Takehiko Inoue

Takehiko Inoue is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for the basketball series Slam Dunk (1990–1996), and the jidaigeki manga Vagabond, which are two of the best-selling manga series in history. Many of his works are about basketball, Inoue himself being a huge fan of the sport.

The First Slam Dunk (2022)

Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Inoue
CAST:  Shugo Nakamura  •  Jun Kasama  •  Subaru Kimura  •  Kenta Miyake

Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takehiko Inoue
CAST:  Shugo Nakamura  •  Jun Kasama  •  Subaru Kimura  •  Kenta Miyake

Manga World (2005)

Filmed in Japan, this program looks beyond the stereotypes to objectively examine the history of manga, how manga are drawn, and manga's influence on Japanese life as illustrated by cosplay bars, where people dress up as their favorite characters; manga kissa, 24/7 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hervé Martin-Delpierre
CAST:  Takehiko Inoue  •  Kan Takahama  •  Jirô Taniguchi  •  Osamu Tezuka

Filmed in Japan, this program looks beyond the stereotypes to objectively examine the history of manga, how manga are drawn, and manga's influence on Japanese life as illustrated by cosplay bars, where people dress up as their favorite characters; manga kissa, 24/7 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hervé Martin-Delpierre
CAST:  Takehiko Inoue  •  Kan Takahama  •  Jirô Taniguchi  •  Osamu Tezuka