This movie is dedicated to all those who love baseball.
"The Koshien Stadium Tournament"
The dream of every high school baseball player.
Where they run about the field furiously
to seize a moment of honor
as if their lives depended on it.
But have you heard of baseball.
Where players risk their lives
with blood, sweat and tears?
That dream again.
I should forget. It's over.
You hear? The new student is really bad.
He keeps getting expelled.
Last time, he got expelled on the day he started.
They say he killed a teacher.
No, he killed his parents!
Their bodies were torn to pieces.
Some parts haven't been found yet.
Three years in prison...
He got out of prison...
No, he hasn't
been caught.
Wanted...
nationwide.
So I hear.
Four Eyes!
G- G- Gori...
M- M- Matsui...
Whatcha doing?
Can't you catch that?
S- s- sorry.
Go for it!
Koshien Stadium.
Right,
Baseball's tough.
What was that?
Matsui Gorilla.
No worries... as long as we have him.
Not just him.
Chikuwabu can pitch 90 mph.
Itaro has a .600 batting average.
Hayami steals bases 99% of the time.
I, Nantaro Asakura, Seido High Principal,
now declare that
Seido High will make it
to the Koshien Tournament this year.
Principal Kocho!
Head Teacher, what happened?
We know the opponent for the first game!
Oh yeah, who?
Nothing to fear with Matsui Gorilla.
But...
It't Gedo High School!
What!?
It can't be true.
They haven’t played for years.
Must be wrong!
But...
Look at this!
"Gedo High victory in USA"
It' over.
This summer... it's over...
Everything is...
It's gone!
Gori, Gori!
Four Eyes!
Don't just stand there!
Go get it!
Yes!
Come to think of it, here is a dropout's hideout.
Who the hell are you?
Sorry, sorry.
Don't 'sorry' me.
Did you see a ball?
What?
A ball?
You!
Came to get it?
Did you know?
What do you think?
That ball.
Hit my teeth and busted 'em.
How can I pay you back?
Pay me $1,000 for damages, asshole!
No, 1 million!
Bring me 1 billion!
I'm waiting!
Shut the fuck up!
I hate bullying!
Shit!
Can't even take a nap
without listening to your fucking story.
Story? It wasn't true?
Shut up! You know what you're saying?
Don't care who the hell you are.
But you'l’ll regret fucking with us, because...
I don't care!
Stoooop!
It's the Bancho.
You're the new student.
Thanks for taking care of my man.
I have to give you something in return!.
Guys. It's showtime!
It shall be done.
That's what I want!
I need it.
Incredible, he's as ferocious as they say.
But he's not just a punk.
I know it.
I don't need this. I don't care.
Wait,
we can sit this year out.
We can go for it next year.
We don't need to take on Gedo seriously.
Principal Kocho! There's trouble.
What happened?
Some punks are fighting!
Fighting?
They do that all the time. Leave 'em!
But one of our players is in the fight.
If people find out, the team will be suspended.
We won't be able to play any more.
What!?
They're all standing in the way of my dream.
I won't let them!
It shall be done...
This is gonna be fun.
Tell me your name.
Baseball.
Jubeh the Baseball!
Baseball!
The word I hate the most.
So what?
What I hate the most is baseball!
Well Jubeh, this will be your last game.
That so?
Hey, hurry up already, you bastards.
Scared? Want me to fight ya? How 'bout it?
Student rep, stop this!
No! This is a fight among men.
The baseball team will get in trouble!
But, they aren't on the team.
Yeah, what.
Head Teacher. Who is he? Never seen him.
The new student is coming today.
What! The one?
Jubeh, you're almost as good as they say.
Stop talking, let't start.
What are they doing?
Playing baseball
but more accurately, fighting baseball.
What! Fighting baseball!?
It's a strike...
Look, tremendous leg power!
If he's a runner, he could slide well.
A grounder to third base. No chance it seems.
But with his slide,
clouds of dust come up and the umpire calls it safe!
Is that so.
The second pitch.
Two strikes. There's only one left.
Did you see that, Head Teacher.
Yes!
Great jumping power.
He could catch any outfield ball.
A hit, it's going, going, going.
Every one think s it't a home run.
But, he jumps, jumps and jumps, then, it's out.
Is that so.
Watch it!
What?
Oh, what wonderful flexibility.
He's in the batter box. Pitcher throws.
It's about to hit him but he avoids it.
The ball comes. He leans and lets it pass.
Amazing if he joins the baseball team.
We might be able to beat Gedo.
