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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

20086.72h 22m

Overview

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?

Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Written by Yasushi Fukuda, Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa
Produced by Morio Amagi, Ryûji Ichiyama, Nobuyuki Iinuma
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $31.2M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbangkok, thailandcultosaka, japantokyo, japanbased on mangaanime

About 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End is a science fiction, adventure, mystery film released in 2008 exploring themes of london, england, bangkok, thailand, cult, osaka, japan, tokyo, japan, based on manga. Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, it stars Toshiaki Karasawa, Takako Tokiwa, Teruyuki Kagawa. 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?

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