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The First Slam Dunk

The First Slam Dunk

17 years and... 40 minutes.

20227.82h 5m

Overview

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.

Directed by Takehiko Inoue
Written by Takehiko Inoue
Produced by Toshiyuki Matsui
Box Office0Revenue: $258.0M

Top Cast

Shugo Nakamura

Shugo Nakamura

Ryota Miyagi (voice)

Jun Kasama

Jun Kasama

Hisashi Mitsui (voice)

Kenta Miyake

Kenta Miyake

Takenori Akagi (voice)

Shinichiro Kamio

Shinichiro Kamio

Kaede Rukawa (voice)

Subaru Kimura

Subaru Kimura

Hanamichi Sakuragi (voice)

Katsuhisa Houki

Katsuhisa Houki

Mitsuyoshi Anzai (voice)

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Ayako (voice)

Ryota Iwasaki

Ryota Iwasaki

Kiminobu Kogure (voice)

Chado Horii

Chado Horii

Kentaro Ishii (voice)

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto

Haruko Akagi (voice)

Themes & Keywords

high schoolcompetitionbasketballrivalryhigh school sportsromancetournamentbased on mangasport competitionschool lifeinspiringshounenanimeschool clubjapanese high school3d animationteenagerrousingbukatsu

About The First Slam Dunk

The First Slam Dunk is a animation, comedy, drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of high school, competition, basketball, rivalry, high school sports, romance. Directed by Takehiko Inoue, it stars Shugo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Kenta Miyake. 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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