Slam Dunk 2: National Tournament

1994 44m movie Film

Slam Dunk 2: National Tournament

スラムダンク全国制覇だ！桜木花道

Synopsis

スラムダンク全国制覇だ！桜木花道

Is the second film from the series. It happens during Shohoku's 4th Round Qualifying game against Tsukubu High. The film features original characters including Godai, an old friend of Akagi and Kogure's, Rango, a wild show-off who is in love with Haruko and quarrels with Sakuragi, and Coach Kawasaki, a former pupil of Anzai-sensei

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Slam Dunk 2: National Tournament. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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Drama + Animation in Japan

730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Slam Dunk 2: National Tournament itself).

The 1993–1995 Japan Window

In the crowded 1993-1995 Japan release window, Slam Dunk 2: National Tournament sits at #133 of 135. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Slam Dunk 2: National Tournament premiered alongside 39 others.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 39 other Japan films in 1994.

The 960th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

13

Reviews

20th

Review-volume percentile

61st

Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity (61th percentile) outruns review volume (20th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Slam Dunk 2: National Tournament, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog

high school sports · 3
sport competition · 3
match · 2
basketball team · 2
basketball player · 2

Recurring themes · common across catalog

basketball · 7

Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog

anime · 711
based on manga · 297
high school · 88
sports · 59
shounen · 42

Reception Benchmarks

5.2

TMDB Rating

13

Audience Reviews

Mixed

Critical Tier

Ranked #4,371 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,886 of 1,933 (top 98%).

Production Details

Primary Country	Japan
Original Language	Japanese
Production Companies	Toei Animation
Runtime	44m
Release Date	July 9, 1994
IMDb	tt4086028