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Mr. Baseball
Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball

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

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$20000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

01 October 1992

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Jack Elliot

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Uchiyama

Aya Takanashi

Aya Takanashi

Hiroko Uchiyama

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Max 'Hammer' Dubois

Toshi Shioya

Toshi Shioya

Yoji Nishimura

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Toshi Yamashita

Toshizo Fujiwara

Toshizo Fujiwara

Ryoh Mukai

Mak Takano

Mak Takano

Shinji Igarashi

Kenji Morinaga

Kenji Morinaga

Hiroshi Kurosawa

Joh Nishimura

Joh Nishimura

Tomohiko Ohmie

Norihide Goto

Norihide Goto

Issei Itoi

Kensuke Toita

Kensuke Toita

Akito Yagi

Naoki Fuji

Naoki Fuji

Takuya Nishikawa

Takanobu Hozumi

Takanobu Hozumi

Hiroshi Nakamura

Leon Lee

Leon Lee

Lyle Massey

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Hiroko's Grandfather

Mineko Yorozuyo

Mineko Yorozuyo

Hiroko's Grandmother

Shōji Ōki

Shōji Ōki

Coach Hori

Tomoko Fujita

Tomoko Fujita

Hiroko's Assistant

Kinzō Sakura

Kinzō Sakura

Umpire #1

Ikuko Saiton

Ikuko Saiton

Morita-san

Hikari Takano

Hikari Takano

Commercial Director

Art LaFleur

Art LaFleur

Skip

Greg Goossen

Greg Goossen

Trey

Nicholas Cascone

Nicholas Cascone

Doc

Larry Pennell

Larry Pennell

Howie Gold

Scott Plank

Scott Plank

Ryan Ward

Charles Fick

Charles Fick

Billy Stevens

Michael McGrady

Michael McGrady

Duane

Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas

Rookie

Michael Papajohn

Michael Papajohn

Rick

Rolando Rodriquez

Rolando Rodriquez

Manuel

Todd A. Provence

Todd A. Provence

Young Ball Player

Frank Mendoza

Frank Mendoza

Player - New York

Ken Medlock

Ken Medlock

Umpire

Carrie Jean Yazel

Carrie Jean Yazel

Coed in Bed

Mary Kohnert

Mary Kohnert

Player's Wife

Makoto Kuno

Makoto Kuno

Japanese Sportscaster

Michiyo Washizuka

Michiyo Washizuka

Japanese Sportscaster

Shinsuke Aoki

Shinsuke Aoki

Nikawa

Rinzoh Suzuki

Rinzoh Suzuki

Sato

Shintarô Mizushima

Shintarô Mizushima

Sugita

Nobuyuki Kariya

Nobuyuki Kariya

Uemoto

Satoshi Jinbo

Satoshi Jinbo

Tsuboi

Masanao Matsuzaki

Masanao Matsuzaki

Koboyshika

Shôtarô Kusumi

Shôtarô Kusumi

Takahashi

Katsushi Yamaguchi

Katsushi Yamaguchi

Kobayashi

Hiro Nagae

Hiro Nagae

Mutsui

Yoshimi Imai

Yoshimi Imai

Ishimara

Cin Chi Cheng

Cin Chi Cheng

Itami

Makoto Kakeda

Makoto Kakeda

Umpire #2

Shogo Nakajima

Shogo Nakajima

Umpire #3

Bradley Jay Lesley

Bradley Jay Lesley

Niven

Garry Bassin

Garry Bassin

Bartender (uncredited)

Bob Costas

Bob Costas

Himself (voice) (uncredited)

James Corey Kaufman

James Corey Kaufman

Fan (uncredited)

Tim McCarver

Tim McCarver

Himself (voice) (uncredited)

Adam Vargas

Adam Vargas

Cheering fan behind home plate (uncredited)

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