Ah, Japan. Land of advanced technology, exotic foods, and some of the strangest films that I've ever seen. Japan is responsible for Tokyo Gore Police ( a film that inspired the phrase "crocogina"), The Calamari Wrestler (yes, it's about a giant talking pro wrestling squid), and Big Man Japan (think The Wrestler meets Godzilla), but none of these movies compare to the sheer ridiculousness of Battlefield Baseball, a movie so hell-bent on its own cheesiness that there are at least four times when crowds of characters will appear to applaud a heartfelt scene.
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| This is not a heartfelt scene. |
This movie really goes for broke. It has musical numbers, huge fight scenes, cyborgs, monsters, and just horribly silly dialogue. The plot basically revolves around a high school team that has to win the national tournament by defeating the infamous Gedo High School which is basically comprised of zombies, mummies, boogeymen and just all around psychopathic murderers. There are no rules to the game and their showdown just consists of a brawl between the two teams. Fortunately for our protagonists at Seido High, they have an ace up their sleeve with the mysterious transfer student Jubeh who has incredible baseball related powers.
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| I'm about 90% positive that's a guy. |
This movie was if nothing else an interesting experience. I didn't know someone could make a movie like this an still look at themselves in the mirror. This is what happens when you try to make a ridiculously silly movie. However, seeing as it's from Japan, I guess I can't fault them too much on that, even when the ending narration is by a dog.
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