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The First Slam Dunk
Directed by
Takehiko Inoue
PG-13
2023
2h 5m
Anime
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8.0
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99%
7.8
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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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Cast of The First Slam Dunk
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)
Kanoko Kuroshima
Woman A / Neighborhood Child / Other Children / Additional Voices (voice)
Haruka Sakurai
Additional Voices (voice)
Takehiko Inoue
Director / Screenplay
Toshiyuki Matsui
Producer
Masahiko Ibaraki
Executive Producer
Hiromi Kitazaki
Executive Producer
Muneyuki Kii
Executive Producer
The First Slam Dunk Ratings & Reviews
Geek Vibes Nation
Anya Couture
The First Slam Dunk strikes a perfect balance in showing what can make the sport so exciting. At the same time it delivers a gripping story that will charm you with its emotional trajectory, whether or not you're even a sports or anime fan.
Loud and Clear Reviews
Tom Spoors
Takehiko Inoue's The First Slam Dunk is a sports movie done right, with one of the best climaxes of the year that's guaranteed to leave you fist-pumping the air.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
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.
IGN Movies
Rafael Motamayor
The First Slam Dunk is what sports anime are for. The film delivers an exhilarating basketball game full of the thrills and drama of an NBA final, with mind-blowing visuals and camera angles live-action couldn't replicate.
JoySauce.com
Siddhant Adlakha
The First Slam Dunk allows its sporting sections to unfold with panache... turning, zipping and charging between bodies in ways that capture, at once, the enormousness and intimacy of a team sport in close contact.
Paste Magazine
Jacob Oller
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.
Hey, Have You Seen ...?
Jared Mobarak
It may feel like your usual run-of-the-mill David vs Goliath sports drama, but Inoue choreographs it with an electric pace and infectious humor. The draw is what happens between these teenagers' ears-the memories conjured by each conflict on the court.
Spectrum Culture
Anthony Greene
Adapting a beloved anime series for the big screen, the film will make you cheer.
The Film Stage
Eli Friedberg
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.
Aisle Seat
Mike McGranaghan
A stunning technical achievement, a solid sports story, and a heartfelt rumination on grief all rolled into one.
New York Times
Calum Marsh
"The First Slam Dunk" is a great basketball movie because it understands what's great about basketball.
Feelin' Film Podcast
Aaron White
Gorgeously animated with its mixture of hand-drawn and CGI styles. Brilliantly structured with a deeply moving core story about overcoming grief and chasing dreams mixed with exhilarating detailed on-court action. It is in fact, well, a slam dunk.
ButteredPopcorn
Carson Timar
The First Slam Dunk is a strong sports anime feature film that will work well both for those who are a fan of the anime and those who have never even heard of it.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
A mildly engaging, somewhat clunky and overlong, but often poignant underdog sports story.
Slant Magazine
Ross McIndoe
The First Slam Dunk is able to throw a relentless series of new gambits, twists, and reversals at the screen that will keep even seasoned sports film fans on the edge of their seat.
Sunshine State Cineplex
Alan French
Adopting the visual language of intense fighting stories, first-time feature director Takehiko Inoue brings unique images to life, turning the basketball court into a stage for vulnerability.
Elements of Madness
Douglas Davidson
A certain amount of excitement does come from the performances from the voice actors, but one cannot discount the visual style, cinematography, and direction that makes first slam dunk as exciting as the last.
Guy at the Movies
Jeff Nelson
The First Slam Dunk is a rare sports gem that will leave you with sweaty palms and the realization that you've been unintentionally holding your breath.
But Why Tho? A Geek Community
LaNeysha Campbell
The First Slam Dunk continues the legendary legacy of the franchise. The updated animation style and technology work tremendously well for this storytelling and action in the film.
Fiction Horizon
Casey Chong
[A] 124-minute cinematic ride of thrillingly-staged basketball court action [and a] heartfelt, yet involving story [of] determination and never-give-up-attitude.
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