Battlefield Baseball (2003)
"Jigoku Kôshien" (original title)

Battlefield Baseball is a tough game--it doesn't end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their ... See full summary »

Director:

Yudai Yamaguchi

Writers:

Isao Kiriyama (screenplay), Gatarô Man (comic),

Stars:

Tak Sakaguchi, Atsushi Itô, Hideo Sakaki

Cast

Credited cast:
Tak Sakaguchi	...	Yakyû Jubei
Atsushi Itô	...	Megane
Hideo Sakaki	...	Hôichi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shôichirô Masumoto	...	Umpire
Akiko Mishiro
Alex Revan	...	Blaster
Kanae Uotani	...	Young mother

Storyline

Battlefield Baseball is a tough game--it doesn't end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their opponents on the Seido High team know they don't have a chance at beating them unless they can bring back a star pitcher who has a lethal pitch called the Super Tornado, but who has hung up his cleats and has no desire to return to the game.

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Plot Keywords:

beating | baseball | pitcher | falling from height | alcoholism | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sport

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

10 September 2004 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Battlefield Baseball

Company Credits

Production Co:

Klock Worx Co., Media Suits, napalm FiLMS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

User Reviews

If Monty Python made a movie in Japan...

...it would probably look a lot like this; because like Monty Pythion, this movie deliberately goes out of its way to be as ridicules as possible. The story involves a high school baseball team, who's opponents happen to be a vicious gang of superhuman, green-faced monsters; the monster team enjoys horribly mutilating the players on the opposing team (sorry to disappoint you sports fans, but there is very little baseball is actually played). Anyhow, the high school's last hope is to try and recruit a new student with incredibly powerful baseball skills; unfortunately he has vowed never to play baseball again, after one of his pitches ends up killing his father; are you following this so far? There's a bit more to the story then that, but its not that important, sense the whole movie is really just an excuse to show us some of the most insane gags ever brought to the screen. Recommended for those with a abnormal sense of humor.