Is Mr. Baseball scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mr. Baseball easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Mr. Baseball end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mr. Baseball violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Mr. Baseball

Name: Mr. Baseball
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1992
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Aya Takanashi, Toshi Shioya, Dennis Haysbert

He's the biggest thing to hit Japan since Godzilla!

Directed by Fred Schepisi

Produced by Universal Pictures, Outlaw

1992108 min5.9 / 10

A lighthearted sports comedy about an aging American baseball player finding redemption and new purpose in Japan, built on fish-out-of-water humor and the warmth of second chances.

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?

Clusters

Feel-Good Belonging & Self-Discovery East Asian History & Culture Sports and Competitions

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Japan Baseball

Questions people ask

Is Mr. Baseball scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Mr. Baseball easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does Mr. Baseball end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Mr. Baseball violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Mr. Baseball sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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