"School Transfer Notice ".
Goodbye!
I can't let him go!
Wait, please wait.
Who are you?
I'm Principal pf Seido High and Head Coach
of the baseball team.
I don't’t care with suspension or expel.
It's not that.
I saw your fantastic plays.
I've never seen such skill. I'm impressed.
Impressed?
Please join our baseball team.
And take me to Koshien Stadium!
Koshien Stadium?
Why are you telling me that?
Tell your team that!
It won't work out.
They're no match for 'Gedo Baseball.'
Gedo Baseball? What's that?
Gedo Baseball is baseball
with no rules and outside the law.
No rules!?
Police can't do anything about what happens.
I'll never forget when we played them
the scum had free reign and we got pummeled.
For them, Koshien is a play ground to kill legally.
I didn't know there was such scum!
You couldn't help it. Even baseball freaks like me
didn't know until we actually had a game with them.
Who are those scums?
They're Gedo High School!
Gedo High School!!
Please. Only your fighting baseball
can beat Gedo High.
Before we have more victims,
beat them up.
Jubeh, please say something.
It's not my fucking business.
Don't say that, Jubeh.
If you play, you know you can play well.
If my eyes don't fail me, you've played baseball before!
Even so,
I'll never play again, I made a vow.
You vowed...
Sorry. I'm through with baseball.
Who is it?
Who are you?
Give your name!
It's me!
So, who...
Whoa, it's Bancho.
Yea, That's right.
Bancho, your face changed!
I changed my mind. Of course I changed my face too.
But, are you OK? You were badly beaten.
I'm fine. I owe Jubeh.
What? I don't understand.
I loved baseball when I was a boy.
But I ruined my shoulder and quit.
The body blows stimulated my sore spot
and cured my shoulder.
Jubeh cured me so I can face my enemies again.
Is that so? You did it, Jubeh.
I don't know.
Jubeh,
play baseball with me.
I know that
your heart desires to play baseball.
Sorry, I gave up baseball for a better reason than you.
Bye!
That's what he said
but he was really itching to get a chance to play again.
Bancho's words kept going through his head
again and again.
I got the ball.
Jubeh,
I, too, beg you.
Please play with us.
Principal Kocho asked you to.
No, it's my request.
But...
I can't even stay in this school.
I tore up the school transfer notice.
If that's the problem, will this suffice?
You did this?
Yes!
Jubeh, Why'd you give up the game?
It's the story of a boy
and baseball.
The young boy loved baseball
and pitched from dawn to dusk.
By the time he entered junior high
no one could catch his pitches.
The pitcher that threw too fast
was hated and left alone by every one.
To console the poor boy
his father played catch with him
though he never played ball before.
With joy, the boy pitched.
Whirling around and around, he pitched.
Father died.
The boy's pitch was too fast.
And that's the story of a boy
and baseball.
The pitch you threw killed him?
Yes!
Without my knowing it,
my pitching exceeded limitations.
I don't remember how I did it.
I tried very hard to forget.
Now I don't remember it.
That's what it happened to you.
After that, I left home
and changed schools constantly.
Jubeh,
you really want to play baseball, don't you?
You pretend you're bad to hide your feelings?
You don't understand.
I'm the same.
You too?
My mother doesn't let me play ball.
She hates baseball and will kill me if I get caught playing.
So, I'm playing behind her back.
We're opposite!
Love of baseball!
Love of baseball...
I don,t have talent for baseball like you.
But I have the same feeling.
The same feeling...
Four Eyes!
Now I got it!
I couldn't face myself.
I was a coward.
Jubeh!
Four Eyes!
10 minutes later
Jubeh decided to join Seido High's baseball team.
Four Eyes!
Jubeh!
I love you! Four Eyes!
I'm home.
Didn't you hear something?
It was a bouncing ball.
You are imagining things, mother?
Strange. Shouldn't be any balls in our house.
You! You play baseball?
Of course not!
I know how much you hate it.
Hm, OK then.
If you're playing baseball, you'll be sorry.
If you ever join a baseball team,
you're dead!
Now it's 10 minutes before the preliminary game.
Gorilla isn't here yet.
Hey, whatcha doing!
Time to play ball!
"Preliminary Game Baseball Stadium, Front Gate".
He's not here.
What happened? The game'll start soon.
Jubeh isn't here yet...
Strange. Something must have happened.
They couldn't find Jubeh because
he was locked away in prison.
Kocho!
I heard everything from the Head Teacher!
You sidelining us Seido High players
and letting the amateurs play.
