20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

Movie·2008·2h 22m

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

Directed By

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 20世紀少年 -第1章- 終わりの始まり

In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?

Written By

Yasushi Fukuda, Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa

Producer

Morio Amagi, Ryûji Ichiyama

Cinematography

Satoru Karasawa

Editor

Nobuyuki Ito

Themes

london, englandbangkok, thailandcultosaka, japantokyo, japanbased on mangaanime

Production House

Cine Bazar
TOHO
Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Shogakukan
VAP

Audience Score

67%

106 votes

Skip11%
Timepass26%
Go for it38%
Perfection25%

Where to watch

Region: ES

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Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Kenji Endô

Takako Tokiwa

Takako Tokiwa

Yukiji

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Yoshitsune

Hidehiko Ishizuka

Hidehiko Ishizuka

Maruo

Takashi Ukaji

Takashi Ukaji

Mon-chan

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Keroyon

Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase

Donkey

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Yamane

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Fukubê

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Yan-bô

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Mâ-bô

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Moroboshi

Takashi Fujii

Takashi Fujii

Friendship Party Promotor

Hanako Yamada

Hanako Yamada

Friendship Party Promotor

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Otcho

Nana Katase

Nana Katase

Miki Shikishima

Hitomi Kuroki

Hitomi Kuroki

Kiriko Endo

Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama

Comic Artist

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Crew

Yasushi Fukuda

Yasushi Fukuda

Screenplay

Takashi Nagasaki

Screenplay

Naoki Urasawa

Naoki Urasawa

Screenplay

Yusuke Watanabe

Screenplay

Morio Amagi

Producer

Ryûji Ichiyama

Producer

Nobuyuki Iinuma

Nobuyuki Iinuma

Producer

Kiyoshi Inoue

Producer

Futoshi Ohira

Producer

Satoru Karasawa

Director of Photography

Nobuyuki Ito

Editor

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Director

Seiji Okuda

Executive Producer

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