20世紀少年 －第1章－ 終わりの始まり
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
Synopsis & Story Arc
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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?
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Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Toshiaki Karasawa
Toshiaki Karasawa
as Kenji Endô
Takako Tokiwa
Takako Tokiwa
as Yukiji
Teruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki Kagawa
as Yoshitsune
Hidehiko Ishizuka
Hidehiko Ishizuka
as Maruo
Takashi Ukaji
Takashi Ukaji
as Mon-chan
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Hiroyuki Miyasako
as Keroyon
Katsuhisa Namase
Katsuhisa Namase
as Donkey
Fumiyo Kohinata
Fumiyo Kohinata
as Yamane
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Kuranosuke Sasaki
as Fukubê
Shiro Sano
Shiro Sano
as Yan-bô
Kanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda
as Moroboshi
Takashi Fujii
Takashi Fujii
as Friendship Party PromotorCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 142 min |
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The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.