1. Does Jack Elliot behave as if he had had cross-cultural training before arriving in Japan? The New York Yankees trade aging baseball player Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck) to the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese team. This lighthearted comedy traces Elliot’s bungling entry into Japanese culture where he almost loses everything, including Hiroko Uchiyama (Aya Takanashi). As Elliot slowly begins to understand Japanese culture and Japanese baseball, he fi nally is accepted by his teammates. This fi lm shows many examples of Japanese culture, especially the Japanese love for baseball.

Unknown to Hiroko’s father, she and Jack develop an intimate relationship. Meanwhile, Jack does not know that Hiroko’s father is “The Chief” (Ken Takakura), the manager of the Chunichi Dragons. This scene takes place after “The Chief” has removed Jack from a baseball game. The scene shows Jack dining with Hiroko and her grandmother (Mineko Yorozuyo), grandfather (Jun Hamamura), and father.