The First Slam Dunk

Name: The First Slam Dunk
Genre: Drama, Sport, Comedy, Animation
Released: July 28, 2023
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Jun Kasama, Katsuhisa Hôki, Kelsey Jaffer, Luis Bermudez, Masafumi Kobatake

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GKIDS | Release Date: July 28, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Jun Kasama, Katsuhisa Hôki, Kelsey Jaffer, Luis Bermudez, Masafumi Kobatake, Masaya Fukunishi, Mitsuaki Kanuka, Paul Castro Jr., Ryota Iwasaki, Shinichiro Kamio, Subaru Kimura, Tetsu Inada, Yoshiaki Hasegawa

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 toPoint 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 basketball. 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.… Expand

Director: Takehiko Inoue

Genre(s): Drama, Sport, Comedy, Animation

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 124 min

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Calum Marsh

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. Read full review

Rafael Motamayor

Jul 28, 2023

The First Slam Dunk delivers a high-octane thrilling sports anime film with mind-blowing animation that serves as a great conclusion and introduction to a classic '90s anime. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

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. Read full review

Phil de Semlyen

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. Read full review

Jacob Oller

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. Read full review

Ross McIndoe

Jul 24, 2023

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. Read full review

The Guardian Phil Hoad

Aug 22, 2023

Fleshed out in 3D animation, the action – feinting, pivoting and occasionally soaring high above the stands – feels resplendently immediate. Read full review

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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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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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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 lifeThe 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.… Expand

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freshtalent

Jul 29, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Some great basketball action scenes. Some great subtle and not so subtle emotional moments. The film delivers! Def don’t miss your opportunity to watch it on the big screen.… Expand

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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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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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