
Hanamichi Sakuragi was born in 1968 in a family of the common working class and current. His mother passed away when he was very small, without the love of his mother he used the violence (out-on-the-street fights) to resolve his problems. As a boy was very tall, at the age of 12 average 1.75 mts, and his body began to acquire force and a lot of resistance through its fights. Once he had a fight with the students in the sports zone of the University of Tokyo; its abilities of fight, velocity and to be able physical, they attracted al coach of the team of basketball, and itself the ingenió so that entered al smaller team.
In a party of practice, at the age of 17 of age, against the National Team of Japan, Hanamichi of 1.89 mts, was the unique one that was not frightened by the professionals and noted 33 points he only: 10 shots, 3 nailed, 1 triple, 1 shot that did not find the terminology to explain it, and 2 shots free.
Although its team lost with only 59 points (59 - 115), had been an excellent first party for Hanamichi. The basketball was in chaos, and he was named "The Hope of the Japanese Basketball". Nevertheless, its father fell sick a year later. Hanamichi went of return to Tokyo, and this road would cost him all. He descended of the bus in Tokyo and he was on the verge of crossing the street al hospital when a car that went very fast him scrimmage. Although he had "body of steel", the impact simply was too strong. It collapsed, they carried it al hospital. Unfortunately it was too late… before they sent him al operating room died for the great internal hemorrhage, only with 18 years of age.
The World of the Japanese Basketball was completely destroyed, they called this loss "Colossal". The mangaca Takehiko Inoue created its series" Slam Dunk" based on the history of this youth.
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