Deadball
Seen it?2011 | 99 min | Comedy, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of sports fans (and people who swear they aren't) and anyone who wants a laugh. You don't need to know the game to feel the big moments.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Baseball prodigy Jubeh Yakyu is the most feared and dangerous juvenile delinquent in all of Japan. After accidentally causing the death of his father with a super-powered, deadly fireball pitch, Jubeh swore off baseball and became a criminal and now, at 17, has been sent to the Pterodactyl Juvenile Reformatory for hardened criminals. Headmistress Ishihara, the granddaughter of a World War II Nazi collaborator, runs the institution with an iron fist and the enthusiastic help of her sadistic assistant, Ilsa. After arriving at the hellhole, Jubeh soon learns from governor Mifune that his long-lost, younger brother Musashi had also done time there after a murder spree, but had since died mysteriously…
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yudai Yamaguchi
- Tak SakaguchiJûbei Yakyû
- Mari HoshinoSuzuki Shinosuke / Four Eyes
- Koichi YamaderaBaseball Announcer
- Miho NinagawaPrincipal Ishihara
- Takamasa SugaMusashi
- Jyonmyon PeEyeball
- Miho HaritaIlsa Zwei
- Mickey CurtisFather
- Ryosei TayamaWarden Mifune
- Takatsugu Iwama