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Deadball (2011)
Directed by Yudai Yamaguchi
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Overview
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…
Length 99 minutes
Actors
Tak Sakaguchi | Mari Hoshino | Kouichi Yamadera | Miho Ninagawa | Takamasa Suga | Jyonmyon Pe | Miho Harita | Mickey Curtis | Ryôsei Tayama | Takatsugu Iwama | Hajime Taniguchi
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2013 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 2.5 stars |
| (Average) 2.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
If Yûdai Yamaguchi’s BATTLEFIELD BASEBALL represents great pre-Sushi Typhoon-ification Japanese wackiness, his quasi-follow up DEADBALL represents just how much the novelty of such films has been degraded. Tak Sakaguchi is still impossible to not like but the terrible effects drag down a film with occasional flashes of actual entertainment.
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