20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End backdrop

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End 2008 Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi 20世紀少年 -第1章- 終わりの始まり

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?

Country Japan
Production Countries Japan , Thailand
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Production Companies TOHO , Cine Bazar
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $31,244,858
Release Date 19 August 2008
142 mins