The "baseball money survival" story focuses on a baseball team that operates as a highly-stratified society, where the player's performance determines his annual salary. The story follows an eight-year relief pitcher with an odd left-handed side-arm throw as he fights to survive under the team's strict system.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host (Takeshi's Castle, Battle Royale). With the exception of his works as a film director, he is commonly known by the stage name Beat Takeshi (ビートたけし, Bīto Takeshi). 