The First Slam Dunk

The First Slam Dunk
Theatrical release poster
JapaneseTHE FIRST SLAM DUNK[1]
Directed byTakehiko Inoue
Screenplay byTakehiko Inoue
Based onSlam Dunk
by Takehiko Inoue
Produced byToshiyuki Matsui
Starring
Edited byRyuichi Takita[3]
Music by
Animation by
  • Hideki Takahashi
  • (key animator)
  • Kiyotaka Oshiyama
  • (key animator)
  • Naoya Wada
  • (key animator)
  • Souichirou Sako
  • (key animator)
  • Tomoshige Inayoshi
  • (key animator)
Backgrounds by
  • Nobuhito Sue
  • Eiko Tsunado
Production
companies
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • December 3, 2022 (2022-12-03)
Running time
124 minutes[4]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$279 million[5]

The First Slam Dunk (stylized in all caps[6]) is a 2022 Japanese animated sports film written and directed by Takehiko Inoue, produced by Toei Animation and DandeLion Animation Studio. It is based on Inoue's Slam Dunk manga series. It was released theatrically in Japan on December 3, 2022.

In 2023, The First Slam Dunk won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. The film grossed $279 million worldwide, becoming the fifth highest-grossing anime film of all time.

  1. ^ "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK" (in Japanese). Japanese Film Database. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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  3. ^ a b c "The First Slam Dunk press kit". GKIDS. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "The First Slam Dunk (12A)". Irish Film Classification Office. June 28, 2023. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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