# Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement (1994)

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**Original title**: *スラムダンク 全国制覇だ！桜木花道*
**Runtime**: 44 min
**Genres**: Drama, Animation, Comedy
**Directed by**: Toshihiko Arisako
**Written by**: Takehiko Inoue, Yoshiyuki Suga
**Starring**: Takeshi Kusao, Akiko Hiramatsu, Hideyuki Hori, Yûji Machi, Ryotaro Okiayu, Tomomichi Nishimura

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Slam Dunk 2 remembers basketball is mostly elbows and grudges. When Shohoku’s dream team collides with the scrappy Tsukubu, old mentors meet former pupils over a net no taller than their pride. Eventually someone learns not every rebound comes with a cute frown.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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