His view of the contrasting cultures is outstanding. Mr. Baseball looks very good when it isn't trying to navigate the difficult waters of an NTSC decoder. It appears this DVD is from a composite transfer and straight edge fine details are prone to aliasing and inter-line flicker. There was some cross color artifacts evident as well. On the plus side, there is virtually no edge enhancement to exacerbate straight edges.
Colors are strong and flesh tones very natural.
Subtitles are used to translate much of the Japanese dialogue, though there were a couple of instances when Japanese players spoke English and subtitles appeared anyway. The surround sound captures the ambiance of the ball park beautifully. Vietnam was was another story. As directed by Roland Joffe, the film gets a solid performance from Swayzee and features an outstanding supporting role for Indian star Om Puri. Click on the DVD MIA symbol for profiles of DVDs missing in action.