Mr. Baseball (1992)
Ken Takakura: Uchiyama
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Quotes
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[Jack just found out that Uchiyama is fluent in English]
Uchiyama : I am the Japanese manager for Japanese baseball team that you agreed to play for. It is your duty to learn my ways, not the other way around!
Jack Elliot : [to Hiroko] Different language, same attitude! Let's go!
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Jack Elliot : Just let them have a little fun.
Uchiyama : Baseball is work. Not fun.
Jack Elliot : Baseball is grown men getting paid to play a game. When you were a kid, I bet you didn't pick up a bat and ball because you were dying to work. A player's career is short enough. Let them enjoy it.
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Uchiyama : But we are losing!
Jack Eliot : We're BEHIND. BIG difference.