20th Century Boys
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Directed by | Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
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Based on | 20th Century Boys,21st Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa |
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Cinematography | Satoru Karasawa (1–3) |
Edited by | Nobuyuki Ito (1–3) |
Music by | Ryômei Shirai (1–3) |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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Language | Japanese |
Budget | 6 billion yen( for the 3 movies) |
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20th Century Boys is a Japanese film series based on the manga 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The movies were released from 2008 to 2009.
The film was produced by 16 companies, led by Nippon Television Network Corporation. It commemorates the 55th anniversary of Nippon Television Network Corporation's founding. Other production companies were Cine Bazar[1] and Office Crescendo[2] . The film was distributed by Toho .
Background
editFilms
editFilm | Release date | Directed by | Screenplay by | Produced by |
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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End | August 30, 2008 | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Yasushi Fukuda, Takashi Nagasaki, Yusuke Watanabe, Naoki Urasawa | George Miller |
20th Century Boys: The Last Hope | January 21, 2009 | Takashi Nagasaki, Yusuke Watanabe, Naoki Urasawa (Supervision) | Doug Mitchell, George Miller and PJ Voeten | |
20th Century Boys: Redemption | August 24, 2009 | Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa | Doug Mitchell and George Miller |
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
editKenji Endo (Toshiaki Karasawa), is a regular guy who works at a convenience store and looks after his niece, Kanna. Kenji gets caught up in strange events when he discovers a cult led by a man called "Friend." This cult is using games and stories from Kenji's childhood to plan the end of the world. As these childhood games start coming true, Kenji and his old friends must come together to stop the cult and save the world.
20th Century Boys: The Last Hope (2009)
editMany years later. "Friend" has taken over the world and is now very powerful. Kenji is missing, and his niece Kanna (Airi Taira), now a teenager, leads the fight against "Friend." Kanna tries to find out who "Friend" really is and how he is connected to her uncle's childhood games. As she searches for answers, more secrets are revealed, and new allies join the fight for freedom.
20th Century Boys: Redemption (2009)
editThe third and final movie shows the last battle against "Friend." Kenji returns to help the resistance and confronts his old childhood friend, who is now the leader of the cult. "Friend's" true identity is finally revealed, and the friends must face their past to stop the apocalypse. The movie ends with an epic conclusion to their struggle to save the world.
Cast
editCharater name | cast | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | |
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Kenji Endo | present | Toshiaki Karasawa | X | x | x |
student | Shuto Tanabe | ||||
child | Jun Nishiyama | X | X | X | |
Otcho/Choji Ochiai | present | Etsushi Toyokawa | x | x | x |
child | Ryusei Sawabata | x | x | x | |
Yukiji Setoguchi | present | Takako Tokiwa | x | ||
child | Tamaki Matsumoto | ||||
Kanna Endo | present | Airi Taira | |||
child | Ayana Hatakeyama | ||||
Tsuyoshi Yoshitsune | present | Teruyuki Kagawa | |||
child | Ogura Fumiya | ||||
Michihiro Maruo | present | Hidehiko Ishizuka | |||
child | Kazuya Anzai | ||||
Tadanobu Katsumata | student | Ryunosuke Kamiki | x | ||
Fukubei / Tetsuya Hattori | present | Sasaki Kuranosuke | |||
child | Uehara Riku | ||||
Aditional crew
editFilm | Producer | Director | Screenwriter | Production Designer | Cinematographer | Editor | Composer |
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The Pink Panther | Martin Jurow | Blake Edwards | Maurice Richlin & Blake Edwards | Fernando Carrere | Philip H. Lathrop | Ralph E. Winters | Henry Mancini |
A Shot in the Dark | Blake Edwards | Blake Edwards & William Peter Blatty | Michael Stringer | Christopher Challis | |||
Inspector Clouseau | Lewis J. Rachmil | Bud Yorkin | Tom Waldman & Frank Waldman | Arthur Ibbetson | John Victor-Smith | Ken Thorne |
Production
editDevelopment
editDirector
editScript
editMusic
editCasting
editFilming
editMusic
editSoundtrack
editla cancion " 20th century boys" de la banda T rex fue usada como tema principal.Naoki urasawa compuso la cancion"Brothers" para el soundtrack de la primera pelicula y la cancion "Suspense"para la segunda pelicula.
