20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
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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Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa Toshiaki Karasawa As: Kenji Endô
Takako Tokiwa Takako Tokiwa As: Yukiji
Teruyuki Kagawa Teruyuki Kagawa As: Yoshitsune
Hidehiko Ishizuka Hidehiko Ishizuka As: Maruo
Takashi Ukaji Takashi Ukaji As: Mon-chan
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Storyline

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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Certification: MA 15+

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 19 August 2008

Country: JP, TH

Runtime: 142m

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Company Credits

Company: Cine Bazar, TOHO, Toho Eizo Bijutsu, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shogakukan, VAP, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, dentsu, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Office Crescendo, d-rights, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System

Budget: $20,000,000

Revenue: $31,244,858

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Directed By

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Director

Tatsuya Shiraishi

Tatsuya Shiraishi

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Futoshi Ohira

Futoshi Ohira

Producer

Morio Amagi

Morio Amagi

Producer

Kiyoshi Inoue

Kiyoshi Inoue

Producer

Ryûji Ichiyama

Ryûji Ichiyama

Producer

Nobuyuki Iinuma

Nobuyuki Iinuma

Producer

Seiji Okuda

Seiji Okuda

Executive Producer

吉崎秀一

吉崎秀一

Production Manager

Kiyoshi Inoue

Kiyoshi Inoue

Line Producer

Shinji Saito

Shinji Saito

Casting

Futoshi Ohira

Futoshi Ohira

Co-Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Ryomei Shirai

Ryomei Shirai

Music

Audio Highs

Audio Highs

Music

Mitsuo Tokita

Mitsuo Tokita

Sound Recordist

Ryomei Shirai

Ryomei Shirai

Music Director

Visual Effects

Kôji Nozaki

Kôji Nozaki

VFX Supervisor

Kazuya Sakagami

Kazuya Sakagami

Visual Effects Director

Camera

Satoru Karasawa

Satoru Karasawa

Director of Photography

Lighting

Art Department

Naoki Soma

Naoki Soma

Production Design

Other Crew

Yuta Morokaji

Yuta Morokaji

Stunt Coordinator

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