Synopsis
“He's the biggest thing to hit Japan since Godzilla!”
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?
The 1991–1993 Japan Window
109 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mr. Baseball sits at position #93.
#1Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#2Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#3Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.6 · 1991
#4Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#5Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#6Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
★ 8.2 · 1991
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
★ 8.1 · 1991
Other Titles From Universal Pictures
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mr. Baseball premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,994 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,268 of 1,411 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | October 1, 1992 |
| IMDb | tt0104926 |