# The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)

> The Bears trade California diamonds for Japanese culture shock when a promoter hustles them into an unruly international little-league showdown.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/46519

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: John Berry
- Cast: Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Kanji Inoki, Hatsune Ishihara, George Wyner, Lonny Chapman, Matthew Anton
- TMDB rating: 4.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077199/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: breezy, witty, irreverent, family movie night, baseball themed viewing

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