Review | Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween – Destiny movie review: part two of live-action adaptation of Ken Wakui’s manga series sets stage for big finale
- This gangster story stars Takumi Kitamura as Takemichi, who goes back in time to his school days to prevent the gang who killed his girlfriend forming
- The violence and action seen in the previous film in the trilogy is lacking in this instalment, but hopefully it will return in part three
2/5 stars
Adapted once again from Ken Wakui’s bestselling manga series, the time-travelling gangland action romance returns with the first half of an epic two-part finale, titled Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween – Destiny.
Twenty-something slacker Takemichi (Takumi Kitamura) must magic himself back to his halcyon high-school days to prevent the rise of the formidable Tokyo Manji (aka Toman) gang responsible for killing his true love, Mani (Mio Imada).
The endless brawling that defined the first film takes a back seat as Takemichi turns detective to investigate the bitter rivalry between the feuding Toman and Valhalla gangs.
As a result, this middle chapter in director Tsutomu Hanabusa’s trilogy is often weighed down by exposition, as it sets the scene for a climactic final chapter.
It opens exactly where its predecessor ended, with Takemichi back in the present – circa 2020 – and reunited with Mani. He is delighted they are now an established couple, even though he is oblivious of the details of their relationship history in this newly altered timeline.