Tokyo Revengers

is a 2021 Japanese science fiction gangster film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa and co-written by Izumi Takahashi. It is the live-action adaptation of the manga series of the same name created by Ken Wakui, which was also made into an anime series of the same name.The film stars Takumi Kitamura, Yuki Yamada, Yosuke Sugino, Mio Imada, Shotaro Mamiya and Ryo Yoshizawa. 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. Plot During the year 2017, Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-old freelancer, learns that his middle school ex-girlfriend Hinata Tachibana and her younger brother Naoto Tachibana have been killed by the Tokyo Manji Gang (also known as Toman). When Takemichi is pushed in front of a train, he teleports exactly 12 years into the year 2005. While reliving his middle school years, Takemichi meets with Naoto and divulges the exact date that he and Hinata will die. When they shake hands, Takemichi is suddenly transported back to the present, creating a time paradox where Naoto survives and is now a detective. Naoto deduces that every time they hold hands, Takemichi is transported 12 years into the past. Using his knowledge from the future, Takemichi vows to save Hinata. Travelling back to the past, Takemichi's friends are forced into underground matches led by Kiyomasa, a member of the Toman. Takemichi's determination to protect them gains the respect of the gang's leader Manjiro Sano aka "Mikey". Takemichi discovers that his new friendship with Mikey prevented one of his friends Akkun, from going to prison in the present. However, Akkun commits suicide out of fear, where Takemichi realizes the Toman presents a stronger threat to his friends than he initially thought.