Takehiko Inoue

Born: January 12, 1967 (59 years old)
Place of birth: Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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.

Known for

★ 8.7
Slam Dunk
1993
★ 8.4
Ahiru no Sora
2019
★ 7.8
The First Slam Dunk
2022

Filmography

2022
The First Slam DunkFilm · Director, Screenplay, Comic Book★ 7.8
2019
Ahiru no SoraSeries · Thanks★ 8.4
2005
Buzzer BeaterSeries · Writer, Comic Book
1995
Slam Dunk 4: Roar!! Basket Man SpiritFilm · Writer, Comic Book★ 6.3
1995
Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku SchoolFilm · Writer, Comic Book★ 6.7
1994
Slam Dunk 2: National TournementFilm · Writer, Comic Book, Original Story★ 5.9
1994
Slam Dunk: The Determined Shohoku Basketball TeamFilm · Comic Book, Writer
1994
Slam Dunk: The MovieFilm · Writer, Original Story★ 6.3
1993
Slam DunkSeries · Comic Book★ 8.7