The First Slam Dunk (2022)
17 years and... 40 minutes.
Director: Takehiko Inoue · Writer: Takehiko Inoue
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.
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Director
Takehiko Inoue
Cast
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) User Reviews (1)
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 teenage stresses and strains - but unfortunately, for me at any rate, I found the underlying storyline just a little disappointing. Way too much sibling longing; the cave with their things in - all resonated for a while then started me wanting to shout "get over it"! If there is to be a "Second Slam…
