The First Slam Dunk

"17 years and... 40 minutes."

2022 2h 5m JA

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★7.8TMDB · 572🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes●79Metacritic★8IMDB · 12,617

AnimationComedyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“17 years and... 40 minutes.”

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Cast

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)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takehiko Inoue
Writers: Takehiko Inoue
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takehiko Inoue, shot by Shunsuke Nakamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jun Watanabe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shugo Nakamura and Jun Kasama and Kenta Miyake carry the top of the cast.

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RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "17 years and... 40 minutes.".

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6 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15242330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takehiko Inoue directs. Shunsuke Nakamura behind the camera. Jun Watanabe cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Takehiko Inoue, shot by Shunsuke Nakamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Jun Watanabe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Shugo Nakamura and Jun Kasama and Kenta Miyake carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "17 years and... 40 minutes.".
6IMDB entry: tt15242330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 19 themes, including "high school", "competition", "basketball", "rivalry".
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shunsuke Nakamura
Editing: Jun Watanabe
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $258,000,000
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The First Slam Dunk (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 79/100
IMDB rating: 8/10 · 12,617 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2023-10-22
★ 6/10
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 underdogs but can they galvanise each other in order to raise their game and buck the trend, finally, of their fairly regular defeats. The characterisations themselves are quite well developed here, and the interaction between the players in their team presents us with quite a plausible dynamic of teenage stresses and strains - but unfortunately, for me at any rate, I found the underlying storyline just a little disappointing. Way too much sibling longing; the cave with their things in - all resonated for a while then started me wanting to shout "get over it"! If there is to be a "Second Slam Dunk", then I hope Miyagi doesn't get all loved up! It's scored to within an inch of it's life, which is also a bit irritating, but it does feature great action animation, though, from producers who clearly understand this fast-moving and dynamic sport.

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