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20th Century Boys -Chapter 1- / -Chapter 2- / -Chapter 3-
Feature Films
Screen Size
1:1.85
Japanese Theatrical Release
-Chapter 1- August 30th, 2008
-Chapter 2- January 31st, 2009
-Chapter 3- August 29th, 2009
Cast
Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa
Staff
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Original Story: Naoki Urasawa (“20th Century Boys” Shogakukan Big Spirits Comics)
Screenplay: Yasushi Fukuda, Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa
Music: Ryomei Shirai

Out of the top-secret production comes the most anticipated Japanese manga-based feature film!!
Naoki Urasawa's masterpiece, sold over 20 million copies in 11 languages, is now a major motion picture trilogy!!

Introduction :
“20th Century Boys” was originally serialized in a manga magazine, ‘Shogakukan Big Spirits Comics,’ between 1999 and 2007. The manga series has been translated and published in 11 countries, and received many awards both domestically and internationally, including the ‘Best Prize for a Series’ at Angoulême International Comics Festival in France.

The incredible storyline of "20th Century Boys" has captured the imagination of millions; from teens to mystery fans and even literary fans with its multi-layered plots and unpredictable twists and turns. The plot keeps you guessing and exceeds your expectations by defying predictability.

Its theme explores the future of our society with chilling accuracy... Once you get into the world of “20th Century Boys,” you can't run away until the end!

Due to the voluminous and complicated story, the movie adaptation was once considered impossible. But now with Naoki Urasawa, the author of the original manga himself taking part in the scriptwriting, the impossible project has been made possible. With the best possible staff and cast, and the biggest budget in the history of Japanese film production, the film adaptation of the masterpiece becomes a reality!

Story :
In the summer of 1969, Kenji was an elementary schoolboy. He built a secret base in a vacant lot with his friends Otcho, Maruo, Yoshitsune, Mon-chan, Donkey, Yukiji and Fukubee. One of their secret activities included writing in the ‘Book of Prophecy’. In their ‘Prophecy’, the children fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world, bringing about doomsday.

Years later in 1997, Kenji is the manager of a convenience store. He's given up his dream to be a rock star and has chosen to live a regular life, looking after his sister's baby girl Kanna after his sister has disappeared for an undisclosed reason.
His boring life is turned upside down one day when his old classmate, Donkey dies mysteriously and then an entire family in the neighborhood disappears.
At the same time, there's a lot of talk about a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend. A strange chain of events follow, which exactly duplicate the events described in the ‘Book of Prophecy.’ Kenji and his former classmates are shocked to learn this horrible truth. If things are happening exactly as described in the ‘Book of Prophecy,’ then Friend's intention is to fulfill the doomsday prophecy. And Friend is most likely one of the kids they used to play with...

As the events in the ‘Book of Prophecy’ unfold in their lives, Kenji and his former classmates decide to take on the villain.
Time passes and now it's December 31st, 2000. This is the day described in the ‘Book of Prophecy’ as the day of mankind's demise.

"With horrible, earth-shattering footsteps, the shadow of terror arrives in Tokyo. It's their atomic-powered Gigantic Robot! It walks on Earth, spitting out a deadly virus and treading on anything standing. Will we survive to see the 21st Century? The destiny of mankind is now on the verge of doom!"