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The First Slam Dunk

17 years and... 40 minutes.

7.8(577)20222h 5m7

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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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$258M
Language
Japanese
  • high school
  • competition
  • basketball
  • rivalry
  • high school sports
  • romance
  • tournament
  • based on manga
  • sport competition
  • school life
  • inspiring
  • shounen

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Japan

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical (limited)7 Jul 2023
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereAnime Expo3 Jul 2023
    • TheatricalPG-1328 Jul 2023
    • PhysicalPG-13Blu-ray25 Jun 2024
    • Digital / OTTPG-13Netflix25 Aug 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival22 Aug 2023
    • Theatrical12A30 Aug 2023
    • Digital / OTT12Netflix1 Dec 2024
    • Physical12Blu-ray & DVD10 Mar 2025
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG24 Aug 2023
    • PhysicalPG23 Apr 2025
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereFantasia International Film Festival22 Jul 2023
    • Theatrical28 Jul 2023
  • American SamoaAS

    • Digital / OTTNetflix24 Aug 2024
  • AndorraAD

    • Theatrical6 Jul 2023
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical123 Aug 2023
    • Digital / OTT12Netflix25 Aug 2024
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereBeijing Premiere (Peking University)15 Apr 2023
    • Theatrical20 Apr 2023
    • Theatricalre-release3 Aug 2024
    • Digital / OTT31 Aug 2024
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-74 Aug 2023
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereAnnecy International Animation Film Festival14 Jun 2023
    • Theatrical26 Jul 2023
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereAnimagiC4 Aug 2023
    • Theatrical125 Dec 2023

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The First Slam Dunk was released on 3 December 2022.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    10/22/2023

    6/10

    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 r…

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