The First Slam Dunk (2022)

PG-1312/03/2022Animation, Comedy, Drama2h 5m
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17 years and... 40 minutes.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Shugo Nakamura

    Ryota Miyagi (voice)

  2. Cast 1

    Jun Kasama

    Hisashi Mitsui (voice)

  3. Cast 1

    Kenta Miyake

    Takenori Akagi (voice)

  4. Cast 1

    Shinichiro Kamio

    Kaede Rukawa (voice)

  5. Cast 1

    Subaru Kimura

    Hanamichi Sakuragi (voice)

  6. Cast 1

    Katsuhisa Houki

    Mitsuyoshi Anzai (voice)

  7. Cast 1

    Asami Seto

    Ayako (voice)

  8. Cast 1

    Ryota Iwasaki

    Kiminobu Kogure (voice)

  9. Cast 1

    Chado Horii

    Kentaro Ishii (voice)

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 ...