20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)
20-seiki shônen: Dai 2 shô - Saigo no kibô (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 19min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 31 Jan 2009 (Japan)
- Movie
Childhood friends continue their battle against a dangerous cult.
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Cast
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Toshiaki Karasawa | ... |
Kenji 'Kenji' Endo
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| Etsushi Toyokawa | ... |
Choji 'Occho' Ochiai
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Takako Tokiwa | ... |
Yukiji 'Yukiji' Setoguchi
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Muneyoshi Abiko | ... |
Young Yamane
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| Hirofumi Araki | ... |
Britney
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Arata | ... |
The Thirteenth
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| Cynthia Cheston | ... |
Ambassador's wife
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Niclas Ericsson | ... |
VIP
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| Naohito Fujiki | ... |
Detective Chono
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Kaoru Fujiwara | ... |
Young Sadakiyo
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| Arata Furuta | ... |
Haruo Nami
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Hanawa | ... |
Man on Screen
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Rina Hatakeyama | ... |
Young Kanna
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Shin'ichi Hatori | ... |
Anchorman
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Shinichi Hatori | ... |
Anchorman
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Yuki Himura | ... |
Friendship Party Member
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Ingo | ... |
President Sarkozy
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| Renji Ishibashi | ... |
Manjome
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Kenjirô Ishimaru | ... |
Police Superintendent
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Hidehiko Ishizuka | ... |
Michihiro 'Maruo' Maruo
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Arata Iura | ... |
The Thirteenth
(as Arata)
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| Teruyuki Kagawa | ... |
Tsuyoshi 'Yoshitsune' Minamoto
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Jirô Kagoshima |
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| Nana Katase | ... |
Mika Shikishima
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Naoko Ken | ... |
Jiji-Baba
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| Haruka Kinami | ... |
Kyoko Koizumi
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| Fumiyo Kohinata | ... |
Akio Yamane
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Eiko Koike | ... |
Takasu
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| Andrew Koji | ... |
Thai Gangster
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Masao Komatsu | ... |
Chinese Restaurant Master
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Hitomi Kuroki | ... |
Kiriko Endo
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| Masahiro Kômoto | ... |
Kanna's Teacher
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Ken Maeda | ... |
Mariah
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Tamaki Matsumoto | ... |
Young Yukiji
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Fred Mcqueen | ... |
Secretary General Bracharz
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Ken Mitsuishi | ... |
Yama-san
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Mirai Moriyama | ... |
Kakuta
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Naomasa Musaka | ... |
Father Nitani
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God Katsuo Nakamura | ... |
Theater Owner
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| Katsuo Nakamura | ... |
God
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| Katsuhisa Namase | ... |
Saburo 'Donkey' Kido
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Kazuhiko Nishimura | ... |
Detective Saiki
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| Masahiko Nishimura | ... |
Chinese Restaurant Master
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Jun Nishiyama | ... |
Young Kenji
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| Yoshihiro Nozoe |
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Yasuhiro Roppongi |
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| Raita Ryû | ... |
Cho-san
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| Yûsuke Santamaria | ... |
Kiyoshi 'Sadakiyo' Sada
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| Kuranosuke Sasaki | ... |
Tetsuya 'Fukubee' Hattori
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Sumie Sasaki | ... |
Neighbor of Yamane
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| Jirô Satô | ... |
Officer with a spot
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Osamu Shitara | ... |
Friendship Party Member
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Fred Spiker | ... |
Secretary General Bracharz
(as Fred McQueen)
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Airi Taira | ... |
Kanna Endo
