Japan Synopsis
“They never met an adult they couldn't drive crazy.”
In this third film version of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promotor/hustler who takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.
The 1977–1979 Japan Window
52 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan sits at position #48.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Bad News Bears Go to Japan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Paramount
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Bad News Bears Go to Japan premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,444 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,382 of 1,411 (top 98%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Spanish, English |
| Production Companies | Paramount, TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | June 30, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0077199 |