Mr. Baseball (1992)
- Directed by
- Fred Schepisi
- Genre
- comedy film, sport film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 149 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An aging American baseball player gets traded to a Japanese team. He struggles to adapt to the different customs and expectations of Japanese baseball culture.
lightheartedfish-out-of-waterhumorousplayfulfeel-goodmoderate-tempoculture-clashsports-oriented
What happens
Mr. Baseball is a 1992 American sports comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Dennis Haysbert, and Aya Takanashi. Selleck plays a veteran New York Yankees first baseman, Jack Elliot, who is traded to the Chunichi Dragons in Japan and must contend with cultural differences. Although the film was a limited success, it remains accurate, as of the 2020s, in portraying the peculiarities of Japanese baseball. It is used as a training resource by foreign professional baseball players who join a Japanese team. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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