20-seiki shônen: Saishû-shô - Bokura no hata (2009)

Director:

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Writers:

Yasushi Fukuda (screenplay)
Naoki Urasawa (manga)

Release Date:

29 August 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot Keywords:

Third Part | Conclusion | Third In Trilogy | Sequel | Last Of Series

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Naoto Takenaka
Renji Ishibashi
Teruyuki Kagawa
Gregory Pekar	...	Scientist
Hitomi Kuroki
Etsushi Toyokawa	...	Occho
Toshiaki Karasawa	...	Kenji
Diamond Yukai
Chizuru Ikewaki
Takako Tokiwa	...	Yukiji
Takashi Fujii
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Shirô Sano
Fumiyo Kohinata
Yoriko Douguchi
Katsuhisa Namase
Airi Taira	...	Kanna
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Nana Katase
Takashi Ukaji	...	Monchan
Katsuo Nakamura
Hidehiko Ishizuka
Hanako Yamada
Hiro Masuda	...	Planet Defense Army
Raita Ryû
Fumiya Fujii
Yukihiro Takahashi

Also Known As:

20th Century Boys 3 (Singapore: English title)
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (USA)
20th Century Boys: The Last Chapter - Our Flag (International: English title)
Nijisseiki shônen: Saishû-shô - Bokura no hata (Japan) (alternative transliteration)

Runtime:

156 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:G | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Cine Bazar

Movie Connections:

Follows 20-seiki shônen: Honkaku kagaku bôken eiga (2008)

20th Century Boys 3 is a good conclusion

Before the movie starts, there is a flashback of what has happened so far until the third movie. As this is the last concluding movie, it is expected to be in fast-paced with lots of twists coming. Yes, it is fast-paced for a runtime of 2 and an half hours with some twists and in the same time, the director manages to pack some dramatic scenes. That is fair since it cannot get all the thrill but no point to it.

The story: It starts off at 2017, two years after the second movie. Friend is still carrying his plan of destroying the world and the heroes are to stop him. The pace moves briskly with some but not all the answer you want to know. Reasonably, I felt the pace goes fast due to the fact I can't wait to see who friend is. With some more clues of who friend is, I decided to wait for the final reveal, not to rack my brain about who he should be. The clock is ticking until the final reveal and all will be revealed. This actually has not much of a mystery not like the previous movies, this goes straight to the point-there is little teasing. Other than that, it is a good movie. The special effects are realistic for a Japanese movie. What more do you want?

Overall: 20th Century Boys is one of the best trilogy and also one of the best Japanese movie I have seen. It has a big budget and it made use of it. It is actually one of the few trilogy in Japan, Japan is not a fan of trilogy. I hope more big budget Japanese trilogies will come out but they should be good. If 20th Century Boys can make a good trilogy, why the rest can't?