20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope

2009 2h 20m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 75

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Synopsis

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Set 15 years after "Twentieth Century Boys," Kanna (Airi Taira) reunites with several main characters from the first film in an attempt to stop Friend's increasing influence over the world and continued plans to eliminate humanity, as detailed in the New Book of Prophecy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa
Kenji Endo
Etsushi Toyokawa
Otcho
Takako Tokiwa
Yukiji
Airi Taira
Kanna Endo
Nana Katase
Miki Shikishima
Hitomi Kuroki
Kiriko Endo
Eiko Koike
Takasu
Haruka Kinami
Kyoko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writers: Yashushi Fukuda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "20th Century Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, shot by Satoru Karasawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ryomei Shirai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuyuki Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Toshiaki Karasawa and Etsushi Toyokawa and Takako Tokiwa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1181920 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yukihiko Tsutsumi directs. Satoru Karasawa behind the camera. Ryomei Shirai scores. Nobuyuki Ito cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Part of the "20th Century Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, shot by Satoru Karasawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ryomei Shirai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nobuyuki Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Toshiaki Karasawa and Etsushi Toyokawa and Takako Tokiwa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1181920 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Satoru Karasawa
Original score: Ryomei Shirai
Editing: Nobuyuki Ito
Production design: Naoki Soma
Stunt coordinator: Yuta Morokaji
Runtime: 140 min · 2h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)

Part of

20th Century Boys Collection

Kenji and his friends in the club created an amateur comic book that imagined an apocalyptic future in which strange illnesses and bands of armed insurgents threatened to destroy the world. A fanatical cult known as Friend found the book and they've made it their business to turn it into a reality, and now Kenji and his old friends have to infiltrate the cult and stop them before it's too late.