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The First Slam Dunk

PG-13
Movie
2022
2h 5m
Japanese
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.
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Shugo Nakamura
Ryota Miyagi (voice)
Jun Kasama
Hisashi Mitsui (voice)
Kenta Miyake
Takenori Akagi (voice)
Shinichiro Kamio
Kaede Rukawa (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Hanamichi Sakuragi (voice)
Katsuhisa Houki
Mitsuyoshi Anzai (voice)
Asami Seto
Ayako (voice)
Ryota Iwasaki
Kiminobu Kogure (voice)
Chado Horii
Kentaro Ishii (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Haruko Akagi (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Yohei Mito (voice)
Masafumi Kobatake
Nozomi Takamiya (voice)
Kenichirou Matsuda
Chuichirou Noma (voice)
Directed By: Takehiko Inoue
Written By: Takehiko Inoue (Screenplay)

Featured Comments/Tips

Facc says...
one year ago
The animation style is very unique, it may feel strange and even look bad at first sight, but you'll grow to appreciate it. It's been in the works for 13 years, unfortunately in 2022 I think it's a bit late to the trend compared to other works, with Arcane and especially Spiderverse out, but still it's a piece of art. The directing and timing and sound design of every scene is top notch. Every movement and every action is crystal clear. They also managed to minimize the usual 'endless talks' of animes, which don't make sense in a realistic time flow, but here it's acceptable and everything flows quite well. The balance between the match and the flashbacks is well tuned, maybe towards the end you'd want less flashbacks as you get more invested in the match, but still it's fine. The very ending of the match is amazing - sound, timing, and especially animation. It's so amazing that it makes you think why they didn't use that animation more throughout the movie. Maybe in the late stages they tried to experiment more, but it's so different in style that it almost makes the rest feel boring.
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przvl says...
7 months ago
The BEST use of 3D I've ever seen in my life. The CGI in this movie is by far the best I've seen in any anime, it's not distractingly 60fps smooth, but it's not trying to be a choppy 2D anime either, it strikes a perfect balance and actually enhances the experience. I rarely comment on soundtracks simply because I just never really notice it unless it's crazy good, and this movie forced me to notice it, it was just banger after banger and really helped carry the countless hype moments this movie had. This movie's absolutely phenomenal, and you do not need to be a basketball fan to enjoy it fully. Even at pure face value, the quality of animation this film flaunts is amazing. You might have genuine issues distinguishing this film from reality. It's just that well animated. The final sequence is one of best sequence I've ever watched in my entire life. I'm an official Slam Dunk fan now. Slam Dunk/10
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Jordyep says...
6 months ago
Pretty cool & distinct animation style, but I doubt I’ll remember much from this in the long term. As a story it’s simply way too formulaic, it uses every coming of age & sports movie trope in existence. On top of that I couldn’t get into the heavy-handed score and cheesy, overblown direction. It’s a game of basketball, we don’t need to pretend it’s the most epic thing ever with all the slo-mo, dramatic close-ups, inner monologues and J-rock. The interweaving flashbacks do a good job at fleshing out the characters, but again, it quickly becomes predictable and stale. The script reads like a draft a writer would come up with before they start experimenting with structure or arcs. I don’t know, maybe it hits harder for the intended teenager demographic, because I mostly see an empty film that tries way too hard to be cool and meaningful. 5/10
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tomjoad says...
4 months ago
Perfect drawings and animations that complements ideally the manga. Ty M. Inoue
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Featured User Reviews

CinemaSerf
3 months ago
Though the animation and pace of this film are really good, it's essentially a rather disappointing melodrama that wallows just a little too much in family angst! "Miyagi" is a young basketball player who lives very much in the shadow of his now deceased elder brother. His school team are always the More
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