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.
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
Comedy + Family in Japan
73 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Bad News Bears Go to Japan itself).
The 1977–1979 Japan Window
In the crowded 1977-1979 Japan release window, The Bad News Bears Go to Japan sits at #48 of 52. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Bad News Bears Go to Japan premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1978.
The 493rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 54% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- coach · 2
- little league · 1
- kids’ sports team · 1
- baseball · 8
- japan · 454
- sports · 59
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 |