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SUMMARY:The First Slam Dunk (film screening)
DESCRIPTION:The First Slam Dunk \nMonday\, October 20\, 6:00PM (ET) \nDoors open 5:30PM | Film Screening | In-Person | JFT Event Hall \nDirected by INOUE Takehiko • 2022 • 124 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer  \nShohoku’s “speedster” and point guard\, MIYAGI Ryota\, always plays with brains and lightning speed\, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school\, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now\, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions\, Sannoh Kogyo High School.  \nBased on the wildly popular Slam Dunk manga series by INOUE Takehiko\, The First Slam Dunk adapts the final match depicted in the manga and features original flashbacks and a new epilogue. The film won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year and was a huge box office success\, becoming the sixth highest-grossing Japanese film and the highest grossing basketball film of all time.    \n  \nThe First Slam Dunk is part of our Body & Soul: Japanese Sports Cinema series. \nThis event is now fully booked. Due to the popularity of the event\, there will NOT be a rush line for this screening. Thank you very much for your understanding!  \n  \nFree admission.  Register below.   \n\n Director Profile: \nINOUE Takehiko (井上 雄彦) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for the basketball series Slam Dunk (1990–1996)\, and the jidaigeki manga Vagabond\, which are two of the best-selling manga series in history. Many of his works are about basketball\, Inoue himself being a huge fan of the sport. Slam Dunk\, about a basketball team from Shohoku High School\, was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1990 to 1996 and has sold over 170 million copies worldwide. Slam Dunk was adapted into an anime television series and four films. The manga’s popularity caused a surge of interest in basketball among Japanese youth\, leading to Inoue receiving commendation from the Japan Basketball Association for helping popularize basketball in the country. \nIn 2022\, Inoue made his directorial debut with the anime film adaptation of his Slam Dunk manga\, titled The First Slam Dunk. Inoue also wrote the screenplay and story for the film. In 2024\, he received the Best Director and Best Screenplay award for his work at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival. \n 
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LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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