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Mr. Baseball
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Mr. Baseball

1992-10-01 · 108 min · ★ 5.9

Comedy

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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Directors
Fred Schepisi
Production companies
Universal Pictures, Outlaw, Pacific Artists
Countries
United States of America, Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 20,000,000

Top Cast

Tom SelleckTom SelleckJack Elliot
Ken TakakuraKen TakakuraUchiyama
Aya TakanashiAya TakanashiHiroko Uchiyama
Toshi ShioyaYoji Nishimura
Dennis HaysbertDennis HaysbertMax 'Hammer' Dubois
Art LaFleurArt LaFleurSkip
Nicholas CasconeDoc
Larry PennellLarry PennellHowie Gold
Toshizo FujiwaraRyoh Mukai
Kosuke ToyoharaKosuke ToyoharaToshi Yamashita
Mak TakanoMak TakanoShinji Igarashi
Naoki FujiTakuya Nishikawa
Kenji MorinagaHiroshi Kurosawa
Kensuke ToitaAkito Yagi
Norihide GotoIssei Itoi
Joh NishimuraTomohiko Ohmie
Takanobu HozumiTakanobu HozumiHiroshi Nakamura
Leon LeeLyle Massey
Bradley Jay LesleyNiven
Jun HamamuraJun HamamuraHiroko's Grandfather

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