{"id":87065,"date":"2024-05-28T00:24:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T07:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=87065"},"modified":"2024-05-30T03:58:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:58:54","slug":"the-first-slam-dunk-to-return-to-theaters-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/05\/28\/the-first-slam-dunk-to-return-to-theaters-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Slam Dunk\u00a0To Return to Theaters in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>The First Slam Dunk<\/em> is returning to Japanese theaters on August 13 this year.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/575212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comic Natalie reports<\/a> that the sports anime film, which is currently the 13th highest-grossing movie in Japan, will screen in more than 300 locations for its rerun. Additionally, Netflix Japan will begin streaming the show on June 10.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>The First Slam Dunk<\/em> premiered in Japan on December 3, 2022 and made 15.73 billion yen (~US$100.26 million). The film depicts the match between Shohoku and <span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">Sannoh, with Shohoku&#8217;s Point Guard Ryota Miyagi as the main protagonist. 3DCG was used for the basketball scenes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Slam Dunk<\/em> mangaka <strong>Takehiko Inoue&nbsp;<\/strong>directed the movie, which was co-produced by <strong>Toei Animation<\/strong>&nbsp;and CG company&nbsp;<strong>Dandelion Animation Studio<\/strong>. It won Best Animated Work at the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize in addition to other awards.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The&nbsp;<em>Slam Dunk&nbsp;<\/em>manga was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1990 to 1996 and collected into 31 tankoubon volumes. In 2005, Takehiko&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2009-01-24\/slam-dunk-10-days-after-epilogue-reprint-confirmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drew an epilogue<\/a>&nbsp;called&nbsp;<em>Slam Dunk 10 Days Later<\/em> on school blackboards. The epilogue was reprinted in 2009.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>The First Slam Dunk <\/em>is the first <em> Slam Dunk <\/em>anime since the 90s, which saw a 101 episode TV anime series and four anime films. It had its North American premiere at Anime Expo 2023 and started screening in North American theaters on July 28, 2023. GKIDS <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/04\/01\/gkids-debuts-the-first-slam-dunk-blu-ray-set-on-june-25-plans-collectors-edition-release\/\">announced last month<\/a> that it will release a Blu-ray disc of the movie on June 25, 2024.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 12pt\">Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Character designer and animation director: <strong>Yasuyuki Ebara<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress<\/em>)\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Sub-character designer: <strong>Yukiko Ban<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Yowamushi<\/em>\u00a0<em>Pedal<\/em>:\u00a0<em>Glory Line<\/em>)\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 CG director: <strong>Daiki Nakazawa<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Pop in Q<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Compositing director: \u00a0<strong>Shunsuke Nakamura<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Babylon<\/em> co-compositing director)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Art director: <strong>Kazuo Ogura<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Attack on Titan The Final Season<\/em>)\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Color designer: <strong>Shiori Furusho<\/strong> (<em>Hero Mask<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 12pt\">Cast<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Shugo Nakamura<\/strong> as Ryota Miyagi<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Subaru Kimura<\/strong> as Hanamichi Sakuragi<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Kenta Miyake<\/strong> as Takenori Akagi<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Jun Kasama<\/strong> as Hisashi Mitsui<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Shin\u2019ichirou Kamio<\/strong> as Kaede Rukawa<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Maya Sakamoto<\/strong> as Haruko Akagi<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Asami Seto<\/strong> as Ayako<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Comic Natalie<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Slam Dunk is returning to Japanese theaters on August 13 this year. Comic Natalie reports that the sports anime film, which is currently the 13th highest-grossing movie in Japan, will screen in more than 300 locations for its rerun. Additionally, Netflix Japan will begin streaming the show on June 10. 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