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Release Date: 1992 Cast: Joh Nishimura, Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Kenji Morinaga, Toshizo Fujiwara, Dennis Haysbert, Mak Takano, Aya Takanashi, Toshi Shioya, Nicholas Cascone
Categories: Movies, Romantic comedy, Comedy, Romance Film, Sports Mr. Baseball is a 1992 American film that starred Tom Selleck and was directed by Fred Schepisi.
Jack Elliot is an aging American baseball player put on the trading block by the New York Yankees in favor of a rookie first-baseman (played by former Chicago White Sox player Frank Thomas), and there's only one taker: the Nagoya Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Right away, the arrogant Elliot clashes with the Japanese culture and he soon alienates his new teammates. He believes the rules and management style of his new skipper, Uchiyama (Ken Takakura), are ludicrous,... MORE
Mr. Baseball is a 1992 American film that starred Tom Selleck and was directed by Fred Schepisi.
Jack Elliot is an aging American baseball player put on the trading block by the New York Yankees in favor of a rookie first-baseman (played by former Chicago White Sox player Frank Thomas), and there's only one taker: the Nagoya Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Right away, the arrogant Elliot clashes with the Japanese culture and he soon alienates his new teammates. He believes the rules and management style of his new skipper, Uchiyama (Ken Takakura), are ludicrous, and continues to do things his way, which leads his already dwindling performance to suffer more. His only ally on the team is another American ballplayer, Max "Hammer" Dubois (Dennis Haysbert), but even he's fed up with Jack's attitude and lack of respect for the game and his team.
At the same time, Elliot develops a relationship with the beautiful Hiroko (Aya Takanashi), who is, he later finds out, Uchiyama's daughter.
After one too many outbursts, including punching out his interpreter (during a brawl), Elliot is suspended. After meeting Hiroko's family, including Uchiyama, Uchiyama admits to LESS
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