En Agosto 2009 se publico "20th Century Boys: The Final Chapter Tribute Album" a tribute album to the last movie, with 70s rock songs, supervised and selected by Naoki Urasawa[3] en febrero 2010, se publico "20th Century Boys" Original Soundtrack Best & Rare" Includes the theme song of the movie and songs used in important scenes from Chapter 1 to Chapter 3. In addition, there are also many unreleased demo tracks that were not used in the movie.[4]
Title | Release date | Length | Composer(s) | Label |
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20th Century Boys(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[5] | August 30, 2008 | 71:44 | Ryômei Shirai, Toru Hasebe, Audio Highs, Naoki Urasawa | GT Music |
20th Century Boys(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) vol. 2[6] | January 21, 2009 | 68:38 | ||
20th Century Boys(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) vol. 3[7] | August 24, 2009 | 56:15 |
Bob Lennon
editPromotional events
editMook
editBefore the movies were released, mooks were published, written by Takashi Nagasaki and Naoki Urasawa, that showed behind-the-scenes stories. These mooks had interviews with Naoki Urasawa, the director, and the actors,
Name | Pages | ISBN | Release date |
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20th Century Boys-Chapter 1-Official Guidebook | 96 | 978-4091012241 | August 1, 2008 |
20th Century Boys-Chapter 2-Official Guidebook | 64 | 978-4091012258 | January 1, 2009 |
20th Century Boys-Chapter 3-Official Guidebook | 80 | 978-4091012265 | August 1, 2009 |
Reception
editBox office performance
editFilm | Release date | Box office gross | Budget | Ref. | ||
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Japan | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End | August 30, 2008 | $35,870,679 | $2,360,883 | $38,231,562 | 6 billion yen ($38 million aprox.) | [8] |
20th Century Boys:
The Last Hope |
January 21, 2009 | $29,055,016 | $447,197 | $29,502,213 | [9] | |
20th Century Boys: Redemption | August 24, 2009 | $48,134,725 | $263,093 | $48,397,818 | [10] | |
Total | $489,444,320 | $1,386,606,426 | $1,876,050,746 |
Critical and public response
editAwards
edit- La película "20th Century Boys" ganó el Premio a la Contribución Especial en los "16th Bowling Mass Media Awards", que honran a celebridades y programas de televisión que han contribuido a la promoción de los bolos. Asistió la actriz Kinami Haruka . Aunque el episodio de los bolos no aparece en la película, Kinami dijo en una entrevista en "Big Comic Spirits" que sí lo grabó. El contenido se puede ver en ``Otra versión final''.[11][12]
- Toshiaki Karasawa ganó la categoría de gafas de sol en la 22ª edición de los premios Japan Glasses Best Dresser Awards. Su aparición con gafas de sol en la película "20th Century Boys" fue elogiada y ganó el "Premio a la categoría de gafas de sol".[13]
- 33rd Japan Academy Prize Best Newcomer for NTV drama 20th Century Boys. [14][15]
Televisión broadcast
editMovie
editEdition "Another.."
editSpecial "Saga"
editBlu-ray and DVD
editDVD
editSecret enciclopedia volumen 1
Chapter 1
editChapter 2
editChapter 3
editTrilogy set
editReferencias
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- ^ "MHCL-1471 | Twentieth Century Boys ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK vol.2 - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "MHCL-1560 | Twentieth Century Boys ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK vol.3 - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "20th Century Boys 3: Redemption". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "「ボウリング・マスメディア大賞」-グランプリにエド・はるみさん". 品川経済新聞. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
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