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About
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?
Theatrical
Aug 28, 2009
Box Office
$31.2M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
1.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 12, 2008
Director
Writers
Producers
Studio
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, Nintendo Pictures
Original Title
20世紀少年 －第1章－ 終わりの始まり
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →T
Toshiaki Karasawa
Kenji Endô
T
Takako Tokiwa
Yukiji
T
Teruyuki Kagawa
Yoshitsune
H
Hidehiko Ishizuka
Maruo
T
Takashi Ukaji
Mon-chan
H
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Keroyon
K
Katsuhisa Namase
Donkey
F
Fumiyo Kohinata
Yamane
K
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Fukubê
S
Shiro Sano
Yan-bô
S
Shiro Sano
Mâ-bô
K
Kanji Tsuda
Moroboshi
T
Takashi Fujii
Friendship Party Promotor
H
Hanako Yamada
Friendship Party Promotor
E
Etsushi Toyokawa
Otcho
N
Nana Katase
Miki Shikishima
H
Hitomi Kuroki
Kiriko Endo
M
Mirai Moriyama
Comic Artist
A
Arata Iura
K
Kai Ato
20th Century Boys Collection
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