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20-seiki shônen: Honkaku kagaku bôken eiga

  • 2008
  • 2h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.7K
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20-seiki shônen: Honkaku kagaku bôken eiga (2008)
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Years after a schoolboy writes a book of prophecies, a mysterious super-villain uses it as his master-plan of world destruction.Years after a schoolboy writes a book of prophecies, a mysterious super-villain uses it as his master-plan of world destruction.Years after a schoolboy writes a book of prophecies, a mysterious super-villain uses it as his master-plan of world destruction.

  • Director
    • Yukihiko Tsutsumi
  • Writers
    • Yasushi Fukuda
    • Takashi Nagasaki
    • Naoki Urasawa
  • Stars
    • Toshiaki Karasawa
    • Etsushi Toyokawa
    • Takako Tokiwa
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yukihiko Tsutsumi
    • Writers
      • Yasushi Fukuda
      • Takashi Nagasaki
      • Naoki Urasawa
    • Stars
      • Toshiaki Karasawa
      • Etsushi Toyokawa
      • Takako Tokiwa
    • 13User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

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    Trailer 1:43
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    Toshiaki Karasawa
    • Kenji Endô
    Etsushi Toyokawa
    Etsushi Toyokawa
    • Otcho
    Takako Tokiwa
    • Yukiji
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    • Yoshitsune
    Hidehiko Ishizuka
    • Maruo
    Takashi Ukaji
    Takashi Ukaji
    • Mon-chan
    Hiroyuki Miyasako
    • Keroyon
    Katsuhisa Namase
    Katsuhisa Namase
    • Donkey
    Fumiyo Kohinata
    Fumiyo Kohinata
    • Yamane
    Kuranosuke Sasaki
    Kuranosuke Sasaki
    • Fukubê
    Shirô Sano
    Shirô Sano
    • Yan-bô…
    Mirai Moriyama
    • Comic Artist
    Kanji Tsuda
    Kanji Tsuda
    • Moroboshi
    Takashi Fujii
    Takashi Fujii
    • Friendship Party Promotor
    Hanako Yamada
    • Friendship Party Promotor
    Arata Iura
    • Masao Tamura
    • (as Arata)
    Nana Katase
    Nana Katase
    • Mika Shikishima
    Chizuru Ikewaki
    • Convenience Store Clerk
    • Director
      • Yukihiko Tsutsumi
    • Writers
      • Yasushi Fukuda
      • Takashi Nagasaki
      • Naoki Urasawa
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    Storyline

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    • Connections
      Followed by 20-seiki shônen: Dai 2 shô - Saigo no kibô (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      20th Century Boy
      Written by Marc Bolan

      Performed by T. Rex

    User reviews13

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    10/10
    "Kenji-kun asobi masho"
    The sheer scope or this production alone deserves an applause. Having read the 20th and 21st Century Boys first, as said by Etsushi Toyokawa in his interview "I attempted to emulate the expressions in the Manga" (some creative license with the translation). Such attention to detail again deserves yet more respect. These things aside i appreciate this trilogy more as the Japanese Matrix if it didn't become as up-itself.

    I thoroughly enjoyed this series and found the conclusion to be pleasantly conclusive, though something of this magnitude is difficult to draw together, but i feel the memory-machine wrap-up was a brilliant way of concluding a magnificent series. The series was done as accurate to the manga, in many cases down to the very character type cast, as i wish Battle Royale was replicated to.

    So heavily recommended i am steps away from handing it out on the street as well as bowling ball lessons, please watch.
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    • Jan 14, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 30, 2008 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • Thai
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End
    • Filming locations
      • Bangkok, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Cine Bazar
      • Dentsu
      • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $38,231,562
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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