{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0ba1db48d829ebbf0ef29e32","clusterId":"c_605551821879e2611e6cd137","slug":"the-first-slam-dunk-will-re-release-in-spring-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"The First Slam Dunk Will Re-Release In Spring 2027","summary":"The First Slam Dunk returns to theaters for a limited run from March 20 to April 1, 2027, with participating theaters to be announced later. A new visual shows Ryota Miyagi's speedy profile and the line \"In the season of beginnings.\" Takehiko Inoue directed and wrote the film, which covers the Sannoh Industry match with Miyagi at the center and a renewed voice cast led by Shugo Nakamura.","whyItMatters":"The re-release turns a theatrical revival into a test of demand, as fans on social media push for a sequel and speculate about which matches or characters a next film would follow.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe run is set for March 20 to April 1, 2027, and the visual released for it pairs Ryota Miyagi\u0026#39;s profile with the line \u0026#34;In the season of beginnings.\u0026#34; The timing sits on the shift from spring break to the new school year.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film adapts the climax of Takehiko Inoue\u0026#39;s basketball manga, the match against Sannoh Industry, with Miyagi as the point guard at the center. Inoue directed and wrote it, and the Shohoku High School roster was recast for the theatrical release, with Shugo Nakamura as Miyagi, Jun Kasama as Hisashi Mitsui, Shinichiro Kamio as Kaede Rukawa, Subaru Kimura as Hanamichi Sakuragi, and Kenta Miyake as Takenori Akagi.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The First Slam Dunk re-release runs 13 days, March 20 to April 1, with theaters still unnamed. Takehiko Inoue's Sannoh match cut needs the theatrical window to work; a two-week run limits how many can see it.","twitterPost":"A 13-day window for The First Slam Dunk, and Takehiko Inoue's cut still needs theaters to commit before March 20.","threadsPost":"The First Slam Dunk gets 13 days back in theaters, March 20 to April 1, with venues unannounced. Takehiko Inoue's Sannoh match cut depends on that narrow window and on cinemas signing on; the re-release is a scheduling test before any new work talk.","newsletterBlurb":"The First Slam Dunk will return to theaters for a limited run from March 20 to April 1, 2027, with participating theaters announced later. A new visual leads with Ryota Miyagi and the line \"In the season of beginnings.\" Social media chatter has turned back to a possible sequel, with fans naming matches and characters they want a next film to follow.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156936\",\"title\":\"Film 'THE FIRST SLAM DUNK' to Re-Release in Spring 2027, Expectations Rise for a New Work\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4453,"outputTokens":624,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789546779,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T08:14:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T08:18:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T08:18:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_605551821879e2611e6cd137","canonicalTitle":"映画『THE FIRST SLAM DUNK』2027年春再上映に新作への期待高まる","representativeArticleId":"a_480fdd9bc48b885b56beda83","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The First Slam Dunk\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Slam Dunk\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T07:33:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T07:33:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T08:18:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156936","title":"映画『THE FIRST SLAM DUNK』2027年春再上映に新作への期待高まる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The First Slam Dunk"],"manga_titles":["Slam Dunk"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}