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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 and Office Crescendo. The film was distributed by Toho.

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
Kenji 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)
Many 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)
The 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.

Soundtrack
la 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 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.

Mook
Before 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,

Awards

 * 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 ''.
 * 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".
 * 33rd Japan Academy Prize Best Newcomer for NTV drama 20th Century Boys.

DVD
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