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- Movie: Mr. Rookie
- Japanese: ミスター ルーキー
- Director: Satoshi Isaka
- Writer: Satoshi Isaka. Takashi Suzuki
- Producer: Kei Ijichi
- Cinematographer: Tetsuo Sano
- Release Date: February 23, 2002
- Runtime: 118 min.
- Distributor: Toei
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
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A promising pitcher gave up on his dream of playing pro ball because of an injury. Koji Ohara (Kazushige Nagashima) is given a second chance at baseball and becomes the Hanshin Tigers' secret weapon out of the pen. He is dubbed "Mr. Rookie" by the team's manager and wears a spandex tiger mask to hide his identity - he still has his ad exec job and family to think of. He soon becomes a media sensation, as he continues to win and the media try to find out his identity.
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