Tokyo Revengers | |
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Directed by | Tsutomu Hanabusa |
Screenplay by | Izumi Takahashi |
Based on | Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui |
Produced by | Shota Okada |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Tomo Ezaki |
Edited by | Sagara Naoichiro |
Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Japan |
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.[1] 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.[2] In April 2020, it was announced that the film's crew has halted filming due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5]