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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
Dir. Yukihiko Tsutsumi
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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
Science Fiction
Adventure
Mystery
Original title: 20世紀少年 －第1章－ 終わりの始まり
Director
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Screenplay
Yasushi Fukuda, Takashi Nagasaki
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?
Release
Aug 19, 2008
Budget
$20M
Country
Japan
Revenue
$31M
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
Nana Katase
Miki Shikishima
Reviews
★★★★★
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Where to Watch
Rakuten TV
Trailer
Official trailer
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
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