THE FIRST SLAM DUNK
Manga artist Takehiko Inoue makes his directorial debut adapting his own best-selling basketball manga "Slam Dunk" into an electrifying, kinetic experience that will make you feel like you are on the court yourself. Blending CG with traditional hand-drawn animation, Inoue takes us straight into the second half of an intense game between the Shohoku High School team and the reigning champions at Sannoh Kogyo High School. The exhilarating feats of athletic showmanship regularly give way to flashbacks exploring the private lives of players on both teams, anchored by the backstory of Shohoku's lightning-fast point guard, Ryota Miyagi, who struggles to carry on the legacy of his older brother, a local b-ball legend who died tragically young. THE FIRST SLAM DUNK earnestly embraces its teen melodrama antics and wraps them in a full sensory experience only possible through the sheer extravagance and fluidity of animation. It is no wonder the film became the fifth-highest-grossing anime film of all time! DIR/SCR Takehiko Inoue, based on his manga "Slam Dunk"; PROD Toshiyuki Matsui. Japan, 2023, color, 124 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. RATED PG-13
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 124 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024
Genre: Anime
