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The First Slam Dunk Sures Weathering With You, Becomes 9th Highest-Earning Anime Film in Japan

The film currently trails Shinkai's Suzume film, which ended its run in theaters on Saturday after selling 11.15 million tickets and earning 14.79 billion yen ($105.4 million).

The film received this year's general award for Eiga Engeki Bunka Kyōkai's (Film Theater Culture Association) 42nd annual Fujimoto Awards.

release the film in the United States and Canada with both an English dub and with Japanese audio and English subtitles this summer. GKIDS describes the film:

Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball.

In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui 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.

Inoue personally directed the film at Kōji Kasamatsu.

Source: Kōgyō Tsūshin