The First Slam Dunk
moderate violence, injury detail, bereavement theme
Director(s)Takehiko Inoue, Yasuyuki Ebara
Production year1993
Genre(s)Animation, Drama
Approx. running minutes125m
CastShugo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shinichiro Kamio, Subaru Kimura, Kenta Miyake, Tôru Nara, Yoshiaki Hasegawa, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Satoshi Tsuruoka, Mitsuaki Kanuka, Mitsuaki Kanuka, Takehiko Inoue, Takehiko Inoue, Toshiyuki Matsui, Satoshi Takebe, Shunsuke Nakamura, Ryûichi Takita
The First Slam Dunk
moderate violence, injury detail, bereavement theme
A young aspiring basketball star battles with grief and intense competition in this slow-burn Japanese animated drama. H ...
A young aspiring basketball star battles with grief and intense competition in this slow-burn Japanese animated drama. Heavy beatings and moments of heightened emotion occasionally break up sporting action.
violence
language
theme
threat and horror
sex
discrimination
drugs
injury detail
moderate violence, injury detail, bereavement theme
Classified Date:
03/08/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
violence
Teen characters are bullied and intimidated by their peers, sometimes with blows to the face and body which result in spurts of blood. Characters have bloody injuries and clothing after such altercations.
language
Bad language is mild ('bastard', 'ass', 'screw', 'crud', 'piss'), and is accompanied by other milder terms ('morons', 'God', 'damn' and 'butt').
theme
A family is stricken with grief, resulting in intense scenes of emotional upset and occasional physical outbursts.
moderate violence, injury detail, bereavement theme
Classified Date:
14/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
violence
Teen characters are bullied and intimidated by their peers, sometimes with blows to the face and body which result in spurts of blood. Characters have bloody injuries and clothing after such altercations.
language
Bad language is mild ('bastard', 'ass', 'screw', 'crud', 'piss'), and is accompanied by other milder terms ('morons', 'God', 'damn', 'butt').
theme
A family is stricken with grief, resulting in intense scenes of emotional upset and occasional physical outbursts.
Classified Date:
18/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
Classified Date:
29/06/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
Classified date14/18/2025
LanguageJapanese
violence
language
theme
threat and horror
sex
discrimination
drugs
injury detail
Director(s)Takehiko Inoue, Yasuyuki Ebara
Production year1993
Genre(s)Animation, Drama
Approx. running minutes125m
CastShugo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shinichiro Kamio, Subaru Kimura, Kenta Miyake, Tôru Nara, Yoshiaki Hasegawa, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Satoshi Tsuruoka, Mitsuaki Kanuka, Mitsuaki Kanuka, Takehiko Inoue, Takehiko Inoue, Toshiyuki Matsui, Satoshi Takebe, Shunsuke Nakamura, Ryûichi Takita
moderate violence, injury detail, bereavement theme
Classified Date:
03/08/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
violence
Teen characters are bullied and intimidated by their peers, sometimes with blows to the face and body which result in spurts of blood. Characters have bloody injuries and clothing after such altercations.
language
Bad language is mild ('bastard', 'ass', 'screw', 'crud', 'piss'), and is accompanied by other milder terms ('morons', 'God', 'damn' and 'butt').
theme
A family is stricken with grief, resulting in intense scenes of emotional upset and occasional physical outbursts.
moderate violence, injury detail, bereavement theme
Classified Date:
14/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
violence
Teen characters are bullied and intimidated by their peers, sometimes with blows to the face and body which result in spurts of blood. Characters have bloody injuries and clothing after such altercations.
language
Bad language is mild ('bastard', 'ass', 'screw', 'crud', 'piss'), and is accompanied by other milder terms ('morons', 'God', 'damn', 'butt').
theme
A family is stricken with grief, resulting in intense scenes of emotional upset and occasional physical outbursts.
Classified Date:
18/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
Classified Date:
29/06/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
Classified date14/18/2025
LanguageJapanese
