20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008)
20th Century Boys 1: 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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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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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+

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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

Budget: $20,000,000

Revenue: $31,244,858

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Satoru Karasawa

Satoru Karasawa

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