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Director:

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Writers:

Naoki Urasawa (manga) and
Yasushi Fukuda (screenplay)
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Contact:

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Release Date:

31 January 2009 (Japan) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

Childhood friends continue their battle against a dangerous cult. | full synopsis

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20th Century Boys 2! more (5 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Toshiaki Karasawa ... Kenji 'Kenji' Endo
Etsushi Toyokawa ... Choji 'Occho' Ochiai
Takako Tokiwa ... Yukiji 'Yukiji' Setoguchi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Muneyoshi Abiko ... Young Yamane
Hirofumi Araki ... Britney
Arata ... The Thirteenth

Cynthia Cheston ... Ambassador's wife

Niclas Ericsson ... VIP
Naohito Fujiki ... Detective Chono
Kaoru Fujiwara ... Young Sadakiyo
Arata Furuta ... Haruo Nami
Hanawa ... Man on Screen
Rina Hatakeyama ... Young Kanna
Shinichi Hatori ... Anchorman
Yûki Himura ... Friendship Party Member
Renji Ishibashi ... Manjome
Kenjirô Ishimaru ... Police Superintendent
Hidehiko Ishizuka ... Michihiro 'Maruo' Maruo
Teruyuki Kagawa ... Tsuyoshi 'Yoshitsune' Minamoto
Nana Katase ... Mika Shikishima
Naoko Ken ... Jiji-Baba
Haruka Kinami ... Kyoko Koizumi
Fumiyo Kohinata ... Akio Yamane
Eiko Koike ... Takasu
Masao Komatsu ... Chinese Restaurant Master
Masahiro Komoto ... Kanna's Teacher
Hitomi Kuroki ... Kiriko Endo
Ken Maeda ... Mariah
Tamaki Matsumoto ... Young Yukiji
Fred McQueen ... Secretary General Bracharz
Ken Mitsuishi ... Yama-san
Mirai Moriyama ... Kakuta
Naomasa Musaka ... Father Nitani
Katsuo Nakamura ... God
Katsuhisa Namase ... Saburo 'Donkey' Kido
Kazuhiko Nishimura ... Detective Saiki
Masahiko Nishimura ... Chinese Restaurant Master
Jun Nishiyama ... Young Kenji
Yoshihiro Nozoe
Raita Ryû ... Cho-san
Yusuke Santamaria ... Kiyoshi 'Sadakiyo' Sada
Kuranosuke Sasaki ... Tetsuya 'Fukubee' Hattori
Sumie Sasaki ... Neighbor of Yamane
Jiro Sato ... Officer with a spot
Osamu Shitara ... Friendship Party Member
Airi Taira ... Kanna Endo
Kenichirô Tanabe ... Ujiki
Ken Tanaka
Yôji Tanaka ... Detective Higashino
Toru Tezuka ... Kaneko
Kazuo Tokumitsu ... Chairman of the ceremony
Takashi Ukaji ... Masaaki 'Mon-chan' Shimon
Sakae Umezu ... Theater Orner
Shigenori Yamazaki
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (USA)
20th Century Boys II (Singapore: English title)
20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (International: English title)
Nijisseiki shônen: Dai-ni-shô - Saigo no kibô (Japan) (alternative transliteration)
Twentieth Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (International: English title)
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Runtime:

139 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Cine Bazar more


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Movie Connections:

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


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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
20th Century Boys 2!, 11 July 2009
8/10
Author: helmutty from Singapore

It is a sequel to the first one and this is not a sequel that stands alone, you need to watch part one in order to understand the characters. It is quite a good sequel following up. The pace is fast and intense. With the third movie as a conclusion, the characters race against time to stop Friend's plot to destroy mankind and unravel his identity. I can't say which one I like best as both of the movies have their own plot. I enjoyed both of them and cannot wait for part 3.

The story: It starts off where part one ends. Kanna is a grown-up teenager in 2015. Friend is still planning on destroying mankind and has made almost everyone respect him as god. Kanna races to fight off Friend' evil plot and finds dark secrets. I can't spoil much as there are quite a lot of twists. With an expensive budget, you can see some huge realistic sets never feature in Japanese movies. Part one has the expensive sets. Part two, the sets are not as big as part one, is more about the drama and dark secrets. So those expecting bigger sets may be disappointed

Overall: It is still good. Those who watch part one and enjoy it, you are suggested to watch this too. Those who want to know about friend's identity, you will have to wait for part three. It has thrill, suspense and maybe drama. But there is no action, and there is no action. This is only for thrills and suspense.

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