There was no guarantee that there would be an anime feature film adaptation of Takehiko Inoue’s hugely popular basketball manga series “Slam Dunk,” especially after its successful anime TV series. But ...

Takehiko Inoue’s “The First Slam Dunk” isn’t exactly the first movie ever made about a scrappy high school basketball team struggling to overcome their shared differences and personal demons in time ...

Premiering at Anime Expo, this was a movie that had some big sneakers to fill. There’s hardly much buildup to the big game in The First Slam Dunk—Takehiko Inoue’s movie adaptation of his classic ...

Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs announced this year’s winners of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Fine Arts, and it was revealed that winners of the ...

"Miyagi. This is your stage." GKids Films has revealed a first look teaser for the US release of the Japanese anime comedy The First Slam Dunk, adapted from the manga by Takehiko Inoue. After opening ...

The First Slam Dunk didn’t just bring back the classic sports anime franchise, but it also pulled in a staggering $279 million USD worldwide. In Japan alone, the film brought in around $112 million ...

Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’ and Takehiko Inoue’s ‘The First Slam Dunk’ both passed major milestones over the weekend as well. Adapted by Takehiko Inoue from his classic 1990s manga, the film has already ...

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The legendary manga creator told IndieWire about reframing the narrative and animating the championship game with a new emphasis on pain and struggle. “There were two main challenges,” Inoue told ...