Gorilla! Leave it to the baseball warriors this time.
Baseball warriors? Where are they?
Well, they aren't here yet.
What?
They got scared and ran away.
We can't rely on such cowards.
We'll play the game.
No, you can't win at Gedo Baseball!
You'll all get killed!
What!?
Kocho,
What's our goal?
Go for
Koshien Stadium.
Yes!
You're telling us to give up. I can't let you do that!
Kocho! I'll go to the back gate and check again.
Jubeh!
Where on earth is he, whoa!
Son of a bitch! What are you doing!
You Seido loser? Your poor mommy and daddy
you're going to be the first sacrifice.
Hoichi!
Head Coach.
Told you not to kill outside the stadium.
I’m sorry!
Don't make me say it again...
We apologize
all our players
have very short tempers!
You! Don't forget!
Oh, here we go finally.
Let's go Gorilla! Let's go Gorilla!
Gori! I'm here!
What's so funny?
Stop talking.
Umpire, their attitude isn't appropriate.
Hey!
You're outta there!
Why? For such a little thing?
You used violence.
Please wait!
He's right. Please reverse your decision.
No, I can't do that as umpire.
Reverse it now! Hurry, you bastard!
Gorilla, you can stay on.
Thank you!
If you left
I couldn't kill you legally. Get ready, Gorilla.
Let's hear it for Gorilla! Hooray Gorilla!
Gorilla, you're so cool!
Play ball.
Kocho!
Kocho! Are you alright?
Yes, I'm alright. Have you found Jubeh?
No, I can't find him.
He might've run away.
No! He'd never do such a thing. Right, Bancho?
Yes!
Four Eyes! You alright?
Those scary guys just came.
Where's Gorilla and the others? If they play,
they'll be in danger.
What's that sound? Get inside!
Yes!
Look!
Gorilla! Hey!
Can you hear me?
Kocho,
They all... aaargghhh!
Didn't know they were so violent.
Four Eyes... I leave the Seido Team to you.
I'm counting on you...
Matsui!
Go for...
Koshien Stadium...
Gorilla.
What a moving scene.
Bravo!
Look what you've done!
Don't accuse us for something we didn't do.
You make it sound like we killed them.
Didn't you?
We just played baseball.
They died on their own.
Damn you! This would not have happened
if it was a normal game.
No, it would. Right, umpire?
Yes, you're right
That's not true! How did nine players die?
Gedo played as usual.
Never broke the rules.
Think reasonably, Seido.
If we cheated, we wouldn't be here.
We'd have been taken off.
Damn you!
Your fault for sending such spineless players.
Kocho, no use in saying anything!
He's at the beck and call of Gedo. Hey, you!
Wait, Bancho!
I understand. I want revenge, too.
But, we have no chance against these guys.
Right...
As Principal, I have to protect every one.
Umpire!
We give up...
What? I can't hear you.
Seido High is giving up the game!
Overruled!
Damn. As I thought!
Alright. Change!
Yes. Change!
It’s a change.
There's been a change of players.
Let's go Seido! Let's go Seido!
Here we go again.
Sorry, I'm powerless.
It's not your fault.
We'll hold them
until Jubeh comes.
Alright! Let's do that!
Yes!
I'll also play.
Head Teacher.
Been Head Teacher for 25 years!
I'm always ready to sacrifice my self for Seido!
That so, thank you.
Kocho, me too.
Don't try too hard. You hide yourself here.
Kocho...
This isn't baseball!
Help us, Jubeh!
Jubeh!
10 minutes before,
Jubeh succeeded in escaping from prison as planned.
What is this?
Bancho!
Jubeh...
You're too late.
Gedo was tougher than expected.
Bancho! Bancho!
Jubeh!
Kocho?
Kocho!
It was foolish of me
to take on Gedo.
It's my fault. Because of me every one was...
Four Eyes? What happened to him!
Four Eyes...
Four Eyes!
Four Eyes, Four Eyes.
Something stuck in you...
Jubeh!
You finally came, Jubeh.
Damn!
Whoa!
Jubeh!
Dad!
Jubeh, it's too early for you to be here.
Where am I?
Go back. And throw that magic ball.
Magic ball? Wait a sec!
It happened accidentally.
Go back!
But I swore I would never pitch.
People need that magic ball.
Do it for them, not for yourself.
But...
It killed me, but I'm asking you!
Dad, wait!
How can I, Dad?
I don't remember how I did it!
You can. But don't forget
you're not alone.
Dad. Wait. Dad!
