Slam Dunk: The Movie

1994 29m movie Film

Slam Dunk: The Movie

スラムダンク

Synopsis

スラムダンク

Set after Shohoku's practice game against Ryonan, the film focuses on a practice game against Takezono High. Before the game, Sakuragi runs into Yoko Shimura, the girl who rejects him in the very first scene of the series, and Oda, the basketball player she rejected him for.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Toei Animation

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: The Movie itself).

The 1993–1995 Japan Window

In the crowded 1993-1995 Japan release window, Slam Dunk: The Movie sits at #126 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: The Movie premiered alongside 39 others.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 39 other Japan films in 1994.

The 951st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

17

Reviews

30th

Review-volume percentile

65th

Popularity percentile

17 audience reviews — more than 30% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity (65th percentile) outruns review volume (30th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Slam Dunk: The Movie, 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
school · 82
sports · 59
slice of life · 58
shounen · 42

Reception Benchmarks

5.7

TMDB Rating

17

Audience Reviews

Mixed

Critical Tier

Ranked #4,113 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,786 of 1,933 (top 92%).

Production Details

Primary Country	Japan
Original Language	Japanese
Production Companies	Toei Animation
Runtime	29m
Release Date	March 12, 1994
IMDb	tt4086026