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Yukina Takase | ... |
Girl
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Ken'ichirô Tanabe | ... |
Ujiki
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Kenichiro Tanabe | ... |
Ujiki
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Ken Tanaka |
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Yôji Tanaka | ... |
Detective Higashino
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| Ryushin Tei |
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Tôru Tezuka | ... |
Kaneko
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| Carol Todd | ... |
American Reporter
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Kazuo Tokumitsu | ... |
Chairman of the ceremony
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Masatoshi Tôjô | ... |
Cop
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| Takashi Ukaji | ... |
Masaaki 'Mon-chan' Shimon
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| Sakae Umezu | ... |
Theater Orner
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Shigenori Yamazaki |
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| Yoh Yoshida | ... |
(as Yô Yoshida)
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Directed by
| Yukihiko Tsutsumi | ||
Written by
| Naoki Urasawa | ... | (manga) |
| Yasushi Fukuda | ... | (screenplay) |
| Yashushi Fukuda | ... | () |
| Yûsuke Watanabe | ... | (screenplay) |
| Takashi Nagasaki | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Morio Amagi | ... | producer |
| Ryuuji Ichiyama | ... | producer |
| Ryûji Ichiyama | ... | producer |
| Nobuyuki Iinuma | ... | producer |
| Kiyoshi Inoue | ... | line producer |
| Futoshi Ohira | ... | producer |
| Seiji Okuda | ... | executive producer |
| Seiji Okuda | ... | producer |
| Yoshishige Shimatani | ... | chief executive producer |
Music by
| Ryômei Shirai | ... | (as Ryomei Shirai) |
Cinematography by
| Satoru Karasawa | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Nobuyuki Ito | ||
Editorial Department
| Nobuyuki Ito | ... | film editing |
Production Design by
| Naoki Soma | ||
Art Direction by
| Naoki Soma | ||
Set Decoration by
| Yutaka Motegi | ||
Costume Design by
| Kenji Kawasaki | ||
Production Management
| Liza Suh | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Cellin Gluck | ... | second unit director |
| Cellin Gluck | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Masaya Kitada | ... | sound effects |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | foley artist |
| Mitsuo Tokita | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Rei Asakura | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Masako Gomadô | ... | chief compositor: N-Design |
| Tomoyuki Iwasaki | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Masahiko Kane | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Takeshi Kitamura | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Kôji Nozaki | ... | vfx supervisor: N-Design |
| Syusuke Osanai | ... | 3d modeling: N-Design |
| Kazuya Sakagami | ... | cgi supervisor: N-Design |
| Mio Sato | ... | 3d modeling: N-Design |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Satoru Karasawa | ... | director of photography |
Music Department
| Ryomei Shirai | ... | music |
Transportation Department
| Yoshinao Aonuma | ... | camera cart driver |
Additional Crew
| Rosemary Dean | ... | English subtitles |
| Andrew P. Kirkham | ... | dvd & bluray extras subtitles: english / dvd & bluray producer gb |
| Tetsuro Shimauchi | ... | English subtitles |
| Ken Tajima | ... | production accountant |
Production Companies
- Cine Bazar
- Dentsu
- Nippon Television Network (NTV)
- Office Crescendo
- Protean Image Group
- Shogakukan
- The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Toho
- Video Audio Project (VAP)
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV)
- d-rights
Distributors
- Toho-Towa (2009) (Japan)
- Encore Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Eurozoom (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- Viz Pictures (2009) (United States) (theatrical) (limited)
- Panasia Films (2009) (Hong Kong)
- Video Audio Project (VAP) (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
- 4Digital Media (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (as 4Digital Asia) (box set)
- Mediatres Estudio (2010) (Portugal)
- Mediatres Estudio (2010) (Spain)
- Vie Vision Pictures (2010) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Asian Crush (2009) (United States)
- Digital Media Rights (2015) (United States)
- Madman Entertainment (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Marbling FineArts (miniature effects)
- N Design
- Q-Tec (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Ibaraki Film Commission (film commission)
- Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (subtitles: Hong Kong version)
- Nihon Shomei Co. (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Sanwa Cine Equipment (camera equipment supplied by)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
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Box Office
| Budget | $20,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Followed by 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | 20th Century Boy See more » |