“The First Slam Dunk” has a “feeling of being alive” that runs through it. Overcome the pain and take a step *Note! Contains spoilers.

*This article touches on the core of the story, so we recommend reading it after watching the movie.

“The First Slam Dunk” synopsis

A film adaptation of the boy's manga ``SLAM DUNK'' by Takehiko Inoue, which was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from issue 42 in 1990 to issue 27 in 1996. Inoue himself served as the director and scriptwriter. It depicts the personal growth of the members of the Shohoku High School basketball team.

Index

• An unusual film adaptation directed and written by the original author.
• The first round of film adaptation was in 2003, and the proposal was submitted in 2009.
• Delving into “pain” that became the key to portraying the inner world
• Famous scenes from the original work are dramatically transformed into films

An unusual film adaptation directed and written by the original author.

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On January 7, 2021, the production of a certain movie will be announced. Manga artist Takehiko Inoue's Twitter . This was the moment we learned that ``SLAM DUNK'' was being made into a new animated film.

`` SLAM DUNK '' is a basketball manga that needs no introduction. It was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from 1990 to 1996, and the cumulative domestic series circulation has exceeded 120 million copies. He boasts fans all over the world, and even if you haven't read his works, you've probably heard famous lines like, ``If I give up, the game ends...?'', ``I want to play basketball...'', and ``Because I'm a genius.'' .

Visualization of the legendary manga. Many works and projects have been announced in recent years, including live-action films such as `` Rurouni Kenshin ,'' ``Yu Yu Hakusho,'' and `` Saint Seiya ,'' and animated films such as ``Ping Pong '' and ``Urusei Yatsura.'' However, in the case of `` SLAM DUNK, '' the situation is slightly different. First of all, the original author Takehiko Inoue will serve as the scriptwriter and director.

In order to closely collaborate with the original work, we have worked on projects in tandem like in the Detective Conan series, with original author Eiichiro Oda serving as general producer on films such as ONE PIECE FILM RED , and on films such as My Hero Academia THE MOVIE Heroes: In ``Rising '', the original author, Kohei Horikoshi, provided ideas that he had been thinking about in the original work, and the original author is involved with the movie in various capacities, including supervision. However, there are not many films like ``The First Slam Dunk'' in which he also directs and writes the screenplay. Fans must have had a variety of thoughts, including the anxiety of not knowing what kind of debut he would make as a film director and the expectations for an in-depth story that only the original author could create.

In particular, `` SLAM DUNK '' is a work that had a shocking ending to the original work, and there is also a reason why there are so many requests for a ``continuation''. It has been announced that the film will be made into a movie, and if the original author himself wrote the script, it is inevitable that people will wonder what kind of story will develop, such as ``Is it a sequel to the original work!?'' ``Or is it a completely original work!?'' . Looking back at the lifting of the ban on individual information

January 2021: Movie announcement

August: It is announced that Takehiko Inoue will serve as director and screenwriter. A visual of Shohoku High School boys basketball club members forming a circle has been released.

December: Teaser poster showing fists exchanged

“The First Slam Dunk” teaser preview

July 2022: Title, special news, release date announced

October: Book poster presentation

November: The voice actors who will play the five main members of Shohoku High School, as well as the artists in charge of the ending theme song and music for the movie, will be announced. A trailer has also been released

“The First Slam Dunk” preview

Such a flow. As the information is updated, ``The fact that Sakuragi Hanamichi's bash is red and black means that it's after his appearance in the Inter-High School match = Sanno?!'' ``FIRST means episode zero? Or is it the day when Sakuragi made his first dunk?'' ” ``The fact that Ryota Miyagi is in the middle of this poster means that the story focuses on him!? It's because of the mysterious short story ``Pierce,'' which is said to be about his past...'' and was very excited.

When it was released in theaters on December 3rd, it became a huge hit, attracting 847,000 viewers within two days of its release and grossing 1,296 million yen at the box office. In the nine days of its release, the movie attracted 2,024,129 people and box office revenue of 3,035,492,950 yen, which is expected to exceed 10 billion yen.

By the way, the works with box office revenue of over 10 billion yen in 2022 are (*1)

“ ONE PIECE FILM RED ” 18.67 billion yen

“ Jujutsu Kaisen the Movie 0 ” 13.80 billion yen

“ Top Gun: Maverick ” 13.48 billion yen

and

“ Detective Conan Halloween Bride ” 9.78 billion yen

“ The Suzume ” 8.59 billion yen (*2)

That's the situation. ``The First Slam Dunk'' is (needless to say) a popular work that rivals these.

In this article, we will unravel the appeal of the work by referring to the mook " The First Slam Dunk re:SOURCE " (Shueisha), which follows the production background of this work, theater pamphlets, interviews with the production team posted on the official website, etc. want to go. Please note that due to the nature of the work, it contains spoilers, including ``how the story will unfold,'' so please keep this in mind before proceeding to the following pages.

*1: As of December 16, 2022

*2: As of December 11, 2022

The first round of film adaptation was in 2003, and the proposal was submitted in 2009.