Battlefield Baseball

Starring:Tak Sakaguchi, Atsushi Ito, Hideo Sakaki, ShÃ´ichirÃ´ Masumoto, Kanae Uotani
Director: Yudai Yamaguchi
Studio: Subversive Cinema
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Arguably a mixed bag, but likely to develop a sizable cult following
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Batlefield Stadium
Waitasecond... Movies are AWESOME!!!
Just so ridiculous you have to like it

Battlefield Baseball
Starring: Tak Sakaguchi , Atsushi Ito , Hideo Sakaki , Shôichirô Masumoto , and Kanae Uotani
Director: Yudai Yamaguchi
Manufacturer: Subversive Cinema
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0009E326G
Release Date: 2005-05-31

Customer Reviews:

Arguably a mixed bag, but likely to develop a sizable cult following.......2007-04-06

This low-budget baseball zombie comedy is arguably a mixed bag, but one likely to develop a sizable cult following. While it successfully pokes fun at the cliches inherent in most sports movies, particularly those `moments' where people spontaneously applaud the main characters actions (similarly mocked in NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE), it doesn't deliver on the action and gore quotient promised by the concept. And yet, as a budget-conscious live-action adaptation of a Shonen Jump manga, it plants tongue hard in cheek and certainly feels faithful to the source material, never for a minute taking itself seriously and gleefully indulging in the most eye-rollingly obvious visual gags. Desperate to make it to the big leagues, the Seido High School baseball team must face their much more successful rivals at Gedo High, a team made up entirely of well-armed zombies. Their ace in the hole may well be transfer student `Jubeh The Baseball' (Tak Sakaguchi), who's signature fastball killed his own father, a tragedy which prevents him from helping the team. Directed by the writer of VERSUS (Yudai Yamiguchi), produced by that film's director (Ryuhei Kitamura) and starring that film's lead (Tak Sakaguchi), BATTLEFIELD shares that film's low-budget ingenuity, but wisely knows when to take up stakes and call it a day around the 90 minute mark. The Japanese R2 DVD has English subs and includes a hilariously inventive short film called Ramen Baka Ichidai, about a kid who hunts down the perfect Ramen noodles for his dying grandfather. Primo stuff.

????.......2006-10-10

This movie was my first foray into ridiculous Japanese culture (Well, live action at least) and it won't be my last.

As a baseball movie, its terrible. Really though, it isn't about baseball. It is about a family...I think. I don't know. The ending was pretty funny though and zombie teams coach kept reminding me of that blue Jay Leno looking dude from Beetleborgs.

The movie was over the top in every aspect. The one downfall it has was its lack of action. After reading reviews and previews and watching trailers I expected a little bit more action than was presented.

It's still worth buying though if only to see it and try to explain it to others.

Batlefield Stadium.......2006-09-15

I don't know if this is the place legends are made but this was one of the weirder movies I have ever seen. It starts off with the principal of this school looking forward to this baseball tournament. Then he finds out that the Gedo school is going to be in it. The Gedo school is like a zombie school that doesn't play baseball, but they do show up to the field with bats.

So we dont' really get a story here but I felt the kung fu mother and the umpire make this movie worth a watch. Don't expect a movie anywhere near as good as Versus which stars the same lead actor but with limited budget, I thought this was a film that had it's moments.

Waitasecond... Movies are AWESOME!!!.......2006-06-21

Tak Sakaguchi will use your funnybone...
to hit a home run!
(applause)

(hmm, this review struck out.. would it help if I said there's a laugh every minute and that I've bought 3 copies for friends and libraries?)
ps. Also check out CROMARTIE HIGH by this director for similiarly intense manga-style absurdity.

Just so ridiculous you have to like it.......2006-04-28

In this I guess you can say alternate reality baseball is the sport of sports and in a tournament anything goes, even death. Because when you're playing the game you can get away with it. Since Gedo High hadn't been playing for many years Seido High thought they would have a very easy year. But then they hear the news that Gedo High has just returned from its slaughter on America and is ready for more. The Principal is definitely freaking out, and then he comes upon Jubei who definitely has skills in playing the game. But Jubei has taken a vow never to play baseball again. Luckily the Principal is able to convince Jubei to play once again, and the game is on. Its Cromartie high meets Shaun of the dead meets baseball. From the team that brought you Versus you must expect this to be a great movie, and yeah it pretty much is.

From what I've found out it was based on a graphic novel by which author I'm not sure but there is a short introduction in the beginning of the movie. I think what I liked the most had to be the two musical sequences where one song talked about why Jubei did not play baseball anymore and the other I can't really remember anymore but I think it was them starting to play baseball again. I must add that the movie also stars the same guy who stars in Versus. This movie is also not as hard to explain as Versus was. The story is pretty much about these two schools who are playing baseball and all one team does is slaughter the other. But seriously while watching this you kind of wonder why they just didn't animate it. Especially at the end where they are just pulling these whacked out things out of their asses just to make it as ridiculous as possible.

I haven't had time yet to check out the special features but there are 2 making of documentaries, short films, a commentary track, deleted scenes, outtakes and a music video. Also if you didn't like Versus or even Happiness of the Katakuris you will not like this movie. But if you did liket those films then you will love Battlefield Baseball. This film is my favorite gift from this past Christmas. It's just so ridiculous you have to like it.

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