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Movie poster: Deadball (2011)
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2011 · 99 min Comedy Horror
4.8 / 10 · TMDB

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…

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📋 Film Details

Original Title デッドボール
Year 2011
Country Japan
Genre Comedy, Horror
Director Yudai Yamaguchi
Runtime 99 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.8/10 (35 votes)

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The film constructs a deranged parody by mashing together sports drama, prison exploitation, and splatter comedy with a dash of Nazi imagery. It relies on extreme cartoonish violence and pitch-black humor to dismantle genre conventions through sheer absurdity.

What lingers after the credits is the chaotic energy of a film that refuses to be categorized, where baseball zombies and sadistic guards coexist in a gleefully insane universe. It’s a testament to the wilder side of genre filmmaking. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yudai Yamaguchi

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Watch with a crowd that appreciates cinematic madness. Best enjoyed late at night with snacks and zero seriousness.

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