Green Mind, Metal Bats

2006 1h 36m JA

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 9

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team; his former teammate Ishioka, who is now a policeman because of an elbow injury; and baseball fanatic Eiko, a hopeless alcoholic who spends more of her time drunk than sober. The three share an intense love of baseball — and their destinies are forever intertwined.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pistol Takehara
Nanba
Masanobu Ando
Ishioka
Maki Sakai
Eiko
Yusuke Kamiji
Ishioka's colleague
Megumi Sato
Mami
Noriko Eguchi
Ishioka's wife
Kōji Wakamatsu
Oji-san
Susumu Terajima
Ochiai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Writers: Tomohiro Koizumi, Takashi Ujita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Akainu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Pistol Takehara and Masanobu Ando and Maki Sakai carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0893549 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuyoshi Kumakiri directs. Akainu scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Akainu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Pistol Takehara and Masanobu Ando and Maki Sakai carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0893549 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.