20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (20世紀少年 -第1章- 終わりの始まり)

Is 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (20世紀少年 -第1章- 終わりの始まり) right for your family?

Movie 2008 142 min

In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?

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Likely present: ViolenceReligion & spiritualityFamily themesPolitical & social messagingHeavy emotional content

The mention of villains, religious cults, and strange events suggests violence, religion, and social themes.

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