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Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School

1995 · 40 min

A short, punchy burst of underdog basketball energy, mixing goofy locker-room comedy with earnest, sweat-soaked game tension.

Directed by: Hiroyuki Kakudou
Genres: Comedy, Animation, Drama
Starring: Takeshi Kusao, Akiko Hiramatsu, Kiyoyuki Yanada

Overview: After losing the titanic match against Kainan High, Team Shohoku and a newly shaven Hanamichi Sakuragi are challenged to an exhibition match by virtual basketball unknowns Ryoukufu High. Coach Anzai sees this as an opportunity for Shohoku to regain their confidence, but Ryoukufu are revealed to have a newly assembled championship calibre lineup and may give Sakuragi & Co their toughest test yet.

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Directed by: Hiroyuki Kakudou
Genres: Comedy, Animation, Drama
Starring: Takeshi Kusao, Akiko Hiramatsu, Kiyoyuki Yanada

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sport
friendship
coming-of-age
found family
redemption
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	5
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Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, animation, drama
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