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Synopsis: Based on the hugely successful, award winning manga series created by Naoki Urasawa (Yawara; Monster), 20TH CENTURY BOYS is the first instalment of the mind-blowing, three-part live-action adaptation of the epic sci-fi fantasy adventure originally inspired by the T. Rex song “20th Century Boy” 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’? Genre: Science Fiction / Drama / Action Original Title: AKA: 20th Century Boys: Chapter One: Beginning of the End Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi (Sushi King Goes To New York; Happily Ever After; Keizoku: The Movie) Starring: Toshiaki Karasawa ("Casshern") Etsushi Toyokawa ("Sinking of Japan" & "The Great Yokai War") Extras: 24 Page Book Japan Premiere Documentary Paris Premiere Featurette Cast Interviews UK Trailer Japanese Trailers Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 Audio Language(s): Japanese Subtitle Language(s): English |
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