Erased 2016

Unsuccessful manga artist, Satoru Fujinuma (Tatsuya Fujiwara) is delivering pizzas during his part-time work and experiences where time rewinds to the same point again and again. Sensing something is not right, he manages to save a primary school pupil from an out-of-control truck raging through the junction, but he gets hit instead. His fellow part-timer, Airi (Kasumi Arimura) accompanies him to the hospital. Airi is special to him as she is undaunted by Satoru who keeps his distance with others...

A few days later, Satoru's mother who witnessed an attempted abduction, is murdered by someone, and Airi is also targeted. The police suspect Satoru but happens again just when Satoru is about to get arrested. He is brought back to 18 years ago just before a serial abduction-murder case when his classmate, Kayo Hinazuki, became a victim. Having returned with his 29-year-old mind into the 10-year-old body, he is convinced that the perpetrator who murdered Hinazuki also murdered his mother. He travels back and forth between present and past and closes in on the mystery of the case to corner the suspect. Would Satoru manage to prevent the incident 18 years ago and save his loved ones?