The First Slam Dunk

Japan’s best-selling author Takehiko Inoue’s directorial debut, The First Slam Dunk, comes to BFI IMAX and anime basketball comes to the giant screen!

  • Director

    Takehiko Inoue

  • With

    Shugo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shin'ichiro, Subaru Kimura, Kenta Miyake and Maaya Sakamoto

  • Japan 2023. 124min

  • IMAX with Laser

  • Certificate

    12A

  • Japanese with English subtitles

Ryota Miyagi and basketball have always been one thing. His love for this sport was transmitted to him by his older brother Sota, who died in an accident at sea when Ryota was still very young. He is the point guard of Shohoku, a team from the Kanagawa prefecture which gained a spot at Inter-High despite being unknown. Ryota is ready, together with his teammates, to face the "unbeatable" Sannoh, the champion team of the local tournament.

Written and directed by Inoue, the creator of the original Slam Dunk manga, following the underdog Shohoku High School's basketball team through the eyes of Ryota as they face stunning rivals in the National High School Tournament and simultaneously explore the tumultuous pasts of its protagonists. The First Slam Dunk is a powerful and heartfelt story that will excite new fans and lifelong Slam Dunk diehards alike.