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Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1

Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1: Bloody Halloween – Destiny (東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編 -運命-) is a 2023 Japanese live-action film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, the first half of a two-part adaptation of the "Bloody Halloween" arc of Ken Wakui's manga Tokyo卍Revengers (東京卍リベンジャーズ). It opened in Japan on April 21, 2023, with its companion film, Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 2: Bloody Halloween – Finale (決戦, Decisive Battle), following on June 30, 2023.1 • 2

Key factDetail
Japanese releaseApril 21, 2023 (Part 1 "Destiny"); Part 2 "Finale" June 30, 20231
Runtime91 minutes2
Source materialKen Wakui's manga Tokyo卍Revengers, serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine; the popular "Bloody Halloween" arc3
Director / writerTsutomu Hanabusa (director), Izumi Takahashi (screenplay), Yuta Yamada (music)3
Lead castTakumi Kitamura as Takemichi Hanagaki, Yuki Yamada as Ken Ryuguji (Draken), Ryo Yoshizawa as Manjiro Sano (Mikey), Mio Imada as Hinata Tachibana4
New castNijiro Murakami as Kazutora, Kento Nagayama as Baji, Mahiro Takasugi as Chifuyu4 • 1
ProductionFuji TV, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Kodansha; production company KADOKAWA; distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures3
Theme song"Gradation" by SUPER BEAVER3

Spoilers

Story

The film continues the story of Takemichi Hanagaki, a part-timer who time-leaps back to his high school years to save his ex-girlfriend Hinata from being killed by the Tokyo Manji Gang. In this installment, Takemichi believed he had saved Hinata, but she is killed once more, this time in front of his eyes, by a Tokyo Manji Gang that has grown violent and corrupt.1

The key to saving her lies in a tragic event that tore apart the gang's six founding members: Mikey, Draken, Baji, Mitsuya, Pah-chin, and Kazutora, friends who had sworn to die for one another. Takemichi travels back to the past to learn why they turned against each other, and the story builds toward the epic battle on Halloween, October 31, that pits best friends against each other and threatens to destroy the gang.1 • 5 In the present timeline, Draken is a death-row inmate and Mikey is manipulated by Kisaki, and the person who killed Hinata is revealed to be Takemichi's high school friend Akkun.6

Production and cast

The film was made as a two-part work because the "Bloody Halloween" arc, described by its producers as the most tear-jerking episode in the original manga, could not be adapted completely in a single film.1 It is the sequel to the 2021 live-action Tokyo Revengers, which Fuji TV describes as the number one box office hit of 2021 among Japanese live-action films.1

The main cast returned from the first film, with Takumi Kitamura, Yuki Yamada, Yosuke Sugino, Mio Imada, Nobuyuki Suzuki, and Ryo Yoshizawa among the returning actors, joined by new cast members including Nijiro Murakami, Kento Nagayama, and Mahiro Takasugi.1 • 4 The film carries a PG-12 rating in Japan.3

Reception

Critical response was mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes the film held a Tomatometer score of 67% from two reviews.7 James Marsh of the South China Morning Post gave it 2 out of 5, writing that the endless brawling that defined the first film takes a back seat and that this middle chapter is often weighed down by exposition as it sets the scene for the climactic final chapter.7 A Tokyo Weekender review by Cezary Jan Strusiewicz found that the film stumbles too many times to be a complete success despite having a lot to offer audiences.8

Japanese reviews noted the inherent difficulty of judging a first half. Critics at Cinema Today gave the film an average of 4 out of 5 stars, with one reviewer calling it like a single work cut exactly in half, while praising the faithful reproduction of the original and the film-original additions such as the surprise reappearance of Kiyomasa before Takemichi.9 A Filmarks review roundup similarly recorded viewers finding it hard to evaluate a film that functions as the introduction to a second half.10

Home media and streaming

The film has been released on Blu-ray and DVD by Pony Canyon and is available on Japanese streaming services; as of 2026 listings, it streams on subscription services including U-NEXT, DMM TV, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video, and is available for rental on TELASA and through TSUTAYA DISCAS DVD rental.11 • 12

References

  1. TOKYO REVENGERS 2 Part.1 / Part.2, Fuji Television Network
  2. 東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編 -運命-, Japanese Film Database (JFDB)
  3. 映画『東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編』公式サイト, Warner Bros. Japan
  4. 東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編－運命－, WOWOW Online
  5. 東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編 －運命－, Hulu Japan
  6. 東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編 -運命- | 映画・ドラマを見るならWATCHA
  7. Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny, Rotten Tomatoes
  8. Tokyo Revengers 2 Misses an Opportunity to Be the Perfect Sequel, Tokyo Weekender
  9. 東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編　－運命－ (2023)：映画短評, Cinema Today
  10. 東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編 -運命-, Filmarks
  11. 東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編 -運命- 動画配信サービスまとめ, Filmarks
  12. 東京リベンジャーズ2（血のハロウィン運命・決戦）を配信で視聴する方法, Cinema Today VOD

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026

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