The First Slam Dunk
2022 · Movie · PG-13 · 125 min · ★ 7.8 · 84% critics
A high school point guard known for quick thinking and lightning speed helps his underdog team reach the national championship stage. As they prepare to face the reigning champions, the pressure of the biggest game yet brings intense competition, team bonds, and personal struggles to the surface.
Based on Slam Dunk
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Details
- Original title
- THE FIRST SLAM DUNK
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-12-03
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (535 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional sports story with big-game tension, humor, and character-focused drama; Not for you if you dislike melodrama, frequent flashbacks, or family-anguish themes like in A Silent Voice: The Movie.
Pros: exciting basketball action; strong team chemistry; funny moments | Cons: heavy family angst; melodrama leans too long; music can feel pushy
Themes
- high school
- competition
- basketball
- rivalry
- high school sports
- romance
- tournament
- based on manga
- sport competition
- school life
- inspiring
- shounen
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Shugo Nakamura
as Ryota Miyagi (voice)
Jun Kasama
as Hisashi Mitsui (voice)
Kenta Miyake
as Takenori Akagi (voice)
Shinichiro Kamio
as Kaede Rukawa (voice)
Subaru Kimura
as Hanamichi Sakuragi (voice)
Katsuhisa Houki
as Mitsuyoshi Anzai (voice)
Asami Seto
as Ayako (voice)
Ryota Iwasaki
as Kiminobu Kogure (voice)
Chado Horii
as Kentaro Ishii (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
as Haruko Akagi (voice)
Directed by Takehiko Inoue