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The First Slam Dunk
2022
· Movie
· 125 min
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #16
- IMDb #56
- Google retired #212
- Metacritic #83
- Letterboxd #22
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #8
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- Metacritic Critics #83
- Metacritic Audience #88
- Kinopoisk #71
- AlloCiné #67
- Trakt #17
Every rating
79–100
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 79, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 100.
See the most agreed on films →The story focuses on the members of a high school basketball team as they prepare for and compete in a crucial national championship game. Through flashbacks, the film delves into the personal lives, struggles, and motivations of the key players. The narrative builds towards the intense, high-stakes game where the team must overcome their internal conflicts and a powerful opponent, with every play counting towards their dream of victory.
Details
- Director
- Takehiko Inoue
- Writer
- Takehiko Inoue
- Based on
- a work by Takehiko Inoue
- Released
- 3 December 2022
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $258.0M
- Awards
- 14 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →14 wins from 20 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Music Awards Japan 2025 | Best J-Rock Song | "Dai-Zero Kan" by 10-Feet | Nominee |
| Music Awards Japan 2025 | Best Anime Song | "Dai-Zero Kan" by 10-Feet | Nominee |
| 18th Seiyu Awards 2024 | Synergy Award | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
| 29th AMD Awards 2024 | AMD Chairman Award | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
| 38th Japan Gold Disc Award 2024 | Animation Album of the Year | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
| 44th London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2024 | Technical Achievement Award | Kôji Kasamatsu (sound design) | Nominee |
| 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 | Best Film | The First Slam Dunk | Nominee |
| 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 | Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) | Diego Baldoin as Takenori Akagi | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Tokyo Anime Award Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Animation of the Year | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
| Best Background/Coloring/Visual | Daiki Nakazawa | Winner |
| Best Director | Takehiko Inoue | Winner |
| Best Original Story/Screenplay | Takehiko Inoue | Winner |
36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Newcomer | Takehiko Inoue | Winner |
| Yujiro Ishihara Award | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
18th Seiyu Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Synergy Award | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
27th Fantasia International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature Film | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
29th AMD Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| AMD Chairman Award | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
38th Japan Gold Disc Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Animation Album of the Year | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
42nd Fujimoto Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prize | Toshiyuki Matsui | Winner |
46th Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Animation of the Year | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
Japan Expo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Daruma for Best Feature Film | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
Niigata International Animation Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Okawa-Fukiya Award | The First Slam Dunk | Winner |
8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film | The First Slam Dunk | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) | Diego Baldoin as Takenori Akagi | Nominee |
Music Awards Japan
2 nominations
| Best Anime Song | "Dai-Zero Kan" by 10-Feet | Nominee |
| Best J-Rock Song | "Dai-Zero Kan" by 10-Feet | Nominee |
16th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | The First Slam Dunk | Nominee |
44th London Film Critics' Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Technical Achievement Award | Kôji Kasamatsu (sound design) | Nominee |