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  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • GKIDS
  • 2 h 4 m
  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • GKIDS
  • 2 h 4 m

Summary Point guard Ryota Miyagi always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to bas...

Directed By: Takehiko Inoue

Written By: Takehiko Inoue

  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • GKIDS
  • 2 h 4 m
  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • GKIDS
  • 2 h 4 m

The First Slam Dunk

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
79
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 25 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary Point guard Ryota Miyagi always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to bas...

Directed By: Takehiko Inoue

Written By: Takehiko Inoue

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100
Jul 27, 2023
The flashbacks are well-written and add off-the-court dramatic interest, but it’s the basketball action that is the movie’s claim to excellence. Expertly staged and beautifully rendered using a combination of computer-generated imagery and traditional hand-drawn animation, it’s often so spectacular that I am eager to watch again.
By Calum Marsh FULL REVIEW
83
Jul 28, 2023
No movie has so literally reduced basketball to “just a game,” and no movie this side of “Hoop Dreams” has so ecstatically conveyed why it’s also so much more than that.
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Universal Acclaim Based on 25 User Ratings
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Universal Acclaim Based on 25 User Ratings
8.2
88% Positive
22 Ratings
0% Mixed
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12% Negative
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dshen727
Dec 5, 2023
Everything a fan can ask for in a Slam Dunk movie. Great for newcomers to the anime and/or managa series as well.
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phylokes
Aug 19, 2023
I didn't have a lot of faith but it definitely gave me a good surprise, very good with the timing, the music and the plot, very emotional and faithful to the manga but giving its characters more depth. The only thing "debatable" is the animation, but it depends on the taste of each viewer.
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83
Jul 25, 2023
Inoue’s film is not just an effective youth melodrama––much as it is that––but a fully sensory action film that deeply understands the raw appeal of its subject beyond wide-angle shots from the bleachers.
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80
Aug 30, 2023
The First Slam Dunk’s nimble storytelling and canny editing makes it work as both a sports movie, where you’re invested in the result, and a coming-of-age drama, where you care about the characters.
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78
Jul 28, 2023
The First Slam Dunk, with familiar characters, an innovative art style, and a narrative that’s helped structure an entire subgenre of anime, plays both sides of the court as it finds a delicate balance between flash and fundamentals.
By Jacob Oller FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 3, 2023
While it leans a little heavily on baffling basketball strategy and court-based machinations, it’s a dynamic and unexpectedly affecting animation.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 22, 2023
Fleshed out in 3D animation, the action – feinting, pivoting and occasionally soaring high above the stands – feels resplendently immediate.
By Phil Hoad FULL REVIEW
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Darthjl
Aug 17, 2023
The film is beautiful. It is different from the 90's anime, the author chose a more serious tone. The comedy moments are still there but the focus is in the background story of one of the Shohoku team member. It is so emotional that I left the cinema in tears. Slam Dunk was part of my life in the past and still is.
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JingerJingle
Aug 8, 2023
Cannot imagine a better sports animation than this. It brought me back to 25 years ago when I first saw the TV animation of Slam Dunk, but this movie would also be a perfect stand-alone work for audiences who have no knowledge about the manga or TV animation.
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Jogio
Aug 3, 2023
Vi esta película dos veces el día de su estreno, las escena muy buena y fiel al manga, además de manejar un excelente tiempo con la narrativa, lo único malo que puedo agregar es que el maestro Inoue no ha alargado más slam dunk
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freshtalent
Jul 29, 2023
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Toshi_inu
Aug 4, 2023
película pasable, mas del 65% de la historia es inventada con respectó al manga, lo malo que casi no adapta nada del final del manga perdiendo muchos sucesos importante del manga, como adaptación del final del manga la película es mala
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Production Company Dandelion Animation Studio, Toei Animation, Toei Company
Release Date Jul 28, 2023
Duration 2 h 4 m
Rating PG-13
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Website https://www.facebook.com/movie.slamdunk/
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Awards

Crunchyroll Anime Awards
• 2 Nominations
Awards of the Japanese Academy
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Nomination

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