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

1992

1h 48m

5.8(140 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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?

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83 members

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Tom Selleck

Jack Elliot

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高倉健

Uchiyama

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Aya Takanashi

Hiroko Uchiyama

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塩屋俊

Yoji Nishimura

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Dennis Haysbert

Max 'Hammer' Dubois

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Art LaFleur

Skip

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Nicholas Cascone

Doc

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Larry Pennell

Howie Gold

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Toshizo Fujiwara

Ryoh Mukai

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豊原功補

Toshi Yamashita

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Mak Takano

Shinji Igarashi

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Naoki Fuji

Takuya Nishikawa

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森永健司

Hiroshi Kurosawa

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Kensuke Toita

Akito Yagi

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Norihide Goto

Issei Itoi

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Joh Nishimura

Tomohiko Ohmie

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穂積隆信

Hiroshi Nakamura

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Leon Lee

Lyle Massey

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Bradley Jay Lesley

Niven

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浜村純

Hiroko's Grandfather

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萬代峰子

Hiroko's Grandmother

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Shoji Ohoki

Coach Hori

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Tomoko Fujita

Hiroko's Assistant

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桜金造

Umpire #1

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Ikuko Saitoh

Morita-san

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Hikari Takano

Commercial Director

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Tim McCarver

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Sean McDonough

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Greg Goossen

Trey

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Scott Plank

Ryan Ward

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Charles Fick

Billy Stevens

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Michael McGrady

Duane

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Frank Thomas

Rookie

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Michael Papajohn

Rick

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Rolando Rodriquez

Manuel

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Todd A. Provence

Young Ball Player

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Frank Mendoza

Player - New York

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Ken Medlock

Umpire

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Carrie Jean Yazel

Coed in Bed

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Mary Kohnert

Player's Wife

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Makoto Kuno

Japanese Sportscaster

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Michiyo Washizuka

Japanese Sportscaster

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青木伸輔

Nikawa (Dragons Owner)

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Rinzô Suzuki

Sato (Dragons Owner)

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水島新太郎

Uchida (Dragons)

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Nobuyuki Kariya

Uemoto (Dragons)

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神保悟志

Tsuboi (Dragons)

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Masanao Matsuzaki

Sugita (Dragons)

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Shôtarô Kusumi

Takahashi (Dragons)

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Katsushi Yamaguchi

Kobayashi (Dragons)

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Hiro Nagae

Mutsui (Dragons)

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Yoshimi Imai

Ishimaru (Dragons)

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Cin Chi Cheng

Itami (Coach)

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Makoto Kaketa

Umpire #2

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Shogo Nakajima

Umpire #3

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Yoshiya Morita

Yashiro (Coach)

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Takao Ito

Katsura (Coach)

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Hidetaka Hoshino

Adachi (Coach)

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Kazuhiko Migita

Namiki (Dragons)

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Tsukumo Torisaka

Anzai (Dragons)

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Kazukuni Mutoh

Catcher (Giants)

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Hiroshi Masumoto

Pitcher (Giants)

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Tomohisa Shoji

2nd Base (Giants)

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Fumio Kubo

Pitcher (Whales)

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Yasunori Itoh

Catcher (Whales)

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Nobuhiko Matsunami

Giants Manager

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Masahiro Nakane

Pitcher (Carp)

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Toshikatsu Ida

Catcher (Carp)

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Shinichiro Miura

Umpire

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Yoshio Fukazawa

Player

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Kenji Anzai

Player

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Masato Ohsumi

Player

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Youichi Monda

Player

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Shinya Kagimoto

Player

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Hirokazu Nagano

Player

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Kazuo Asahi

Player

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Yuji Inoue

Player

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Deborah Fallender

(additional voices)

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J.D. Hall

(additional voices)

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Clint Howard

(additional voices)

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Arlin Miller

(additional voices)

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Paige Pollack

(additional voices)

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Noreen Reardon

(additional voices)

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