Principal Kocho, Jubeh is here.
Jubeh, he's been like this since we lost the game.
Kocho? Jubeh's here. He came back alive!
Jubeh?
I've heard that name before...
Kocho, don't be senile.
Student rep, show him!
""Gedo High Victorious. Majors Next?"
Kocho, you won't do anything?
Jubeh,
what'll you do?
It was a total defeat. That's reality.
Even you were powerless.
Is that what you really wanted?
What happened to your spirit?
You giving up 'cause you lost once?
But Jubeh, the Tournament...
That has nothing to do with it!
We'll hit them.
This is war!
War...
If they enter the Majors, there'll be more victims!
If we leave them,
Gedo will conquer Japan, the world too.
It's not just our problem.
These are the players who got thrashed by Gedo.
Please, Seido.
Fight them so there are no more victims like us.
Alright! We’ll do it!
For them too.
But Jubeh! Do we have prospects for victory?
Yes! With the deadly bullet ball, we can win!
The ball! The deadly bullet that killed my dad!
What. You hid such a ball?
No, I just Didn't remember but
my dad told me to throw it. When I was dead 10mins ago.
Really!
Let's start. Kocho, help us and Four Eyes!
Actually,
Four Eyes can't play anymore.
What?
You played baseball without telling me.
You disobeyed me.
Mother, what will you do to me?
As I wish!
As a punishment for not listening,
you'll live forever in this cage.
Or,
you'll wait for the help
of a savior, for instance
with long hair and a dirty uniform.
Four Eyes! You OK?
Jubeh!
Who're you? Coming in like that!
His teammate!
What?
You're the one who got him into baseball!
Jubeh called me a "teammate".
Listen here, old bat!
I won't let you keep him from playing baseball.
I'll never let him hit another baseball while I'm alive.
Whoa!
You dead!
Old bat!
Jubeh special!
Jubeh!
You're right, she is your mother after all.
You beat me. You are good, boy.
You, top, girl.
But tell me one thing.
Why do you hate baseball?
I want to know too! Why, mother?
Alright.
I Didn't tell you, but there was a sad accident.
An accident!
Long ago I was with my dear husband,
named Hiroshi, and two sons.
The oldest son loved baseball.
Hiroshi played catch with him.
But, my son’s pitch
killed Hiroshi accidentally.
He was traumatized and went missing.
Since then, I've hated baseball.
Is it me!?
What? Then, you're
my missing son, Jubeh?
That means Jubeh's my brother.
Ah, it's true.
Who is this?
Don't tease, it's me.
I was cute when I was young.
Mammy!
Mother.
I'll never let you go.
Because of me, it's my fault dad...
Jubeh's my brother. Jubeh.
My Four Eyes! You can play ball.
Yeah!
His pitch killed Hiroshi...
The boy was admired by his father.
With joy the boy whirled around and around.
He spun around and pitched.
The ball gained speed and went right through his father.
Oh yeah, I remember. Spin around!
Oh, that windup?
That's Nomo's major league pitch.
He's winding up!
It's no mere Tornado Pitch!
Yes. Let's call it the Super Tornado Pitch!
I just named it.
Super Tornado!
Mama!
Oh no. The ball will...
Who are you! Who stopped my Super Tornado!
Who are you? Give me your name!
It's me!
So, who...
Whoa! Bancho!
That's right.
You're alive!
And his face has changed again.
I died alright. But,
I've been reborn again.
Of course my face has changed, too!
You've been reborn again?
I heard everything while I was dead.
It's now time to get even with Gedo!
OK, we’ve both died once, let's do it.
Yes!
How nice to see this again.
What is this?
Ah, I got it in the other world.
Other world.
Stranger stopped me and said it was too early to die.
He gave this to me.
This is the super mitt my dad was using!
This can catch my Super Tornado.
So it was your father, right?
"Good luck, Jubeh from dad".
Dad! I'll do my best.
This is Gedo High, a paradise with flowers and greenery.
They were easy, weren’t they?
We wanna fight someone tougher.
Someone who is tough enough
to attack our Invincible Hell Island.
Who is it!
What! Thought you were dead!
I was! But I came back to life.
To send you to the real hell!
Shut up! No difference if you've come back!
He could be right.
Let's go Jubeh! Let's go!
Go, go! Hey! Hope you both die.
Play ball.
Only one enemy! Finish him!
Not just one!
You!
We're five!
Still only five! Poor you.
With no strong help.
I'm here, too.
Gorilla. You're alive!
Thanks to advanced technology.
