The Town Where Only I am Missing (2016)

Other name: 僕だけがいない街, 只有我不存在的城市, 나만이 없는 거리, Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, Erased

Description:

Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling, isolated manga artist who spends his days delivering pizzas and avoiding social connections. However, Satoru possesses a mysterious, supernatural ability known as revival. This unique power involuntarily sends him back in time moments before a tragedy occurs, allowing him to prevent fatal accidents and save lives. When a shocking tragedy strikes close to home and threatens his mother, Satoru is suddenly thrown back eighteen years into the past, trapped inside the body of his elementary school self. Now in the past, he realizes this time travel is connected to a dark serial murder case from his childhood that claimed the lives of several local children. To protect his mother in the future, Satoru must navigate his childhood days, find the elusive killer, and alter the course of history before it is too late. The Town Where Only I am Missing is a gripping, suspenseful thriller that explores themes of regret, isolation, and the ultimate quest for justice across time.

Director: Hirakawa Yuichiro [平川雄一朗]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2016

Genre:Drama; Fantasy; Manga; Murder; Mystery; School; Serial Killer; Supernatural; Suspense; Thriller; Time Travel