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 ...

Takenori Akagi, Hisashi Mitsui and Kaede Rukawa. As of January 4, The First Slam Dunk has grossed 6.7 billion yen (USD$50.7 million) since its December 3 release in Japan. The original manga ...