective. A funny, fun and encouraging movie that deserves better than the Americans can not ever see a judge. 8 + 10! |
| Many of the comments seem to treat this movie as a movie baseball, but I think this is only secondary. It's really about life in Japan, and what actually happens. I spent a couple of years living in Japan, and I guess that the reason why this movie was not so well is that you are fortunate to have experienced Japan to get it. I was watching this with a good friend who traveled never been to Japan, noting that many of the events in the film were so ridiculous that destroyed the suspension of disbelief. My response was that these events were the unvarnished truth about life in Japan! I think this movie is definitely worth seeing, especially if you've lived in Japan or are interested in him. |
| Even if you're not a fan of baseball, you can enjoy MR. BASEBALL. The aging of the Major League home run slugger Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck) is traded to the Dragons, a team of ball favorite in Japan. American players are treated like rock 'n' roll stars in Japan and Jack is no exception. The American slugger has trouble fitting in the eastern part of society and through his interpreter (Kosuke Toyohara) does not completely alienate himself. Another player in America "Hammer" Dubois (Dennis Haysbert) tries to help Jack fit in great, but, of course, the Dragon's new home run hitter is pretty hard head. Elliot is at his trainer of (Ken Takakura) doghouse more often than not. The team believes that you dislike easy. Without knowing it, is the romance with the daughter of the coach (Aya Takanashi), and that is only part of the humor found in this short and pleasant walk from the movie. Most of the humor comes from Jack's interpreter. Selleck fits the role very well. Ted Danson would have been another good choice for the role, but Selleck offers arrogance enough to carry it off. It's not a total waste of time, but there are doubts about a double-header. Twice is enough for me. |
| I have seen this 15 years ago in the theater, and although I never had the desire to see again, always stuck with me. Perhaps it is because (1) I love baseball, (2) arrogant hate to see players, and (3) cringe when I see someone who does not represent my country in a positive light. That's what you get in this movie, like Tom Selleck plays a crude, profane, "ugly American" player of talent that have been lost in the Major Leagues and now relegated to playing in Japan. (Ironically, Japan is beginning to make some incursions upside down, especially with Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox.) In any case, "Jack Elliott" (Selleck) Pouts their way around Japan until he gets involved in a romance, which is portrayed a little stupidly and leads to a predictable end. Other characters are interesting to see here, as administrator of the stern, played by Ken Takakura. One of the other American players has proved to be a star in her own right, in terms of: Dennis Haybert of "24" and now "The Unit". There are a lot better baseball movies out there, but you can do worse, too. It was okay, but as an American, I get to see enough arrogant pro athletes play here every day. All you have to do is turn on the TV. |
| I am very impressed by the comments that I read for this movie - and in general to read, thoughtful and informed - obviously, for people who like and think about movies. I could not add anything to review the excellent job that IMDb members have already done so. If I may, I'd like to correct a small misunderstanding widespread, but that appears in many of the comments: Mr. Baseball America and behaved in an ugly way, but it was not an ugly American. The original ugly American was Homer Atkins, one of the heroes of the eponymous 1958 novel Burdick and Lederer, and exactly the opposite of Mr. Baseball. Homer is an American archetype, and an archetype of an engineer - he went to Vietnam to work with people who liked and respected the people he met, using appropriate sustainable technology in cooperation with its troops, and was liked and respected by them precisely because he exemplifies the democratic values and virtues of America. Its ugliness was purely facial, merely skin deep; his personality and his deep and genuine humanity. Mr Baseball example of all the crass, ignorant, insecure boorishness that Europeans and Americans so often cause about other cultures; Homer Atkins, the ugly American, was the other face of our currency, which represents our humanity and decency. I think that the ugly Americans still far outnumber the Mr. Baseball, which remains our last, best hope. |
| If you like baseball, you dig this movie. It is little affected and it is not exactly worthy of Oscar, Tom Selleck, but it's pretty convincing as a major leaguer fight that is marketed to a Japanese team. If you've seen all the new versions (except Thin Red Line, which should be avoided like the plague) and it's looking for something fun and entertaining, this movie is a sure bet. Enjoy .. Dodgers and GO! (yes that are struggling now, but I can feel a return) |
| I liked this movie because it was not Tom Selleck in it, but because it was a good story about baseball and also had a semi-dramatized on the view of some of the issues that a baseball player nearing the end of his time in the Major League should deal with sports. He also enjoyed a lot of cultural differences in Latin American and Japanese baseball and small facts about how the games are played differently. In general, it's a good movie to watch on Cable TV or rent in a cold winter night and watch on the "Day of the Dog" in the spring and summer knows that training is only a few months. A good film of a baseball fan, as well as a good "DATE" movie ... Trust me on that one! * Wink * |
Download Mr. Baseball Movie HereA Major Leaguer down on his percentages gets traded to the Chuunichi Dragons , and has trouble adjusting to Japanese customs. He resists what he considers ridiculous and arbitrary rules of the club and belittles the etiquette expected of him as a representative of his team. When he starts seeing the interactions of his coach with the owners of the team, and falls in love with his trainer's daughter, he begins to rethink his attitude.
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