I'm a robo Gorilla!
We’re six!
I'm here, too.
Head Teacher! You're alive!
Yes! I've returned as a cyborg thanks to advanced technology.
We're seven!
I'll fight, too!
What? Who are you?
I'm Chabane.
Go! Go! Chabane.
We're eight!
Four Eyes, I'm here, too.
We're nine.
Here we are, the nine Seido players!
You're wasting my time!
Your numbers don't matter!
These are the rules of Battlefield Stadium.
There are no rules!
Just kill each other!
Fight.
Kill them!
Gedo, 6 points!
OK, I got it! Every one, get ready!!
Seido, 3 points!
2 points.
Seido, 7 points!
Excuse me.
Gedo, 12...
14 points!
Are you OK?
Hey, I'll kill you!
Chabane, Chabane!
Chabane.
Gorilla.
Chabane.
Go! Go! Chabane! Go! Go! Chabane!
Fight, you bastards! Kill each other! Ha!
Ah, they're flying!
It's even.
Bullshit! I'm pissed.
I'll kill you!
For the sake of all future baseball players.
I'll kill you!
Get ready!
Die, asshole!
Jubeh's number is 1.
Gedo Coach is on his own
1 on 1.
It means
this battle will decide the winner.
Kocho!
Jubeh!
I'll finish you!
Jubeh!
Jubeh.
You're really hurt.
You fought for us.
He's not human.
Jubeh.
Jubeh,
you fought well. I'm impressed.
You're the first one to give me a good fight.
To show my gratitude. Let me unveil you a new bat.
I've completed last night.
Mechanic! Bring it here!
Yes!
Ha ha, this is it.
This is brand new!
Woua!
Wwoua!
This is Gedo High’s new weapon, the poisoned bat named "poison bat".
Wwwoua!
It has poisons in it from all over the world.
And there are many different kinds of medical herbs, too.
What do you think will happen? You won't die!
The pain is completely unbearable.
But you can't die for 100 years!
For 100 years.
Living hell.
That's right.
Gedo's science team developed it with their expertise.
It was hard to perfectly balance the mixture.
Ah? It doesn't hurt.
What. Why is that?
This kid! I didn't know.
Four Eyes!
Jubeh.
I helped you, didn't I?
My brother!
Don't worry about me.
Live your life...
Shit! The kid interfered!
This poison was especially created to kill the hero.
Shit, I can't take it!
How dare you kill...
my brother...
I'll send you...
to hell!!
The Jubeh...
Special.
Good ball.
Son of a bitch! My Gedo Baseball Team...
was defeated by just one student
with long hair and a dirty uniform.
Just one student?
You still don't understand why you were defeated?
You never will. Cause you treat your players like shit.
Shut up! What's wrong with that!
In baseball, you can never win on your own!
The most important thing is the teamwork, friendship!
Friendship gave me power!
You lost because you got drunk on victory and never valued friendship.
Idiot.
Friendship...
Effort...
Victory...
I've lost. Completely.
Kill me.
Pay for your sins in hell.
You fucker.
Wait, please!
Who the hell?
Don't kill our coach!
Why you defending him?
He treated you like shit.
Even so,
we were happy.
You idiots.
We were abandoned before we met the coach.
Abandoned?
We were abandoned by our mothers
and sent from one orphanage to another.
We'd never been used for anything!
At least he used us!
He had us work as his slaves!
So, please save his life!!
We're his fans.
OK, I'll let you go.
You, all...
Jubeh, thank you.
I was wrong.
Good bye!
Jubeh!
"Antidote for Four Eyes"
What have you done?
One should never betray his companions!
I'll take coach’s place!
You'll die believing in useless friendship.
You've got it all wrong.
I've never felt anger like this.
Shut up, asshole! The game is over!
Sayonara.
Chiyotaro, Chietaro
I told you not to come.
Kocho, is this the reward for victory?
Many innocent people died because of us.
I killed them!
Because I
played baseball,
they lost their precious lives.
Jubeh...
It's a miracle!
Jubeh's tears made it happen!
Game over! Jubeh the winner!
Everybody listen!
Let's toss the Principal Kocho!
The toss up. An honor reserved only for victors
and what all players long for.
The Principal Korho was overcome with joy
as the players kept tossing him as long as they could.
And they knew
love of baseball goes beyond good and evil.
But they didn't know
this man watching the game died
10 minutes prior.
He died due to alcoholism. His name was Taizo Nakamura.
He was my master.
Have a look at the smile on his face.
Do you think you could die as happy?