Mr. Baseball (1992)
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?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $20,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.172 |
Directed By
Fred Schepisi
Crew
Jerry Goldsmith
Kevin Wade
John Junkerman
Gary Ross
Monte Merrick
Peter Honess
Fred Schepisi
Theo Pelletier
Ian Baker
Ariel Levy
TOP CAST
Tom Selleck
Jack Elliot
Ken Takakura
Uchiyama
Aya Takanashi
Hiroko Uchiyama
Dennis Haysbert
Max 'Hammer' Dubois
Toshi Shioya
Yoji Nishimura
Kosuke Toyohara
Toshi Yamashita
Toshizo Fujiwara
Ryoh Mukai
Mak Takano
Shinji Igarashi
Kenji Morinaga
Hiroshi Kurosawa
Joh Nishimura
Tomohiko Ohmie
Norihide Goto
Issei Itoi
Kensuke Toita
Akito Yagi
Naoki Fuji
Takuya Nishikawa
Takanobu Hozumi
Hiroshi Nakamura
Leon Lee
Lyle Massey
Jun Hamamura
Hiroko's Grandfather
Mineko Yorozuyo
Hiroko's Grandmother
Shōji Ōki
Coach Hori
Tomoko Fujita
Hiroko's Assistant
Kinzō Sakura
Umpire #1
Ikuko Saiton
Morita-san
Hikari Takano
Commercial Director
Art LaFleur
Skip
Greg Goossen
Trey
Nicholas Cascone
Doc
Larry Pennell
Howie Gold
Scott Plank
Ryan Ward
Charles Fick
Billy Stevens
Michael McGrady
Duane
Frank Thomas
Rookie
Michael Papajohn
Rick
Rolando Rodriquez
Manuel
Todd A. Provence
Young Ball Player
Frank Mendoza
Player - New York
Ken Medlock
Umpire
Carrie Jean Yazel
Coed in Bed
Mary Kohnert
Player's Wife
Makoto Kuno
Japanese Sportscaster
Michiyo Washizuka
Japanese Sportscaster
Shinsuke Aoki
Nikawa
Rinzoh Suzuki
Sato
Shintarô Mizushima
Sugita
Nobuyuki Kariya
Uemoto
Satoshi Jinbo
Tsuboi
Masanao Matsuzaki
Koboyshika
Shôtarô Kusumi
Takahashi
Katsushi Yamaguchi
Kobayashi
Hiro Nagae
Mutsui
Yoshimi Imai
Ishimara
Cin Chi Cheng
Itami
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