20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End 2008
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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
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?
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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... Kenji Endô
... Yukiji
... Yoshitsune
... Maruo
... Mon-chan
... Keroyon
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Release Date:
Aug 19, 2008 (Japan,Thailand)
Run Time:
2hr 22`
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Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan,Thailand
Status:
Released
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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End - 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
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... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Kenji Endô
... Yukiji
... Yoshitsune
... Maruo
... Mon-chan
... Keroyon
... Donkey
... Yamane
... Fukubê
... Yan-bô
... Moroboshi
... Friendship Party Promotor
... Friendship Party Promotor
... Otcho
... Miki Shikishima
... Kiriko Endo
... Comic Artist
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