Tokyo Revengers

2021 2h 0m JA

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 236

ActionDramaCrime

Synopsis

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An unemployed man learns that his ex-girlfriend was murdered. He suddenly finds himself travelling through time to his middle school years and has chance to change the future and save the girl. He aims to rise to the top of the most brutal delinquent gang.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takumi Kitamura
Takemichi Hanagaki
Ryo Yoshizawa
Manjiro Sano
Yuki Yamada
Ken Ryuguji
Yosuke Sugino
Naoto Tachibana
Mio Imada
Hinata Tachibana
Hayato Isomura
Atsushi Sendo / Akkun
Nobuyuki Suzuki
Masataka Kiyomizu
Shotaro Mamiya
Tetta Kisaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa
Writers: Izumi Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tokyo Revengers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, shot by Tomoo Ezaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yutaka Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Naoichiro Sagara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Takumi Kitamura and Ryo Yoshizawa and Yuki Yamada carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11923304 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tsutomu Hanabusa directs. Tomoo Ezaki behind the camera. Yutaka Yamada scores. Naoichiro Sagara cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Part of the "Tokyo Revengers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, shot by Tomoo Ezaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yutaka Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Naoichiro Sagara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Takumi Kitamura and Ryo Yoshizawa and Yuki Yamada carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt11923304 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tomoo Ezaki
Original score: Yutaka Yamada
Editing: Naoichiro Sagara
Production design: Takuro Kato
Makeup / hair: Rie Suda
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Tokyo Revengers (2021)

Part of

Tokyo Revengers Collection

Hanagaki Takemichi lives an unsatisfying life right up until his death. Waking up 12 years in the past, he reckons with the eventual fate of his friends and tries to prevent an unfortunate future.