Mr. Baseball (1992)
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When has-been baseball player Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck) is signed by a Japanese team, he is initially reluctant to take the game seriously. Elliot is very successful, though, as he teaches the team about American chutzpah, and they remind him of the value of respect. He must fight his way out from under a slump to show that he deserves the title. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, (more)
- Director(s):
- Fred Schepisi
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Mr. Baseball
When has-been baseball player Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck) is signed by a Japanese team, he is initially reluctant to take the game seriously. Elliot is very successful, though, as he teaches the team about American chutzpah, and they remind him of the value of respect. He must fight his way out from under a slump to show that he deserves the title. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 109 mins
Complete Cast of Mr. Baseball
- Tom Selleck - Jack Elliot
- Ava Takanashi - Hiroko Uchiyama
- Toshi Shioya - Yoji Nishimura
- Toshizo Fujiwara - Ryoh Mukai
- Kenji Morinaga - Hiroshi Kurosawa
- Kenji Anzai - Player
- Greg Goossen - Trey
- Shinya Kagimoto - Player
- Yasunori Itoh - Catcher-Whales
- Yuji Inoue - Player
- Toshikatsu Ida - Catcher
- Hidetaka Hoshino - Adachi-Coach
- Ken Medlock - Umpire
- Sean McDonough - Himself
- Masanao Matsuzaki - Sugita
- Hiroshi Masumoto - Pitcher-Giants
- Ikuko Saitoh - Morita San
- Todd A. Provence - Young Ball Player
- Larry Pennell - Howie Gold
- Masato Ohsumi - Player
- Masahiro Nakane - Pitcher-Carp
- Frank Thomas - Rookie
- Mineko Yorozuyo - Hiroko's Grandmother
- Katsushi Yamaguchi - Kobayashi (Dragons)
- Tsukumo Torisaka - Anzai-Dragons
- Hikari Takano - Commercial Director
- Tomohisa Shoji - 2nd Base-Giants
- Shogo Nakajima - 3d Umpire
- Kazukuni Mutoh - Catcher-Giants
- Youichi Monda - Player
- Shinichiro Miura - Umpire
- Leon Lee - Lyle Massey
- Shotaro Kusumi - Takahashi (Dragons)
- Fumio Kubo - Pitcher-Whales
- Nobuyuki Kariya - Uemoto (Dragons)
- Norihide Goto - Issei Itoi
- Nicholas Cascone - Doc
- Charles Joseph Fick - Billy Stevens
- Tomoko Fujita - Hiroko's Assistant
- Ken Takakura - Uchiyama
- Dennis Haysbert - Max "Hammer" Dubois
- Kohsuke Toyohara - Toshi Yamashita
- Mak Takano - Shinji Igarashi
- Joh Nishimura - Tomohiko Ohmae
- Shinsuke Aoki - Nikawa (Dragons Owner)
- Jun Hamamura - Hiroko's Grandfather
- Satoshi Jinbo - Tsuboi (Dragons)
- Takao Ito - Katsura-Coach
- Yoshimi Imai - Ishimaru (Dragons)
- Takanobu Hozumi - Hiroshi Nakamura
- Frank Mendoza - Player-New York
- Michael McGrady - Duane
- Tim McCarver - Himself
- Nobuhiko Matsunami - Giants Manager
- Bradley Jay "Animal" Lesley - Niven
- Roland Rodriquez - Manuel
- Scott Plank - Ryan Ward
- Michael Papajohn - Rick
- Shoji Ohoki - Coach Hori
- Hirokazu Nagano - Player
- Dianne Crittenden
- Carrie Yazel - Coed in Bed
- Michigo Washizukan - Japanese Sportscaster
- Kensuke Toita - Akito Yagi
- Rinzoh Suzuki - Sato (Dragons Owner)
- Kinzo Sakura - 1st Umpire
- Hiro Nagae - Mutsui (Dragons)
- Yoshiya Morita - Yashiro-Coach
- Shintaro Mizushima - Uchida
- Kazuhiko Migita - Namiki-Dragons
- Art La Fleur - Skip
- Makoto Kuno - Japanese Sportscaster
- Mary Kohnert - Player's Wife
- Makoto Kaketa - 2nd Umpire
- Kazuo Asahi - Player
- Cin Chi Cheng - Itami, Coach
- Naoki Fujii - Takuya Nishikawa
- Director(s):
- Fred Schepisi
- Writer(s):
- Kevin Wade, Gary Ross, Jeffrey Price
- Producer(s):
- Robert Newmyer, Doug Claybourne, Fred Schepisi
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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