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Tokyo Revengers (2021)

Tokyo Revengers poster
Original title
東京リベンジャーズ
Directed by
Tsutomu Hanabusa
Genre
action, drama, crime
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 236 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man travels back in time to save his ex-girlfriend from being killed by a criminal gang. He must navigate his past and change events to protect her.

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What happens

Tokyo Revengers (Japanese: 東京卍リベンジャーズ, Hepburn: Tōkyō Ribenjāzu) is a 2021 Japanese science fiction action film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa from a screenplay by Izumi Takahashi. It is the live-action adaptation of manga series of the same name by Ken Wakui. The film stars Takumi Kitamura, Yuki Yamada, Yosuke Sugino, Mio Imada, Shotaro Mamiya and Ryo Yoshizawa. The film revolves around Takemichi Hanagaki, a freeter, who travels back in time in order to prevent the death of his ex-girlfriend Hinata Tachibana at the hands of Toman, a criminal organization. The live-action film adaptation was announced in February 2020. In April 2020, it was announced that the film's crew has halted filming due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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