20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
2008•2h 22m•6.7•Released
Science FictionAdventureMystery
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?
Director
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writer
Naoki Urasawa, Yusuke Watanabe, Yasushi Fukuda, Takashi Nagasaki
Budget
$20M
Revenue
$31M
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Cine Bazar
Cast
Toshiaki Karasawa
Kenji Endô
Takako Tokiwa
Yukiji
Teruyuki Kagawa
Yoshitsune
Hidehiko Ishizuka
Maruo
Takashi Ukaji
Mon-chan
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Keroyon
Katsuhisa Namase
Donkey
Fumiyo Kohinata
Yamane
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Fukubê
Shiro Sano
Yan-bô
Shiro Sano
Mâ-bô
Kanji Tsuda
Moroboshi
Takashi Fujii
Friendship Party Promotor
Hanako Yamada
Friendship Party Promotor
Etsushi Toyokawa
Otcho
Production
Company
Cine Bazar
Company
TOHO
Company
Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Company
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Company
Shogakukan
Company
VAP
Company
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Company
dentsu
Company
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Company
Office Crescendo
Company
d-rights
Company
Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company
Company
Miyagi Television Broadcasting
Company
Shizuoka Daiichi Television
Company
Hiroshima Telecasting
Company
Fukuoka Broadcasting System
Company
Dynamo Pictures
Producer
Ryûji Ichiyama
Producer
Morio Amagi
Producer
Kiyoshi Inoue
Producer
Nobuyuki Iinuma
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