The First Slam Dunk

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8.1/10

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Hanamichi Sakuragi is a delinquent with a long history of getting dumped by girls. After enrolling in Shohoku High School, Hanamichi becomes interested in a girl named Haruko who loves the game of basketball.

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Anime Basketball Shōnen Animation Comedy Drama Sport

Follows 17-year-old Ryota Miyagi, who struggles to accomplish his late elder brother's dream of becoming a basketball star.Follows 17-year-old Ryota Miyagi, who struggles to accomplish his late elder brother's dream of becoming a basketball star.Follows 17-year-old Ryota Miyagi, who struggles to accomplish his late elder brother's dream of becoming a basketball star.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

Ryôta Miyagi
(voice)
(as Shûgo Nakamura)

Jun Kasama

Hisashi Mitsui
(voice)

Shinichiro Kamio

Kaede Rukawa
(voice)
(as Shin'ichirô Kamio)

Subaru Kimura

Hanamichi Sakuragi
(voice)

Kenta Miyake

Takenori Akagi
(voice)

Tôru Nara

Kazunari Fukatsu
(voice)

Yoshiaki Hasegawa

Minoru Matsumoto
(voice)

Shunsuke Takeuchi

Eiji Sawakita
(voice)

Satoshi Tsuruoka

Masahiro Nobe
(voice)

Mitsuaki Kanuka

Masashi Kawata
(voice)
…

Gakuto Kajiwara

Sota Miyagi
(voice)

Miyuri Shimabukuro

Miyagi Ryôta (young)
(voice)

Misaki Kuno

Anna Miyagi
(voice)

Mie Sonozaki

Kaoru Miyagi
(voice)

Ryota Iwasaki

Kiminobu Kogure
(voice)

Yôhei Azakami

Yasuharu Yasuda
(voice)
(as Yohei Azakami)

Tôru Sakurai

Tetsushi Shiozaki
(voice)

Daichi Endô

Satoru Kakuta
(voice)

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Trivia
Takehiko Inoue's directorial debut.

Quotes
Sakuragi Hanamichi: Once you give up, the game is truly over.

Crazy credits
At the end of the closing credits, there is a brief scene in Ryota's empty home. Golden sunlight comes in through a window, shining on a shrine of sorts, made up of various family photos that include his deceased brother Sota and Sota's red wristband that Ryota wore throughout the match, signifying that the family has come to terms with Sota's death.

Connections
Alternate-language version of Slam Dunk: Suramu danku (1993)

Soundtracks
LOVE ROCKETS
[Opening Theme]
Music by The Birthday
Arranged by The Birthday
Lyrics by Yusuke Chiba
Performed by The Birthday
Courtesy of UNIVERSAL SIGMA

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Featured review

10/10

The best not just in revival anime but in basketball movies

Although there's been a lot of advance reviews expressing disappointment mainly from die-hard TV series fans, this animation movie has just completely blown my mind. Being one of an original comic fan for more than twenty years, I am truly amazed how beautiful this animation is, which should come from incredible hard work of creators. Members of the opponent team are now animated and all the characters act lively, this could not been better. New stories added, at the same time, some original parts are effectively cut off or omitted, I think I should call it creativity. Without any knowledge about original series, or even rules of the sport, you will be satisfied with this realistic sports movie and teenagers' hilarious&touchy drama.