Japan Synopsis
DEADBALL デッドボール
Baseball prodigy Jubeh Yakyu is the most feared and dangerous juvenile delinquent in all of Japan. After accidentally causing the death of his father with a super-powered, deadly fireball pitch, Jubeh swore off baseball and became a criminal and now, at 17, has been sent to the Pterodactyl Juvenile Reformatory for hardened criminals. Headmistress Ishihara, the granddaughter of a World War II Nazi collaborator, runs the institution with an iron fist and the enthusiastic help of her sadistic assistant, Ilsa. After arriving at the hellhole, Jubeh soon learns from governor Mifune that his long-lost, younger brother Musashi had also done time there after a murder spree, but had since died mysteriously…
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
441 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Deadball sits at position #439.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Deadball premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,550 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,408 of 1,411 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sushi Typhoon |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | July 23, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1954374 |
| Official Site | www.sushi-typhoon.com |