20-seiki shônen: Honkaku kagaku bôken eiga (2008)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Writers:

Yasushi Fukuda (screenplay) and
Takashi Nagasaki (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

30 August 2008 (Japan)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

2000s | BBC News | Childhood Friend | Based On Manga | Rock

Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa	...	Kenji Endô
Etsushi Toyokawa	...	Otcho
Takako Tokiwa	...	Yukiji
Teruyuki Kagawa	...	Yoshitsune
Hidehiko Ishizuka	...	Maruo
Takashi Ukaji	...	Mon-chan
Hiroyuki Miyasako	...	Keroyon
Katsuhisa Namase	...	Donkey
Fumiyo Kohinata	...	Yamane
Kuranosuke Sasaki	...	Fukubê
Shirô Sano	...	Yan-bô / Mâ-bô
Mirai Moriyama	...	Comic Artist
Kanji Tsuda	...	Moroboshi
Takashi Fujii	...	Friendship Party Promotor
Hanako Yamada	...	Friendship Party Promotor

Also Known As:

Twentieth Century Boys (International: English title) (Japan: English title)
20-seiki shônen dai 1 shô: Owari no hajimari (Japan) (DVD title)
20th Century Boys (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (USA)
Twentieth Century Boys: Chapter One (International: English title)

Runtime:

142 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | Thai | English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Cine Bazar

Movie Connections:

Followed by 20-seiki shônen: Saishû-shô - Bokura no hata (2009)

Soundtrack:

Bob Lennon

20th Century Boys!

First of all-I have not read the manga but I have heard the title before. I will base my review with nothing to do with my knowledge of the manga. Making live-action movies based on manga and comics seems to be a trend in japan. Blockbuster live-action movies like Death Note are good. So hopefully, there will be more good adaptation of manga. I say that 20th Century Boys shall be one of the good adaptation and Japanese movie. This live-action movie broke death note box office in japan. That made me more interested of how this movie will fare. I must say it is worth the hype. It is pretty intense and epic to my sayings.

The story: It revolves around Kenji and his pals. They built a hideout and shared stories and stuffs. They made a story. When they grow up, the story they made up becomes true. A mysterious cult-leader called friend enters the world and wants to destroy the world. Kenji and his pal save the world. Not so easy. From there, dark secrets are spilled and they search their brains of what had happened when they were kids-their childhood. The plot is quite intense. I do not know whether it is a good apdataion but as a view of a Japanese movie, it is good.

Overall: As the plot is interesting and intense, it makes me want to read the manga which I will sooner. If it interest you, do go and watch it. Stay for the cast and credit to finish and there will be the preview of the second part. I will wait for the second part with anticipation.